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Murphy's Romance

Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.

1985 · PG-13 · 1h 47m

Directed by Martin Ritt

6.2

TMDB audience score
80 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.

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Cast

  • Sally Field
    Emma Moriarty

  • James Garner
    Murphy Jones

  • Brian Kerwin
    Bobby Jack Moriarty

  • Corey Haim
    Jake Moriarty

  • Dennis Burkley
    Freeman Coverly

  • Georgann Johnson
    Margaret

  • Dortha Duckworth
    Bessie

  • Michael Prokopuk
    Albert

  • Billy Ray Sharkey
    Larry Le Beau

  • Michael Crabtree
    Jim Forrest

  • Anna Thomson
    Wanda

  • Charles Lane
    Amos Abbott

  • Bruce French
    Rex Boyd

  • John C. Becher
    Jesse Parker

  • Henry Slate
    Fred Hite

  • Tom Rankin
    Ben

  • Peggy McCay
    Mrs. Willis

  • Carole King
    Tillie