Sidney Poitier is still a great actor and this film is a demonstration of his skills. Here he is a carpenter touched by his tough life, which taught him to work as much as possible without hurting anyone. But one day some people wanted to take him away of his land and the tragedy started for him. However he took it as part of life and fought against it with patience and showing himself calm. The morale of the film is simply excellent.
36 Reviews
simple, elegant, meaningful
rjmeyer20 February 2000
Refreshing movie with a great message. I would recommend this to anyone. Direct, simple, and filled with clear truths about the importance of the honest basics of life. Stands out nicely amongst the usual made for TV fare. Make be uncomfortable to watch for anyone who has a difficult time explaining truthfully, what they do to make a living to their children.
The epitome of innocence
sallylister23 June 2006
I think this is a very under-rated movie. It won't appeal to many people perhaps, but for a safe, wholesome, pure, lovely movie about the unattractiveness of selfishness, there's few better. The plot is simple but effective, the speed slow, there's no action, no violence, no comedy, no special effects, little drama even (but watching the trailer above reminded me that there's more in the movie than I remembered).
I went away from the movie more relaxed than perhaps from any other that I've ever seen.
For those who want artificial excitement to escape for a while, go elsewhere. For those who want to have their high standards and morals encouraged, go out of your way to watch this once in your life.
I went away from the movie more relaxed than perhaps from any other that I've ever seen.
For those who want artificial excitement to escape for a while, go elsewhere. For those who want to have their high standards and morals encouraged, go out of your way to watch this once in your life.
Loved it - made me cry.
johnston-1120 August 2004
I totally enjoyed this movie. The story line was interesting and the acting was good. Poitier and Parker did an excellent job. The supporting actors were good too. I thought it was very good for a TV movie. The flashbacks were great filling in the background information, with smooth transitions and was easy to follow. It had variety with some humor and a lot of drama. The ending was satisfactory which is a big thing to me. You leave the movie feeling good. I loved it and bought my own copy. Highly recommended. Appropriate for children - another big plus for me. There was no offensive language, sex or violence. My teenage children watch it with me and like it too.
The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn - What Makes Us the Way We Are
krocheav4 August 2021
Sidney Poitier is perfect as the reclusive Noah Dearborn, with all support cast doing what they needed agreeably. As might be expected within this genre, the script tended to be a little heavy on the 'bad' guys (but thankfully not all). Some changes in certain character developments might have played out better if it was just a bit longer in running time (?) There were also a couple of dramatic situations that seemed to be perhaps underdeveloped or not followed through enough. All that aside, this is an agreeable story with enough interesting situations, and good relationships to keep most viewers engaged throughout. Mary-Louise Parker does surprisingly well with her important, pivotal psychologist character. Diane Wiest was nominated for an Emmy. & it's all very good to look at photographically. A thoughtful Afternoons watch.
most wonderful laid back movie in the world
pickngrin21 February 2001
I run a small video store in North Carolina. I had never heard of this movie until we got it on VHS. I decided it looked like a nice film so I watched it. I have seen it 15 times since then. Everyone I recommend it to either calls or leaves a note to tell me how much they LOVED this movie. So go to your local video store and rent it. Stop by the store and get some wine or hot cocoa, put on the most comfortable clothes you own and kick back and enjoy this movie.
Charming movie for all aged
c_quintarelli-6663630 November 2019
What a deeply touching story.
Ellie-237 March 2003
Noah is a carpenter who lives on 35 acres that a big real estate giant wants to build one of their cheesy malls on. This man effects people in one of two ways, either their lives are changed forever or they just don't get it. You feel sorry for the ones that don't get it but not very sorry. Sidney Poitier is as hauntingly charismatic in this film as he was in "Lilies of the field" the first time I saw him in films. This is a good film to relax and enjoy and ponder how beautiful the earth is and how wise Noah is.
Great film for everyone
justin-1024 July 2000
I thought this film was great... I'm not one who needs constant action or special effects, but this one had an interesting story, it seemed well put together, and the language etc. is suitable for most family members. On the whole, one of the best films I have seen in a while.
Positive, Touching, Feel-Good Movie
bill_b48 March 2000
This was one of the better movies I've seen this year. "Noah" is especially needed at a time when we are being bombarded with violent, negative and depressing cinema from movies like "Fight Club", "American Beauty", and "A Simple Plan". What a positive, up-beat, feel-good movie. It was refreshing to see great movies are still being made, even though they unfortunately are not box-office hits and you usually have to turn over a few stones to find them. That's why I particularly like the IMDB forum. It makes the mining for great movies like "The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn" that much easier.
