Ironweed

Where to Watch Ironweed (1987) (Legally)

Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.
Dec 18, 1987 US 143 min R
6.3 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
143 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1987), without spoilers.

It sits in the Drama space and is paced for about 143 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 6.3/10 from about 143 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

forgiveness, loyalty, homelessness, drifter, accidental death, alcoholic, estranged father, haunted by the past, drunkenness, ghosts of the past, hobo, 1930s

Official trailer

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Plot

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

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Main cast

Jack Nicholson
as Francis Phelan
Meryl Streep
as Helen Archer
Carroll Baker
as Annie Phelan
Fred Gwynne
as Oscar Reo
Tom Waits
as Rudy
Jake Dengel
as Pee Wee
Nathan Lane
as Harold Allen