Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town in World War II. Her friendship with a sailor on leave causes tongues to wag in town.
Casts Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, William Sanderson, Tracey Walter, R.G. Armstrong, Henry Thomas, Carey Hollis Jr., Ed Geldart, Ed Geldart
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Needful Things
The Alamo
From Here to Eternity
Hilde
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
M/S Gustloff
Tommy
Cape Fear
Walking Tall
Blood Simple
The Eagle Has Landed
Midway
Explosion
Third Time
Slap Shot
Nobody's Fool
Bomber
The Life of David Gale
Show Me Love
The Fed One
SIMILAR MOVIES
Needful Things
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1993
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.The Alamo
IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 2004
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.From Here to Eternity
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 1953
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.Hilde
IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 2009
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2001
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination... An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, while inspired and impowered by love.M/S Gustloff
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 2008
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the Red Army. Soon after leaving the harbor of Danzig, it was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine and sank in less than an hour.Tommy
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1975
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.Cape Fear
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1962
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.Walking Tall
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2004
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.Blood Simple
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 1985
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.The Eagle Has Landed
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1976
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.Midway
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1976
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.Explosion
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1982
Television film about people who are actively involved in the Slovak national uprising in 1944. A screen adaptation of the novel by Rudo Moritz in 1951.Third Time
IMDB 4.2 | Apr , 1963
The film is based on the real fact — football «The Death Match» between the German team and a team of Soviet prisoners of war, former "Dinamo". It happened in Kiev on June 22, 1942. Anticipating the possibility of losing, the Germans made a condition — defeat or death. If the Germans won, the Soviet footballers were promised freedom...Slap Shot
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1977
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.Nobody's Fool
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1994
A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.Bomber
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1982
Bomber is an unemployed boat captain. One day he meets Jerry, a manager of boxers who are struck by the force of his fists. That is when they see the chance to win big money.The Life of David Gale
IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2003
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.Show Me Love
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1998
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.The Fed One
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1970
Group of concentration camp prisoners is being constantly tortured by their Kappo. Since they are too weak to stand against him, they pick the strongest among themselves and feed him with parts of their rations.