Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

1981 · 94 min · EN · PG · 5.3 (29 votes)
Dir. Jack Fisk · Starring Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, William Sanderson, Tracey Walter, R.G. Armstrong · Music Jerry Goldsmith

Sometimes it takes a stranger to give you the courage to follow your heart.

Drama

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.

VIBE

A quiet, character-driven drama set in a sleepy Texas town during WWII. It captures the stifling nature of small-town gossip and the yearning for connection, all with a gentle, nostalgic touch.

melancholicnostalgicwistfultenderslow-burnperiod dramacharacter studyAmericanasmall-town lifelonelinessfemale independencerumor
small towntexasworld war iifistfightdivorceeattempted rapegossipsailortelephone operator1940s
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