Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

Drama 1979 2 hr 5 min
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In the acclaimed performance that earned her the Academy Award® for Best Actress, Sissy Spacek stars as legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music." At eighteen, the mother of four children and busy housewife still finds time to write and sing songs at small fairs and local honky-tonks. Recognizing her raw talent and huge potential, her ambitious husband Mooney (Tommy Lee Jones) prods her into making a record and going to Nashville. After a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, the record becomes a smash hit, launching her career to super stardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever.
Drama 1979 2 hr 5 min
89% 14+
Starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo
Director Michael Apted

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Coal Miner's Daughter
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In the acclaimed performance that earned her the Academy Award® for Best Actress, Sissy Spacek stars as legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music." At eighteen, the mother of four children and busy housewife still finds time to write and sing songs at small fairs and local honky-tonks. Recognizing her raw talent and huge potential, her ambitious husband Mooney (Tommy Lee Jones) prods her into making a record and going to Nashville. After a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, the record becomes a smash hit, launching her career to super stardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever.
14+ COMMON SENSE

Loretta Lynn's tough but heartwarming biopic.

89% TOMATOMETER

  • Average 8.3
  • Reviews 19
  • Fresh 17
  • Rotten 2

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Studio
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Drama
Released
1979
Run Time
2 hr 5 min
Rated
PG

© 1980 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Primary
English (United States) (AAC, Dolby 5.1, SDH)
Additional
French (France) (Audio, Subtitles), German (Germany) (Subtitles), Italian (Italy) (Subtitles), Spanish (Latin America) (Subtitles), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles)

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