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Empire Falls

Empire Falls

2005
Drama
TV Mini-Series
3h 17m
A decaying New England town is the backdrop for its unique citizens, lead by unassuming restaurant manager Miles Roby. (imdb)
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Directed by:

Fred Schepisi
Fred-Schepisi
25 total credits
Credits include: Roxanne, I.Q., Fierce Creatures, Six Degrees of Separation and The Russia House
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Writer:

Richard Russo
Richard-Russo
8 total credits
Credits include: The Ice Harvest, Keeping Mum, Nobody's Fool, Twilight and Empire Falls
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Starring:

Ed Harris
Ed-Harris
116 total credits
Edward Allen "Ed" Harris is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his performances in Appaloosa, The Rock, The Abyss, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, A History of Violence, and The Truman Show. Harris has also narrated commercials for The Home Depot and other companies. (Wikipedia)
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William Fichtner
William-Fichtner
97 total credits
Credits include: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Armageddon, Crash, Heat and Black Hawk Down
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip-Seymour-Hoffman
62 total credits
Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and theater director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films. He gradually gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films, including Scent of a Woman (1992), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Punch-Drunk Love (2002)...(wikipedia)
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Josh Lucas
Josh-Lucas
75 total credits
Credits include: A Beautiful Mind, American Psycho, Hulk, Sweet Home Alabama and Ford v Ferrari
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Helen Hunt
Helen-Hunt
73 total credits
Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good As It Gets, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other Hollywood credits include Twister, Cast Away, What Women Want and Pay It Forward. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then She Found Me. Hunt began working in the 1970s as a child actress...(Wikipedia)
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Dennis Farina
Dennis-Farina
57 total credits
Dennis Farina is an American film and television actor. He is a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. Farina began his work in show business working for director Michael Mann as a police consultant on Mann's early works. This led to an interest in acting when Mann cast him in a small role in the 1981 film Thief. Farina proceeded to moonlight as an actor in the Chicago theater scene before Mann chose him for his Crime Story series...(Wikipedia)
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Aidan Quinn
Aidan-Quinn
74 total credits
Aidan Quinn is an American actor. His first significant film role was in Reckless, followed by a breakthrough role in Desperately Seeking Susan as the character "Dez" (the love interest of the character played by Rosanna Arquette). Quinn next starred in the controversial TV movie An Early Frost, about a young lawyer dying of AIDS (it was broadcast on NBC on November 11, 1985) and co-starred such luminaries as Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara and Sylvia Sidney...(Wikipedia)
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Robin Wright
Robin-Wright
63 total credits
Credits include: Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride, Unbreakable, Blade Runner 2049 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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,
Paul Newman
Paul-Newman
82 total credits
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards...(Wikipedia)
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Kate Burton
Kate-Burton
47 total credits
Credits include: 127 Hours, Big Trouble in Little China, Max Payne, Unfaithful and The Ice Storm
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Danielle Panabaker
Danielle-Panabaker
45 total credits
Credits include: Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies, Friday the 13th and The Flash
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Joanne Woodward
Joanne-Woodward
38 total credits
Credits include: Philadelphia, The Long, Hot Summer, The Fugitive Kind, The Three Faces of Eve and Sybil
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Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Empire Falls

