Far and Away

Set in 1890s Ireland, Far and Away casts a young, privileged Protestant woman who befriends a street-smart laborer wronged by her family’s land seizures. Together, they flee to America, eyeing the promise of the Oklahoma land rush. Director Ron Howard and screenwriters Scott Frank and Robert Rodat weave a tale of class disparity and unlikely companionship, capturing the era’s immigrant fervor and the stark contrasts between Old World and New.