Directed by:
Fred SchepisiCinematography:
Ian BakerComposer:
Paul GrabowskyCast:
Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Dennis Farina, Jeffrey DeMunn, Trevor Morgan (more)Plots(1)
On a daily basis, goodhearted restaurant manager Miles Roby (Ed Harris) tries to keep his Empire Grill going, even as the wealthy and powerful Mrs. Whiting (Joanne Woodward), makes life difficult for him. If that wasn't enough, Miles has to keep tabs on his scoundrel of a dad, Max (Paul Newman) who is always looking for trouble. But, Miles has something much bigger than just restaurant receipts and a cantankerous father on his mind-he can't shake the ghosts of his past that keep his fate inevitably connected to Empire Falls. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ed Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886198_74013e.jpg)
Ed Harris
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Truman Show (1998)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
![Philip Seymour Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/998/163998928_7b23fe.png)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Mary and Max (2009)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Cold Mountain (2003)
![Helen Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420106_26fca8.png)
Helen Hunt
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Cast Away (2000)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
![Paul Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/850/162850585_18d8c6.jpg)
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
![Robin Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/835/160835949_4e9fae.png)
Robin Wright
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Unbreakable (2000)
![Aidan Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267787_44a890.jpg)
Aidan Quinn
USA
Best movies:
The Mission (1986)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Un coeur à l'envers (2010)
![Joanne Woodward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/368/164368475_aa30f1.png)
Joanne Woodward
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
![Dennis Farina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269033_8a7c0f.jpg)
Dennis Farina
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Snatch (2000)
Midnight Run (1988)
![Jeffrey DeMunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270790_8203a0.jpg)
Jeffrey DeMunn
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Frances (1982)
![Trevor Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275007_5dfa7d.jpg)
Trevor Morgan
USA
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
![Danielle Panabaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274912_c9eb26.jpg)
Danielle Panabaker
USA
Best movies:
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
Mr. Brooks (2007)
Mom at Sixteen (2005) (TV movie)
![Lou Taylor Pucci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274886_f9f12f.jpg)
Lou Taylor Pucci
USA
Best movies:
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
Brotherhood (2010)
![Adam LeFevre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987521_af6259.jpg)
Adam LeFevre
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Philadelphia (1993)
Private Parts (1997)
![Larry Pine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/835/160835935_e52bb6.png)
Larry Pine
USA
Best movies:
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Sunday (1997)
![Josh Lucas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/369/162369929_1387d6.png)
Josh Lucas
USA
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
![Theresa Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269377_d65489.jpg)
Theresa Russell
USA
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
Kafka (1991)
![William Fichtner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267641_1b7bba.jpg)
William Fichtner
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Heat (1995)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Miles Chandler
USA
Best movies:
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
The Longshots (2008)
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
![Kate Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886202_c4f84d.jpg)
Kate Burton
Switzerland
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
127 Hours (2010)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Nesbitt Blaisdell
USA
Best movies:
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Frequency (2000)
Ragtime (1981)