"I don't mean to be disrespectful, but-"
The_Movie_Cat22 September 2001
Warning: Spoilers
WARNING: REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS
It almost makes me cry to see Sidney Poitier shunted into a land of mediocre TV movies. His intensity, concentration and facial array are still finely honed, so what's a first-rate actor doing in dirge like this?
I love Sidney love him, I tell you and watching him work the cable circuit in what is practically a watered-down version of A Raisin in the Sun is disheartening indeed.
Poitier plays Noah Dearborn, a 91-year-old "carpenter God". No disrespect to carpenters, but pumping up such a glamourless job with aggrandising lines like "Nothing seems to interest him but his work. In my mind that makes him a noble man" just doesn't work. What next the Lord of accountancy? The saviour of tax inspectors? Sidney Poitier as Tony Smith, Dental Research Technician? It's revealed that since the death of his family Noah has lived his life without touching another human being, and so spends his days playing with his tools. (Leave it!) Dearborn isn't perhaps Sidney's greatest characterisation as he sports a not totally convincing Southern accent. But don't hold it against him Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins are ropy when it comes to assuming a dialect, and even Robert De Niro fails to engage as anything other than an Italian American.
Backing up Sidney are some cheesy TV movie actors delivering hackneyed TV movie lines. Gregg Champion is a TV movie director, whose groundbreaking technique seems to involve placing the camera down and then rushing off for a cup of tea while the actors say their lines in front of it. Even Poitier can't set alight clanky lines like "All you people come out here dressed as lambs, but you smell like foxes." Or how about "You folks are long-winded when a small breeze will do just fine" and "Some say when God comes down to vacation on Earth, he stays at Noah's."
The film's narrative is punctuated by four flashback sequences, each sentimental one of them delivering a trite platitude like "When a man loves his work... truly loves it... sickness and death will get tired of chasing you." But while the 'sell your land' plot is evocative of Raisin, there's no racial or social dynamic, merely a group of rich city businessmen trying to buy the land of the poor country worker. The recreation of a close-knit Southern community is also somewhat stereotyped and rose-tinted, with not a worried-looking rooster in sight.
Predictably, a psychiatrist (Mary-Louise Parker, better than most) starts to see things Noah's way. The title is also apt, because 'simple' perfectly describes the A to B plotting which could comfortably fit on the back of a matchbox. Breaking down the character name is also telling, not least the unsubtle Biblical reference of his first name.
The tacky conclusion sees Noah get Parker out of a car crash with some of his carpentry tools. Presumably if the crash had killed her, he'd have resuscitated with a hammer and chisel. For there's nothing that Noah can't do, a folk hero, Santa Claus and minor deity all wrapped into one.
That said, the film is quite sweet, albeit in an overstated, sickly way. But after In The Heat of the Night, The Defiant Ones and Lilies of the Field - to name just three then why did it have to come to this? Make the most of him, Hollywood... he won't be around forever.
It almost makes me cry to see Sidney Poitier shunted into a land of mediocre TV movies. His intensity, concentration and facial array are still finely honed, so what's a first-rate actor doing in dirge like this?
I love Sidney love him, I tell you and watching him work the cable circuit in what is practically a watered-down version of A Raisin in the Sun is disheartening indeed.
Poitier plays Noah Dearborn, a 91-year-old "carpenter God". No disrespect to carpenters, but pumping up such a glamourless job with aggrandising lines like "Nothing seems to interest him but his work. In my mind that makes him a noble man" just doesn't work. What next the Lord of accountancy? The saviour of tax inspectors? Sidney Poitier as Tony Smith, Dental Research Technician? It's revealed that since the death of his family Noah has lived his life without touching another human being, and so spends his days playing with his tools. (Leave it!) Dearborn isn't perhaps Sidney's greatest characterisation as he sports a not totally convincing Southern accent. But don't hold it against him Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins are ropy when it comes to assuming a dialect, and even Robert De Niro fails to engage as anything other than an Italian American.
