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Big Stone Gap

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
3.2K
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Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Anthony LaPaglia, Jane Krakowski, John Benjamin Hickey, and Patrick Wilson in Big Stone Gap (2014)
A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.
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In a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever changed after learning a long-buried family... Read allIn a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever changed after learning a long-buried family secret.In a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever changed after learning a long-buried family secret.

  • Director
    • Adriana Trigiani
  • Writer
    • Adriana Trigiani
  • Stars
    • Ashley Judd
    • Patrick Wilson
    • Whoopi Goldberg
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Adriana Trigiani
    • Writer
      • Adriana Trigiani
    • Stars
      • Ashley Judd
      • Patrick Wilson
      • Whoopi Goldberg
    • 33User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Secrets
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    Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, and John Benjamin Hickey in Big Stone Gap (2014)
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    Ashley Judd
    Ashley Judd
    • Ave Maria Mulligan
    Patrick Wilson
    Patrick Wilson
    • Jack MacChesney
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Fleeta Mullins
    John Benjamin Hickey
    John Benjamin Hickey
    • Theodore Tipton
    Judith Ivey
    Judith Ivey
    • Nan MacChesney
    Angelina Fiordellisi
    Angelina Fiordellisi
    • Fiammetta Mulligan
    Bridget Gabbe
    Bridget Gabbe
    • Tayloe Slagle
    Erika Coleman
    Erika Coleman
    • Pearl Grimes
    Jenna Elfman
    Jenna Elfman
    • Iva Lou Wade
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Spec Broadwater
    Jane Krakowski
    Jane Krakowski
    • Sweet Sue Tinsley
    John S. Rausch
    • Father John
    • (as Fr. John S. Rausch GLMY)
    James Edward Mitchell Jr.
    • Bobby Dinsmore
    Mary Pat Gleason
    Mary Pat Gleason
    • Alice Lambert
    Terry Kilgore
    • Delegate Terry Kilgore
    • (as Delegate Terry Kilgore)
    Rickey Wiley
    • Earl Purvis
    Rick Horne
    • Hal
    Brandon Scott Beaty Sr.
    • PeeWee
    • Director
      • Adriana Trigiani
    • Writer
      • Adriana Trigiani
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Actor Patrick Wilson's family is from the town of Big Stone Gap.
    • Goofs
      John Benjamin Hickey's Mustang has Virginia antique car plates. The car would have been only 14 years old at the time. In Virginia a car must be at least 25 to get antique tags.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Ave Maria Mulligan: [narrating] When I was a girl we drove past the coal mines, it looked like a story book to me. It seemed an army of men was doing something so important it could change the world. That's when Mama would say, "Every time you light a lamp to read, you can thank a coal miner." I was born and raised in the hills of Virginia when coal was king.

      Ave Maria Mulligan: Life was simple in Big Stone Gap. You went to Zackie's for your jeans, you went to Gilley's for your engagement ring. And you went to my family drugstore when you were sick. On Friday nights you rooted for the Vikings, and after the game you went for burgers at Carmine's to celebrate, because we never lost.

      Ave Maria Mulligan: Every year we put on The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, the story of a mountain girl and the mining engineer who loved her. You either acted a part or played in the band or worked behind the scenes, like me. One year was a lot like the last, and before I knew it, it was 1978 and I turned 40. Almost overnight I was the old maid in Big Stone Gap. It seemed like happiness was for other people.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jeff Daniels/Whoopi Goldberg/Nelly (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Shenandoah
      Traditional

      Performed by Michael Trigiani

      Courtesy of Z. Corp Music

    User reviews33

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    6/10
    OK film, that under performs.
    A small town woman in the late 70s whose at that age when she should be married with children, by the standards of the town, discovers who her real father is, which causes her to take a second look at life.

    The story is laid out perfectly as Ashley Judd leads and ensemble cast that features Whoopi Goldberg, Jenna Elfman, and Patrick Wilson. It's one of those things that delivers by the third act, and it makes you feel good inside.

    However the first two acts are not that inspiring for me. The jokes seem off and the delivery was pretty lackluster.

    The whole thing may have been too corny for my taste and more suitable for the small town folks the story is about.

    The movie ends strong, but not so strong that I would recommend watching the entire thing.
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    • subxerogravity
    • Oct 15, 2015

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2016 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Soltera a los 40
    • Filming locations
      • Big Stone Gap, Virginia, USA
    • Production company
      • Altar Identity Studios
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,009,301
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $362,422
      • Oct 11, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,012,804
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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