Directed by:
Alison EastwoodCinematography:
Tom SternComposer:
Kyle EastwoodCast:
Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Marin Hinkle, Eugene Byrd, Bonnie Root, Steve Eastin, Laura Cerón, Margo Martindale, Kathryn Joosten (more)VOD (1)
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Bacon plays Tom Stark, a train engineer unable to face his wife's (Harden) illness. Then a terrifying railway collision leaves a little boy orphaned. Tom takes the boy into his home and step by step, strength by strength learns how to bond with the wife he adores by opening his heart to a boy who needs the security of a devoted family. (official distributor synopsis)
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I’m not a fan of emotional manipulation, and Rails and Ties really pulls at your heartstrings in a way that feels exhausting after a while. It’s a deeply sad film, filled with themes of loss, suffering, raw honesty, and resignation. The whole thing carries a heavy atmosphere, like you're just waiting for the next heartbreak. Honestly, who can keep watching movies like this on repeat? I recently watched 127 Hours, and it was such a breath of fresh air—a beautiful celebration of life. But with this one? It’s just more despair and tears, which we seem to get a lot of in films these days. Why so much focus on the tragedy?
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