Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.
Sarah, Plain and Tall has generally received positive reviews.
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Sarah, Plain and Tall was released in 1991 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 41 reviews, giving Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 77%. Professional critics were more impressed with Sarah, Plain and Tall than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 72%, Sarah, Plain and Tall is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like What About Bob?, Bugsy and Slacker.
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