Backing up Sidney are some cheesy TV movie actors delivering hackneyed TV movie lines. Gregg Champion is a TV movie director, whose groundbreaking technique seems to involve placing the camera down and then rushing off for a cup of tea while the actors say their lines in front of it. Even Poitier can't set alight clanky lines like "All you people come out here dressed as lambs, but you smell like foxes." Or how about "You folks are long-winded when a small breeze will do just fine" and "Some say when God comes down to vacation on Earth, he stays at Noah's."
The film's narrative is punctuated by four flashback sequences, each sentimental one of them delivering a trite platitude like "When a man loves his work... truly loves it... sickness and death will get tired of chasing you." But while the 'sell your land' plot is evocative of Raisin, there's no racial or social dynamic, merely a group of rich city businessmen trying to buy the land of the poor country worker. The recreation of a close-knit Southern community is also somewhat stereotyped and rose-tinted, with not a worried-looking rooster in sight.
Predictably, a psychiatrist (Mary-Louise Parker, better than most) starts to see things Noah's way. The title is also apt, because 'simple' perfectly describes the A to B plotting which could comfortably fit on the back of a matchbox. Breaking down the character name is also telling, not least the unsubtle Biblical reference of his first name.
The tacky conclusion sees Noah get Parker out of a car crash with some of his carpentry tools. Presumably if the crash had killed her, he'd have resuscitated with a hammer and chisel. For there's nothing that Noah can't do, a folk hero, Santa Claus and minor deity all wrapped into one.
That said, the film is quite sweet, albeit in an overstated, sickly way. But after In The Heat of the Night, The Defiant Ones and Lilies of the Field - to name just three then why did it have to come to this? Make the most of him, Hollywood... he won't be around forever.
One of the best movies I have seen in a long time!
singerguy016 August 2000
I rented this movie on VHS video to watch with my family, and I just loved it. Each character is so well done, with a resounding role by Sidney Poitier as Noah Dearborn. This movie is a great movie and makes you feel as if you are an unnoticed observer in the picture.
If you love a movie that makes you feel good and think about life, rent "The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn" Tonight.
If you love a movie that makes you feel good and think about life, rent "The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn" Tonight.
Hope Is The Central Theme Of The Film!!!
earleycameron23 December 2006
Ms.M. Louise-Parker and Mr. S. Poitier as well as the rest of the cast and crew did an excellent job in presenting this heartfelt story. A story that told the truth for so very many people in this country that will in no way have such a spectacular ending. Many times it is the children that take away their parents properties. They break the spirit of their loved ones in conjunction with land developers/or whom ever the interested party may be, and most often the victims are committed or die of a broken heart. It did not matter that Dearborn was so perfect, (Guess Whose Coming to Dinner?) most victims are not clean and healthy and strong. The powers that be were determined. In realty Louise-Parker would have been taken away never to be seen again. The performances of Dearborn made all of us feel much more than they presented to the viewers. This is writing and production at its finest with a happy upbeat ending white puppy and all. These are the movies that we as a people would have return to our screens. If not completely, then at least several times a year. At least they offer hope and faith...something that this planet is at this time so very short on. To The 'Simple Life of Noah Dearborn' we say thank you and BRAVO!!!!!!
Wonderful Overall Movie
Merleman29 December 1999
I thought that this movie was a wonderful feel good movie. The performances by all of the characters were incredible. Seeing a movie like this makes me enjoy watching movies when others trash up the screen. Sidney Poitier again shows why he has helped to shape the guidelines that actors strive to achieve. Thanks to anyone connected with this movie.
Wonderful Movie - A Warming and Special Movie
TaZmAnOO76 March 2007
I just saw this movie on TV by chance - I really didn't realise how good it would be. I really enjoyed this movie, and found it heart-warming and emotional to watch. Great acting and interplay with the characters too.
There is something about this unique simple movie which is really charming and will just draw you in. It makes a really great change to the usual rubbish movies that are dished out from Hollywood.
This film shows you don't need special effects, sex or profuse swearing to make a good movie - It is so simplistic yet so effective - it will make you cherish the small simple things in life, and leave you feeling in a really positive mood. When you watch this movie, you will suddenly feel like going outdoors too(!) - Watch it and see - It was almost like reading a good book for me rather than watching a movie - it had that special charm to it. Great stuff.
There is something about this unique simple movie which is really charming and will just draw you in. It makes a really great change to the usual rubbish movies that are dished out from Hollywood.
