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Home Fires Burning
65%
Movie
2h 8m
AI Analysis
Home Fires Burning (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Home Fires Burning (1989) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend. Our models also surface themes such as family, friendship, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~128 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Home Fires Burning 65% (7 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-01-29
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 415886
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Where can I watch Home Fires Burning (1989)?
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Is there an official trailer for Home Fires Burning?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Home Fires Burning directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Home Fires Burning about?
When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
Is there an AI analysis for Home Fires Burning?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Home Fires Burning?
The official runtime for Home Fires Burning is approximately 128 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Barnard Hughes
Jake Tibbetts

Sada Thompson
Pastine Tibbettes

Robert Prosky
Rosh Benefield

Bill Pullman
Lt. Henry Tibbettes

Elizabeth Berridge
Francine Tibbettes

Neil Patrick Harris
Lonnie Tibbettes

Brad Sullivan
Fog Martin

William Duell
Whit Hennessy

Dan Biggers
Tunstall Renfroe
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Warde Q. Butler
Biscuit Brunson
- W
Wallace Wilkinson
Hilton Redlinger

Ric Reitz
Lt. Whalen
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Tom Even
Ollie Whittle

Kyle Chandler
Billy Benefield
- M
Monica Achilles
Alsatia Renfroe
- J
Jere Ronveaux
Em Nesbitt
- M
Mary Doster
Marvel Renfroe
- E
Edith Ivey
Jailer
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