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Where to Watch Distant Thunder (1988) in the US

1988
R
1h 54m
5.7IMDb
43%Rotten Tomatoes

Drama

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Distant Thunder is available free with a participating library card or to rent in the United States.

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Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.
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What it's about

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

Cast and crew

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Robert Stitzel, Deedee Wehle
Starring: John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Keane

Details

Release date: Nov 11, 1988
Language: English
Country: Canada, United States
Box office: $156,188