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Act of Love

Act of Love

September 24, 1980
1h 44m
Drama
TV Movie
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about the accident. Motivated by his emotions and the suffering of his brother, the young man performs an "act of love" which creates more chaos for him.

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Details

Director
Jud Taylor
Cast
Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg, Jacqueline Brookes, Sondra West, Gail Youngs, Mary Kay Place, Peter Michael Goetz, Peter Hobbs
Release Date
September 24, 1980
Production
Cypress Point Productions, Paramount Television

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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