This film shows you don't need special effects, sex or profuse swearing to make a good movie - It is so simplistic yet so effective - it will make you cherish the small simple things in life, and leave you feeling in a really positive mood. When you watch this movie, you will suddenly feel like going outdoors too(!) - Watch it and see - It was almost like reading a good book for me rather than watching a movie - it had that special charm to it. Great stuff.
Simply Good
ajkathy17 May 2000
Didn't know what this movie was about, but if you ever lived in the country or small town, and longed to go back, This movie is a delight. The movie had a simple story line that kept you wishing that you were there. I commend the writers and producers for the film.
MAN do I hate to dislike this movie!
abchulett24 June 2011
Warning: Spoilers
There are so many reasons I should love this little picture. It's peaceful, celebrates the dignity of work and relationships, and stars two of our most brilliant performers, Mr. Poitier & Ms. Wiest. And yet I simply found myself shaking my head time and again as the thing rolled on.
Start with the major plot device: A land developer is wanting to buy out Mr. Dearborn's land to build a shopping center. They are willing to pay FAR more than it's worth, up to $750,000! OK, fine, but WHY? Why in the world can these people not do better than this out-of-the-way, undeveloped farm land outside a small town that the developer's advance man himself refers to as "Mayberry RFD"? It makes no sense, yet the entire plot hangs on that. Not only is it never explained, it's never addressed.
And of course the advance man is snaky and, like every single character in the film, we have a full understanding of him from the moment we meet him; cardboard, two-dimensional characters abound, even the title character. Mr. Poitier does well with what he's given, but Mr. Dearborn is a riddle wrapped in an enigma etc., and one that's not very interesting or instructive. You'd figure an ageless man so well loved by so many would have something to recommend him other than his workaholic nature, but wow.
And that's another thing. The mixed messages abound in this film. The land developers are evil because they want to work his land in their way, and they will bring jobs to the small town, but that's evil; however, Mr. Dearborn's work, done with his hands and without electricity, is apparently what has given him such a long, healthy life...and yet he's been unable to touch anyone for decades. Hmm, doesn't sound so healthy after all.
Also, the advance man's name is Christian; Mr. Dearborn, his nemesis, is a carpenter. Huh?! This is all just too weird for words. I found it quite depressing. Another reviewer here commented it's a shame there aren't more movies like this and less that he/she found depressing, like "Fight Club," "American Beauty," and "A Simple Plan." While we agree about American Beauty, the other two are FAR from depressing and are MUCH better movies than this one. Apparently that other reviewer sees movies very superficially and doesn't ponder what's below the surface; when I do so, I find this odd mix of displaced hippie ideals to be thoroughly half-baked and unfocused. These people needed a new script.
Start with the major plot device: A land developer is wanting to buy out Mr. Dearborn's land to build a shopping center. They are willing to pay FAR more than it's worth, up to $750,000! OK, fine, but WHY? Why in the world can these people not do better than this out-of-the-way, undeveloped farm land outside a small town that the developer's advance man himself refers to as "Mayberry RFD"? It makes no sense, yet the entire plot hangs on that. Not only is it never explained, it's never addressed.
And of course the advance man is snaky and, like every single character in the film, we have a full understanding of him from the moment we meet him; cardboard, two-dimensional characters abound, even the title character. Mr. Poitier does well with what he's given, but Mr. Dearborn is a riddle wrapped in an enigma etc., and one that's not very interesting or instructive. You'd figure an ageless man so well loved by so many would have something to recommend him other than his workaholic nature, but wow.
And that's another thing. The mixed messages abound in this film. The land developers are evil because they want to work his land in their way, and they will bring jobs to the small town, but that's evil; however, Mr. Dearborn's work, done with his hands and without electricity, is apparently what has given him such a long, healthy life...and yet he's been unable to touch anyone for decades. Hmm, doesn't sound so healthy after all.
Also, the advance man's name is Christian; Mr. Dearborn, his nemesis, is a carpenter. Huh?! This is all just too weird for words. I found it quite depressing. Another reviewer here commented it's a shame there aren't more movies like this and less that he/she found depressing, like "Fight Club," "American Beauty," and "A Simple Plan." While we agree about American Beauty, the other two are FAR from depressing and are MUCH better movies than this one. Apparently that other reviewer sees movies very superficially and doesn't ponder what's below the surface; when I do so, I find this odd mix of displaced hippie ideals to be thoroughly half-baked and unfocused. These people needed a new script.
