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A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters.

Released R 105 min 6.1/10 Votes: 5859
The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.
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1997-09-19
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English
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$28M
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$8M

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