Love Comes Softly
Taste attributes: tv moviewesternromancedramafamilyslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirring
Boxlist takeExpect a good-natured, slow-burning western, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like patience over pace.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 93 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Marty is a 19 year old pioneer woman, recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Clark Davis, a widower, offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Michael Landon Jr.
Cast
- Katherine Heigl
- Dale Midkiff
- Skye McCole Bartusiak
- Corbin Bernsen
- Theresa Russell
Details
- Genre
- TV Movie
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alpine Medien Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