Sidney Portier and Sarah Louise Parker shine!!!
mdavisinspirations6 March 2018
They just do not make movies like this anymore. It brings out all the emotions and a lot of life lessons. Sidney Portier is great as usual, and SLP really puts on her acting chops. Dianne Weist has always been a favorite and does not disappoint.
I recommend this movie to everyone and any age.
Beautiful, touching movie
sumthingtellsme18 November 2005
I was so moved by this movie. It's such a beautiful, touching story. I highly recommend it. I found myself disappointed at the end of the movie, Noah Dearborn was such an incredibly magnetic character, I wanted to know him better, keep learning from this gentle, wise, consummate teacher. Sidney Poitier at his finest, he is brilliant in this role, as if he were born to play Noah. The imagery is spectacular, the movie touches really all of your senses. Rarely does a movie come through so refreshingly rich with imagery, a complete breath of fresh air. One of my very favorite movies of all time. Absolute joy, entertainment as it should be.
Sidney Poitier portrays a simple but charming and elegant man.
macpherr7 June 1999
Noah Dearborn, Sidney Poitier (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, To Sir with Love) is a carpenter who is very good at his craft. He lives on a farm by himself. He loves being left alone, and loves his work. That has kept him young. He lives in a small town and Sarah McClellan, Dianne Wiest (The Horse Whisperer, Practical Magic) is his best friend. She also bakes very good pies, which the entire town likes, especially Noah. The developer Christian Nelson, George Newbern (From the Earth to the Moon) wants to purchase Noah's land. Noah does not want to sell it. The developer dates a psychiatrist, Valerie Crane, Mary-Louise Parker (The Client, Fried Green Tomatoes). Developer, Christian Nelson, wants his girl friend to declare Noah incompetent in order to get the land. In the process, the psychiatrist decides that people should have a life style as simple as Noah. She defends Noah and in the process they become friends. Valerie Crane goes to the farm where she was born and raised to get the feeling for the simple life, and dumps her boyfriend. I watched the movie and enjoyed it very much, perhaps because I have made the decision to live a simple life and do what I love to do. Sidney Poitier portrays a simple man but charming and elegant man.
maybe my all time favorite sidney poitier films
twodiamonds8 September 2021
Love this movie and have seen it a number of times. A great story of giving by a solitary man in a small town. Enjoyed mary louise parker as well. Noah just wants to be left alone and the people around him gives him support in his time of need.
Great movie, but not today's type of movie, I guess.
david_thatcher6 August 2003
I watched this movie twice. I think it was a wonderful movie. I realize today's nihilistic generation calls simple wisdom and gentle goodness by such epithets as "sappy morals" and "hackneyed lines", "platitudes" and - it is as if the only innovative plots and topics are those that have to deal with sex and drugs, satanism and destruction. If these topics are what today's maturity is all about, I want no part of it. You can take American Pie, Fight Club, American Beauty, and the rest of your critically acclaimed trash, watch it over again if you want. But this is not the place for this discussion I suppose. And what of Noah being a "carpenter god" and always involved with his work? Is it still OK for a man to love what he does? Is it still OK, in this age of families who uproot every few years to move to the next city that provides a rung up in the career ladder, in this age where books like "Who Moved My Cheese" now mock those who have decided to stay where they are, in this age of consultants and temp workers, is it still OK to anchor down? Today's prevailing "cultural" attitudes and tastes for movies and entertainment dealing with degradation are moving us toward the world portrayed in Clockwork Orange. Is that what you want? I'll take Noah's world anyday.
I'm Not Buying It
view_and_review11 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I'm just not buying it. This whole Hallmark movie was a cheap attempt at showing the age old "country life versus city life" dynamic. I'm not saying that city folk aren't greedy criminals, there are plenty of those, nor am I saying that country folk aren't happy with simplicity; I'm saying this movie poured it on extra thick.
Noah Dearborn (Sidney Poitier) was an old carpenter living in a rural part of Georgia. A developer wanted to buy his land to build a mall or some such thing. Noah wasn't selling. The developer's next move was to get his psychoanalyst girlfriend, Dr. Valerie Crane (Mary-Louise Parker), to deem Noah mentally unfit thereby shifting the control of his property to the county. If that's how things work in real life, then we have one screwed up system here in this country.
