6.3 Score

1995 • 1h 56min • PG-13 • Drama, Romance

How to Make an American Quilt

"There's beauty in the patterns of life."

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

IMDb 6.3

RT 63%

Director

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Writers

Jane Anderson

Whitney Otto

Composer

Thomas Newman

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Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary

Ellen Burstyn

Hy Dodd

Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders

Jean Simmons

Maya Angelou

Anna

Alfre Woodard

Marianna

Dermot Mulroney

Sam

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Winona Ryder Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft Glady Joe Cleary

Ellen Burstyn Hy Dodd

Kate Nelligan Constance Saunders

Jean Simmons Em

Maya Angelou Anna

Alfre Woodard Marianna

Dermot Mulroney Sam

Lois Smith Sophia

Kate Capshaw Sally

Rip Torn Arthur

Johnathon Schaech Leon

Samantha Mathis Young Sophia

Joanna Going Young Em

Esther Rolle Aunt Pauline

Jared Leto Beck

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