The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
- Released: 1985-12-20
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 58 votes
Directed by Peter Masterson.
Top cast
- Geraldine Page as Mrs. Carrie Watts
- John Heard as Ludie Watts
- Carlin Glynn as Jessie Mae
- Richard Bradford as Sheriff
- Rebecca De Mornay as Thelma
- Kevin Cooney as Roy
- Harvey Lewis as Second Bus Ticket Man
- Gil Glasgow as Stationmaster Gerard
- Kirk Sisco as Train Ticket Agent
Where to watch The Trip to Bountiful
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse
- Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
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