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Coal Miner's Daughter

“She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.”

1980 · 2 h 4 min
Directed by Michael Apted
BiographyDramaMusical

Cast

Sissy Spacek Tommy Lee Jones Levon Helm Phyllis Boyens Bill Anderson Jr. Foister Dickerson

Credits

Written by: Loretta Lynn

Plot

The life story of the country singer Loretta Lynn, from a poor childhood in Kentucky, through an early marriage, to stardom in Nashville, in a biographical drama with Sissy Spacek.

Sinekatalog’s take

A warm and well-acted biography, which won Spacek the Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (22,571 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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