Sommersby (1993)

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She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him ... But the truth.

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.

• Released: 1993-02-05
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 49m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 437 votes

Directed by Jon Amiel.

Top cast

• Jodie Foster as Laurel Sommersby
• Richard Gere as John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
• Bill Pullman as Orin Meecham
• James Earl Jones as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
• Lanny Flaherty as Buck
• William Windom as Reverend Powell
• Wendell Wellman as Travis
• Brett Kelley as Little Rob
• Clarice Taylor as Esther
• Frankie Faison as Joseph

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Sommersby

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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