Coming Home 1978

As the wife of a deployed Marine waits patiently for his return, Sally finds solace in volunteering at a Vietnam War-era veterans' hospital. Her path converges with Luke's, a fiery and embittered veteran confined to a wheelchair by war wounds, sparking a poignant romance amidst the backdrop of a nation's turmoil.

As the wife of a deployed Marine waits patiently for his return, Sally finds solace in volunteering at a Vietnam War-era veterans' hospital. Her path converges with Luke's, a fiery and embittered veteran confined to a wheelchair by war wounds, sparking a poignant romance amidst the backdrop of a nation's turmoil.

Does Coming Home have end credit scenes?

No!

Coming Home does not have end credit scenes.

Actors

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Ratings

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Metacritic

61

Metascore

7.2

User Score

TMDB

70

%

User Score

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51st Academy Awards 1979

Jon Voight
Win

Actor in a Leading Role

Jon Voight
Bruce Dern
Nomination

Actor in a Supporting Role

Bruce Dern
Jane Fonda
Win

Actress in a Leading Role

Jane Fonda
Penelope Milford
Nomination

Actress in a Supporting Role

Penelope Milford
Hal Ashby
Nomination

Directing

Hal Ashby
Nomination

Film Editing

Nomination

Best Picture

Win

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

31st Directors Guild of America Awards 1979

Hal Ashby
Nomination

Feature Film

Hal Ashby

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