Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend.
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
Dolores Claiborne (1995) is a crime, drama and mystery film directed by Taylor Hackford, released on March 24, 1995 with a runtime of 2h 12m. It stars Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt and Christopher Plummer. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 904 ratings.
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Kathy Bates
as Dolores Claiborne
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Selena St. George
Judy Parfitt
as Vera Donovan
Christopher Plummer
as John Mackey
David Strathairn
as Joe St. George
Eric Bogosian
as Peter
John C. Reilly
as Const. Frank Stamshaw
Ellen Muth
as Young Selena
Bob Gunton
as Mr. Pease
Roy Cooper
as Magistrate
Wayne Robson
as Sammy Marchant
Ruth Marshall
as Secretary
Directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Stephen King and Tony Gilroy, produced by Taylor Hackford and Charles Mulvehill.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 904 ratings.
Welcome to Maine; where alcoholism, smoking, and all sorts of behavior the aforementioned are trying to cover up creep up on you like bad filling of gravy. At least, in Stephen King’s universe. True to his (excessive) words, a lot gets stirred up, not all of it gets answered, and characters get knee high in lots of details. Nothing wrong about that, except in this movie the details, and the melodrama that comes…
Reviewed on April 18, 2015
This one tends to get ignored when people consider the 'classic' Stephen King film adaptations (the first 20 years), but it's very subtle, nuanced, and is basically one of King's finest and more mature works. If it was even possible for Kathy Bates to out-do her Oscar-winning work in 'Misery', she still did so, and nailed it. I'm a huge fan of John C. Reilly, Eric Bogosian (why 'Talk Radio is my favourite Oliver…
Reviewed on September 13, 2016
Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold onto. Dolores Claiborne is directed by Taylor Hackford and adapted to screenplay by Tony Gilroy from the novel of the same name written by Stephen King. It stars Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn, John C. Riley, Christopher Plummer and Judy Parfitt. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Gabriel Beristain. Plot sees Leigh as Selena…
Reviewed on February 25, 2020
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The main cast of Dolores Claiborne (1995) includes Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Plummer and David Strathairn. The film was directed by Taylor Hackford. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dolores Claiborne was released on March 24, 1995 and runs for 2h 12m.
Dolores Claiborne (1995) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 904 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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