Frances (1982)
"Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true."
ThumbScore
👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 67%
(RT: 67%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer
Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer
Christopher Pennock as Dick Steele
Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
Sarah Cunningham as Alma Styles
Is Frances good?
Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 129 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 67%.
Overview
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted. Wikipedia ↗
