Far from Heaven (2002) movie poster

Far from Heaven (2002)

"What imprisons desires of the heart?"
ThumbScore
👍 81%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 86%
DramaRomance

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Director
Todd Haynes
Runtime
1h 47m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (664 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
84

Cast

Julianne Moore as Cathy Whitaker · 69% avg
Dennis Quaid as Frank Whitaker · 70% avg
Dennis Haysbert as Raymond Deagan · 69% avg
Patricia Clarkson as Eleanor Fine · 72% avg
Viola Davis as Sybil · 71% avg
James Rebhorn as Dr. Bowman · 72% avg
Bette Henritze as Mrs. Leacock
Michael Gaston as Stan Fine · 68% avg

Is Far from Heaven good?

Most people think so. 81% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1197 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#62 / 149 · 2002
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 6 · Todd Haynes

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society. Wikipedia ↗

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