Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Cross Creek

  • 1983
  • PG
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
Cross Creek (1983)
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Play trailer2:29
2 Videos
93 Photos
BiographyDramaRomance

In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and write... Read allIn the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.

  • Director
    • Martin Ritt
  • Writers
    • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    • Dalene Young
  • Stars
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • Rip Torn
    • Peter Coyote
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Martin Ritt
    • Writers
      • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
      • Dalene Young
    • Stars
      • Mary Steenburgen
      • Rip Torn
      • Peter Coyote
    • 32User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

    Videos2

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
    Trailer
    Cross Creek: Couldn't You Come With Me?
    Clip 1:09
    Cross Creek: Couldn't You Come With Me?
    Cross Creek: Couldn't You Come With Me?
    Clip 1:09
    Cross Creek: Couldn't You Come With Me?

    Photos93

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 86
    View Poster

    Top cast20

    Edit
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Marsh Turner
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Norton Baskin
    Dana Hill
    Dana Hill
    • Ellie Turner
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Geechee
    Joanna Miles
    Joanna Miles
    • Mrs. Turner
    Ike Eisenmann
    Ike Eisenmann
    • Paul
    Cary Guffey
    Cary Guffey
    • Floyd Turner
    Toni Hudson
    Toni Hudson
    • Tim's Wife
    Bo Rucker
    • Leroy
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Charles Rawlings
    John Hammond
    John Hammond
    • Tim
    Tommy Alford
    • Postal Clerk
    Norton Baskin
    • Man in the Rocking Chair
    Terrence Gehr
    • Store Keeper
    Keith Michel
    • Preston Turner
    Nora Rogers
    • Mary Turner
    Kenneth V. Vickery
    • Minister
    • Director
      • Martin Ritt
    • Writers
      • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
      • Dalene Young
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Betrayal
    6.9
    Betrayal
    Heartland
    7.2
    Heartland
    Country
    6.6
    Country
    'night, Mother
    7.5
    'night, Mother
    Sweet Land
    7.1
    Sweet Land
    Follow the River
    6.2
    Follow the River
    The Dollmaker
    7.5
    The Dollmaker
    Back Roads
    5.6
    Back Roads
    Reuben, Reuben
    6.8
    Reuben, Reuben
    Georgy Girl
    6.9
    Georgy Girl
    Daisies in December
    7.6
    Daisies in December
    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
    7.4
    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The fiddle tunes Rip Torn's character plays, and the style in which they are played, are authentic to the region and era. They are based closely on recordings of Cush Holston, an old time fiddler who was from rural north Florida and recorded at an advanced age at a folk festival in 1960. The tune Torn sings is Holston's "Coon Dog," and the instrumental he plays before this is also from Holston, "Have a Good Time Tonight." The actual playing for the film was done by a Florida old time musician who had studied and researched the music of Holston.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: [voiceover] I had become a part of Cross Creek. I was more than a writer. I was a wife, a friend, a part of the earth. Who owns Cross Creek? The earth may be borrowed, not bought, may be used, not owned. It gives itself in response to love and tenderness, offers its seasonal flowering and fruiting. Cross Creek belongs to the wind and the rain, to the sun and seasons, to the cosmic secrecy of seed, and beyond all, to time.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2020)

    User reviews32

    Featured review
    7/10

    Fine film

    'Cross Creek' (1983) The story of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and her life in the backwoods Florida town of Cross Creek after moving there from New York in the 1930's to continue her writing. I have been a visitor to her home in Cross Creek and even today the area looks like it probably did 60 years ago. Mary Steenburgen does a nice job as the independent, hard drinking Rawlings and Peter Coyote is fine as Norton Baskin, who eventually became her husband. Nicely photographed with a lovely musical score, 'Cross Creek'is a slow, easy going movie and the viewer will enjoy the people in Ms. Rawlings life, particularly the always steady Rip Torn and the late Dana Hill. An enjoyable experience.
    • Judge8080
    • Feb 18, 2005
    • Permalink

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ18

    • How long is Cross Creek?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • October 27, 1983 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crosscreek
    • Filming locations
      • Cross Creek, Florida, USA(Cross Creek)
    • Production companies
      • Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
      • Universal Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $200,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Cross Creek (1983)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Cross Creek (1983) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.