Far And Away (1992)

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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in this critically-acclaimed romantic adventure from director Ron Howard. This breathtaking epic opens on the west coast of Ireland, 1892. Joseph Donelly (Cruise) wants to bring justice to an oppressive landlord. Instead he finds himself accompanying the landlord's daughter Shannon (Kidman) to America in a quest for land.

Arriving in Boston Joseph finds a place for them to live by proving a natural at bare-fisted boxing. His triumph short lived Joseph and Shannon are thrown out in the bitter cold.

Joseph goes to work on the railroad when a passing wagon train reminds him of his original goal to possess his own land. Preparing to stake his claim in the new territory, he runs into Shannon, who is unhappily reunited with her former fiance. In the excitement of the Oklahoma land rush, they realize their dreams of land and life together in this satisfying grand scale adventure that WNCN Radio calls "Ron Howard's best film - a wondrous epic!".