2005
Drama
TV Mini-Series
3h 17m
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Ratings & Reviews

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25 Aug 2026
90
88th
Small town boring movie from the 90s/00s? Sign me up, this was a superb experience with nostalgia hitting you like a brick. The cast is amazing and the movie lacks a bit of depth but in my case of this comfy pic all is forgiven. Love the small little things - the river, the diners, the old photos... so I was a bit shocked at the ending, and not in a good way. It felt overly dramatic and it's not like America because all about violence and this movie was going in that direction too. Comfy 98% tho
07 Jul 2025
62
17th
Couldn't even finish the first episode, not interesting enough!
26 Feb 2022
85
85th
Tales of the City: New England! Edition. Everyone is amazing. The writing is brilliant. The scenery is perfect. It’s basically a 2 part feature length movie, which could be broken into small episodic chapters, if desired.
10 Nov 2017
40
18th
The opening credit music is fucking awful and almost made me shut it off right there. I made it a little further before I couldn't stand the narration, stilted dialogue, and terrible music and sound design. I couldn't even last long enough to see the incredible cast beyond Ed Harris. Maybe I'll give this another shot some time if I end up bedridden.
12 Aug 2012
20
8th
Just awful. One of those sprawling, slice-of-America tales made unwatchable by lousy screenwriting and inept directing (which completely crippled an interesting cast). People simply do not talk the way these characters do--most don't even act like they do (thank god). Ed Harris was good, although you don't care because his character is so flat. PSH fared the best of anyone. Even the wonderful Theresa Russell was miscast and failed to make much of an impression. Maudlin, heavy-handed crap.
12 Apr 2010
85
66th
A small movie, but well made. Ed Harris is good, and Newman has never been better.
15 Nov 2009
65
73rd
Great film, most entertaining, especially the parts with Paul Newman.
11 Aug 2009
60
20th
Very disappointed. I had read the book, which I had found boring for the first 2/3rds and then really picked up and rewarded you in the final 1/3rd. Your reward here was the credits, in this 2-Disc boor-fest. And Paul Newman's character (who at least brought some humor) barely shows up in the 2nd Disc. Why do you have to break it up too with the announcement of each Chapter. A cast like this should have been able to bring a little more life. One positive note is that my mom liked it.
10 Jul 2026
40
16th
22 Jun 2026
70
40th
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Episode #1.1
A declining New England town is the setting for this humorous, poignant drama about local residents whose lives are inexorably connected by dying industry, class differences and ghosts of the past. Unable to escape, Miles learns to cope with his troubles while piecing together some surprising revelations from the past. (imdb)
Episode #1.2
A declining New England town is the setting for this humorous, poignant drama about local residents whose lives are inexorably connected by dying industry, class differences and ghosts of the past. Unable to escape, Miles learns to cope with his troubles while piecing together some surprising revelations from the past. (imdb)

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Fred Schepisi
Fred-Schepisi
25 total credits
Credits include: Roxanne, I.Q., Fierce Creatures, Six Degrees of Separation and The Russia House
polygon

Writer:

Richard Russo
Richard-Russo
8 total credits
Credits include: The Ice Harvest, Keeping Mum, Nobody's Fool, Twilight and Empire Falls
polygon

Starring:

Ed Harris
Ed-Harris
116 total credits
Edward Allen "Ed" Harris is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his performances in Appaloosa, The Rock, The Abyss, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, A History of Violence, and The Truman Show. Harris has also narrated commercials for The Home Depot and other companies. (Wikipedia)
polygon
,
William Fichtner
William-Fichtner
97 total credits
Credits include: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Armageddon, Crash, Heat and Black Hawk Down
polygon
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip-Seymour-Hoffman
62 total credits
Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and theater director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films. He gradually gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films, including Scent of a Woman (1992), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Punch-Drunk Love (2002)...(wikipedia)
polygon
,
Josh Lucas
Josh-Lucas
75 total credits
Credits include: A Beautiful Mind, American Psycho, Hulk, Sweet Home Alabama and Ford v Ferrari
polygon
,
Helen Hunt
Helen-Hunt
73 total credits
Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good As It Gets, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other Hollywood credits include Twister, Cast Away, What Women Want and Pay It Forward. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then She Found Me. Hunt began working in the 1970s as a child actress...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Dennis Farina
Dennis-Farina
57 total credits
Dennis Farina is an American film and television actor. He is a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. Farina began his work in show business working for director Michael Mann as a police consultant on Mann's early works. This led to an interest in acting when Mann cast him in a small role in the 1981 film Thief. Farina proceeded to moonlight as an actor in the Chicago theater scene before Mann chose him for his Crime Story series...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Aidan Quinn
Aidan-Quinn
74 total credits
Aidan Quinn is an American actor. His first significant film role was in Reckless, followed by a breakthrough role in Desperately Seeking Susan as the character "Dez" (the love interest of the character played by Rosanna Arquette). Quinn next starred in the controversial TV movie An Early Frost, about a young lawyer dying of AIDS (it was broadcast on NBC on November 11, 1985) and co-starred such luminaries as Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara and Sylvia Sidney...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Robin Wright
Robin-Wright
63 total credits
Credits include: Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride, Unbreakable, Blade Runner 2049 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
polygon
,
Paul Newman
Paul-Newman
82 total credits
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Kate Burton
Kate-Burton
47 total credits
Credits include: 127 Hours, Big Trouble in Little China, Max Payne, Unfaithful and The Ice Storm
polygon
,
Danielle Panabaker
Danielle-Panabaker
45 total credits
Credits include: Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies, Friday the 13th and The Flash
polygon
,
Joanne Woodward
Joanne-Woodward
38 total credits
Credits include: Philadelphia, The Long, Hot Summer, The Fugitive Kind, The Three Faces of Eve and Sybil
polygon

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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