The Grapes of Wrath
The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure.He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life...
- Director
- John Ford
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How The Grapes of Wrath actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Grapes of Wrath appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #25
Placed at #25 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Grapes of Wrath returned 2.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $800,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Mar 15, 1940
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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