In the midst of the Great Depression, a widow struggles to save her family's farm in rural Texas. With the help of a kind-hearted drifter and a blind boarder, she learns to stand up for herself and her children, facing the challenges of poverty, prejudice, and natural disasters along the way. A heartwarming and uplifting tale of courage and endurance, this movie showcases the strength and resilience of a woman determined to protect her family and their way of life.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Places in the Heart include Dead Poets Society, Raging Bull, Rain Man, September, Kramer vs. Kramer, Diary for My Children.