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In the family-entertainment tradition of his multi-talented father Michael Landon, writer/director Michael Landon Jr. offered this made-for-cable frontier drama, adapted from a novel by Janet Oke. En ... read more read more...route to her new home in the West, Marty Claridge (Katherine Heigl) suddenly finds herself a widow, with no roof over her head or means to support herself. At the gentle prodding of her settler friends Ben and Sarah Graham (Corbin Bernsen, Theresa Russell), Marty accepts the marriage proposal of taciturn widower Clark Davis (Dale Midkiff). It is strictly a business arrangement, with no romance or cohabitation involved; Marty will act as housekeeper to Davis and as teacher and surrogate mother for Clark's sullen nine-year-old daughter Missy (Skye McCole Bartusiak), and in return she will receive food and lodging. Pragmatists both, Marty and Clark assume that they will dissolve their marriage of convenience when the spring thaw comes...but that isn't how things turn out. Love Comes Softly first aired April 13, 2003, on the Hallmark Channel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Michael Landon Jr.

Release Date: April 13, 2003

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DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004

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  • May 27, 2011
    Love comes softly is about A couple that goes out west and then the husband dies out of blue. The young wife was l left by herself without a house and she didn't know what to do. Then a single man offer her a place to stay if she could turn his kid's life back around. At first sh... read moree rebel and refuse the help but over time
    She learns to make her self accept in the family. Will she stay pass winter or will she leave the father and the kid?
    Pros
    Good acting and plot
    Funny at times
    Good cast
    Little bit of twist ending.
  • April 10, 2010
    i love anything katherine heigl stars in,a great movie this one!!!
  • December 25, 2006
    That Michael Landon's son directs this should not be surprising. It definitely has the feel of Little House on the Prarie. Not a bad movie, it's predictable, and the acting is decent all around.
  • December 8, 2007
    A beautiful movie!
  • July 15, 2009
    everyone of theese movies in this series will warm your heart and touch you some way .if you like westerns its a must see
  • January 10, 2009
    A beautiful book, a cherihed film. The charecters and plot may not've followed to the letter, but it wwas all in all a great insperation of the book.
  • October 13, 2008
    It could happen













    SAD with Glimps of TRUTH





























    I paid 5 $ for it surprise I don't watch drama movies HAHA Anyway it kept me watching I guess mostly because... read more I could follow the hardship reality of it.
  • December 21, 2007
    I adored this movie! One of the best movies ever! I highly recommend it! The whole series actually...
  • October 28, 2007
    I'm a big Katherine Heigl fan. The book is great and the movie actually follows the storyline of the book.
  • October 17, 2007
    While not quite like the book by Janette Oke, this movie is a sweet story about a bride who comes west only to become a widow and then wife of a man she hardly knows. I really enjoyed this film.

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Angie Ward
November 1, 2006
Angie Ward, Christianity Today

While it may seem like just a Christian 'Chick Flick on the Prairie,' it explores several deep theological and cultural themes that make for good viewing by men and women.

Wesley Lovell
March 27, 2005
Wesley Lovell, Apollo Guide

The film's pace is abysmal like too little grass spread across too much lawn. Full Review

David Nusair
December 18, 2004
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...it becomes increasingly difficult to resist the film's charms as it progresses, primarily thanks to the warm and inviting central performances. Full Review

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    • Missy Davis: Love doesn't always come with fireworks... sometimes love comes softly.

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