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Sophie's Choice

Drama, 1982 (Ongoing)

Meryl Streep earned her second Oscar for her acclaimed performance as a haunted Polish Holocaust survivor whose relationship with a tempestuous research scientist and their new boarder, a Southern writer, reveals shocking details of her past. Set in post World War II Brooklyn and costarring Oscar winner Kevin Klein in his film debut and Emmy winner Peter MacNicol. Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Writing.

Run time: 2 hr and 31 min

The content is moderate in impact

Rotten Tomatoes® Scores

Critic Score

74%

Audience Score

85%

Critic Consensus

Sophie's Choice may be more sobering than stirring, but Meryl Streep's Oscar-winning performance holds this postwar period drama together.

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Cast & Crew

Directed by: Alan J. Pakula

Actors: Meryl Streep Kevin Kline Peter MacNicol Rita Karin Stephen D. Newman Greta Turken Josh Mostel Marcell Rosenblatt Moishe Rosenfeld Robin Bartlett Eugene Lipinski John Rothman Joseph Leon David Wohl

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