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Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
An Iowa farmer, Ray Kinsella, hears a mysterious voice instructing him to build a baseball field in his cornfield. Initially skeptical, he follows the ethereal command, transforming his farmland into a mystical diamond. This act of faith brings back the ghosts of baseball legends and forces Ray to confront his past, his relationship with his father, and the meaning of dreams.
Field of Dreams was a critical and commercial success, praised for its heartwarming story, emotional depth, and nostalgic portrayal of baseball. It resonated with audiences for its themes of redemption, family, and the magic of the American pastime, becoming a beloved classic.
Praised for its powerful emotional core and optimistic themes.
Celebrated for its nostalgic and magical depiction of baseball.
Often cited for strong performances, particularly Kevin Costner's.
Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly loved Field of Dreams, with many highlighting its emotional impact, its ability to evoke nostalgia for baseball, and its profound messages about family and second chances. Viewers frequently describe it as a moving and uplifting film that holds a special place in their hearts.
Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Score, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The iconic cornfield for the film was grown specifically for production on two different farms in Iowa, with over 150,000 stalks planted per acre.
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“Ray” (Kevin Costner) buys a farm with his wife “Annie” (Amy Madigan) and their daughter “Karin” (Gaby Hoffmann) and is just about making a going concern of growing corn. Amidst his crop one afternoon, he hears a voice. Nobody else heard it...
"Field of Dreams" is a determined effort to encourage us all to dream of the past and to rediscover, relive and cherish the special memories from our childhood once more when the world still held a wealth of mysterious wonder and fascinatio...
**A good movie to watch with the family.** In this film, a man who has just moved to a small country house, in order to have a quieter life, begins to be disturbed by a mysterious voice that invites him to build a baseball field on a lar...
Field of Dreams is yet another movie that I originally watched a hundred years ago and recently had the chance to watch again. In my mind it was a fairly realistic story tinged with the large fantasy built into the plot involving what happe...
_**Entertaining enough, but hampered by its fanciful premise**_ A family moves to an Iowa farm where the husband (Kevin Costner) hears a voice instructing him to guild a baseball diamond in the cornfield, promising “he” will come. Incred...
Capra meets Serling for 1980's joyously multi genre hankie wetter. Coming back to Field Of Dreams over 20 years after its release finds this particular viewer beaming with happiness that the warmth I felt way back when still washes over ...