"Hey, you're crazy, now we can take your property."
How would such a law get onto the books in even the most corrupt county?
Valerie went to visit Noah with her boyfriend's goals in mind, but was so awed by Noah's lifestyle her intentions changed. I get that the boyfriend fooled her to get her to go to see Noah, but she still knew that his concerns were never about Noah, but about money, yet she still did his bidding. She's a doctor that's supposed to care about people, so why couldn't she see the money angle in all of this.
Naturally, she came to see the error of her ways and became a hero by the time it was all said and done. She got to use her doctor title and fancy language to get Noah released from the mental hospital.
Yes, Noah, a sane man, was committed by the wave of a magic wand. The developer got some "doctors" to lie and say that Noah was a danger to himself thereby having him forcibly removed from his property and taken to a psych-ward for evaluation. Again, I ask, "How is this possible?" What doctors act upon the word of a developer and have people committed?
This movie was coming off as real ageist and racist because the victim in all of this was an older Black man.
The developer's last play was to break ground around Noah's property so as to rattle him. They were breaking ground on a project that couldn't even be completed because they hadn't acquired all of the necessary land. Again, "How is that possible?" I mean, who does that? Who issues building permits to developers who don't even have all the land needed to build?
In the end Noah was the victor. I guess you had to like his character because of how good he was. I didn't. He was an Uncle Tom to me. I don't mean Uncle Tom as is commonly understood, I mean Uncle Tom as he truly was in the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." He was so quiet, docile, and saintly it annoyed me. He hardly had a human emotion and the townsfolk revered him as though he was the son of God. I don't like Mary Sue characters, male or female, books or movies, so Noah Dearborn was no exception.
Noah Dearborn (Sidney Poitier) was an old carpenter living in a rural part of Georgia. A developer wanted to buy his land to build a mall or some such thing. Noah wasn't selling. The developer's next move was to get his psychoanalyst girlfriend, Dr. Valerie Crane (Mary-Louise Parker), to deem Noah mentally unfit thereby shifting the control of his property to the county. If that's how things work in real life, then we have one screwed up system here in this country.
"Hey, you're crazy, now we can take your property."
How would such a law get onto the books in even the most corrupt county?
Valerie went to visit Noah with her boyfriend's goals in mind, but was so awed by Noah's lifestyle her intentions changed. I get that the boyfriend fooled her to get her to go to see Noah, but she still knew that his concerns were never about Noah, but about money, yet she still did his bidding. She's a doctor that's supposed to care about people, so why couldn't she see the money angle in all of this.
Naturally, she came to see the error of her ways and became a hero by the time it was all said and done. She got to use her doctor title and fancy language to get Noah released from the mental hospital.
Yes, Noah, a sane man, was committed by the wave of a magic wand. The developer got some "doctors" to lie and say that Noah was a danger to himself thereby having him forcibly removed from his property and taken to a psych-ward for evaluation. Again, I ask, "How is this possible?" What doctors act upon the word of a developer and have people committed?
This movie was coming off as real ageist and racist because the victim in all of this was an older Black man.
The developer's last play was to break ground around Noah's property so as to rattle him. They were breaking ground on a project that couldn't even be completed because they hadn't acquired all of the necessary land. Again, "How is that possible?" I mean, who does that? Who issues building permits to developers who don't even have all the land needed to build?
In the end Noah was the victor. I guess you had to like his character because of how good he was. I didn't. He was an Uncle Tom to me. I don't mean Uncle Tom as is commonly understood, I mean Uncle Tom as he truly was in the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." He was so quiet, docile, and saintly it annoyed me. He hardly had a human emotion and the townsfolk revered him as though he was the son of God. I don't like Mary Sue characters, male or female, books or movies, so Noah Dearborn was no exception.
So glad to have stumbled upon this movie on Amazon!
lisajulia31 December 2020
Heartwarming
theologos-1322120 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I really enjoyed this movies. Sidney Poitier is always a great actor. Playing a hard working man who has been through some big hurts, and because of these hurts he has separated himself from deep relationships. Yet, at the same time he works hard to help others and people just love him. Though trouble comes when some big city business people who want to take his land to build a shopping center and go after Noah in unfair ways when he won't sell his land. I won't ruin the ending, but it is a special movie in a world of so much heaviness.
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