Where to watch How to Make an American Quilt(1995)

Name: How to Make an American Quilt
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995-10-06
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons

Movie · 1995 · 1h 56m · Drama, Romance

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How to Make an American Quilt plot summary

There's beauty in the patterns of life.

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

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Release date: October 6, 1995
Runtime: 1h 56m
Genres: Drama, Romance
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.4 / 10 · 202 votes

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Cast

Winona RyderFinn Dodd
Anne BancroftGlady Joe Cleary
Ellen BurstynHy Dodd
Kate NelliganConstance Saunders
Jean SimmonsEm
Maya AngelouAnna
Alfre WoodardMarianna
Dermot MulroneySam
Lois SmithSophia
Kate CapshawSally

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In the United States, How to Make an American Quilt isn't included with any subscription, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.