Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

Quantity: 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
39 used & new from $3.59

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
Dolores Claiborne
 
See larger image
 
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Starring: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh Director: Taylor Hackford Rating
  4.6 out of 5 stars 95 customer reviews (95 customer reviews)  

Price: $9.98 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Friday, May 16? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. See details

Format: DVD
Also Available in: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers:
VHS Tape 46 used & new from $0.01
 
   

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Better Together

Buy this DVD with Misery DVD ~ Lauren Bacall today!

Dolores Claiborne Misery
Total List Price: $24.96
Buy Together Today: $20.47

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Dolores Claiborne
87% buy the item featured on this page:
Dolores Claiborne 4.6 out of 5 stars (95)
$9.98
Misery
8% buy
Misery 4.6 out of 5 stars (170)
$10.49
Stephen King: 4 Film Favorites
2% buy
Stephen King: 4 Film Favorites 4.3 out of 5 stars (3)
$12.99
Apt Pupil
2% buy
Apt Pupil 4.0 out of 5 stars (114)
$7.99

Product Details

Theatrical Release Information

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Dark secrets, family torments, and two murders swirl around the stoic, hardened figure of Dolores Claiborne (Kathy Bates), a housekeeper accused of murdering her employer of 22 years. Then there was that timely accident that took Dolores's husband (David Strathairn) during the solar eclipse of 1975. Yet with all the somber suffering that follows Dolores like a miasma of pain, none of it compares with the heartache of a relationship she has with her grown daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Although this flick is rife with horror, it is not of the supernatural kind, but rather of the torment only real people can impose on one another. The script is full of colorful language, and director Taylor Hackford successfully weaves several plot threads and psychological dilemmas throughout this engrossing tale without diminishing any of them. He not only culls intense performances from his cast, but he also brings to life the landscape around them. When the film's best-kept secret is finally given up, it occurs under the surreal backdrop of a solar eclipse that is a truly sensational bit of cinematography. --Rochelle O'Gorman

From The New Yorker
The title character of Taylor Hackford's film is a middle-aged Maine housekeeper (Kathy Bates) who is suspected of having killed her boss and-years ago-her husband. The screenplay, by Tony Gilroy, reinforces the structure of Stephen King's rambling novel to make it a sturdier vehicle for conventional dramatic tension. The story moves forward smoothly, but the pace is too even and the course is predictable. And Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the heroine's sullen, petulant daughter, plays her scenes with a morose intensity that seems to suck the energy out of the picture. Bates is superb, and the dark-toned cinematography (by Gabriel Beristain) is evocative, but by the end you feel about the movie the way Dolores feels about her life: that it looked good for a while and then somehow went terribly wrong. Also with Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfitt, David Strathairn, and Ellen Muth. -Terrence Rafferty
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition) DVD ~ Kathy Bates

4.8 out of 5 stars (165)  $8.99
Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil DVD ~ Brad Renfro

4.0 out of 5 stars (114)  $7.99
Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis DVD ~ Anthony Hopkins

3.2 out of 5 stars (134)  $12.99
Stephen King's It

Stephen King's It DVD ~ Harry Anderson

3.8 out of 5 stars (391)  $9.99
The Night Flier

The Night Flier DVD ~ Miguel Ferrer

3.5 out of 5 stars (54)  $5.49
Explore similar items : Movies & TV (50)