Friendly Persuasion (1956)
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ThumbScore
👍 78%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
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Dorothy McGuire as Eliza Birdwell
Richard Eyer as Little Jess Birdwell
Robert Middleton as Sam Jordan
Phyllis Love as Mattie Birdwell
Peter Mark Richman as Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
Walter Catlett as Professor Quigley
Is Friendly Persuasion good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 148 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude? Wikipedia ↗
