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Whole Wide World, The (1996) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Whole Wide World, The (1996) a score of 3.0211 out of 4

based on (27) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(19)

Good

(2)

Fair

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Poor

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

For 1930s pulp writer Robert E. Howard,The Whole Wide Worldwas to be found in his imagination.Consider the alternative: Howard lived the life of an eccentric recluse, caring for a selfish invalid mother in a small house on the outskirts...read the complete Whole Wide World, The (1996) review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

The Whole Wide World is covered here because it is a biopic of the life of Robert E. Howard, the pulp writer who created the characters of Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja and Kull the Conqueror. Although rather than a fantasy film, it really falls...read the complete Whole Wide World, The (1996) review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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IMDB.com

Although it has a classic three tissue ending, the rest of the picture is a remarkably unmoving portrayal of two characters full of potential. As flat as the Texas prairie, the movie saves all of its emotional impact until the end.Set in poor, rural...read the complete Whole Wide World, The (1996) review at IMDB.com