Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

6.4
20152h

"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" is based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. This once-in-a-lifetime movie special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The film is set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955. It is neither a biopic nor a musical about Dolly's whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was nine years old.

Trailers & Videos

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Essay Scene

Cast

Photo of Alyvia Alyn Lind

Alyvia Alyn Lind

Dolly Parton

Photo of Jennifer Nettles

Jennifer Nettles

Avie Lee Parton

Photo of Rick Schroder

Rick Schroder

Robert Lee Parton

Photo of Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney

Rev. Jake Owens

Photo of Carson Meyer

Carson Meyer

Willadeene Parton

Photo of Stella Parton

Stella Parton

Corla Bass

Photo of Parker Sack

Parker Sack

David Parton

Photo of Farrah Mackenzie

Farrah Mackenzie

Stella Parton

Photo of Blane Crockarell

Blane Crockarell

Bobby Parton

Photo of Jane McNeill

Jane McNeill

Aunt Estelle

Photo of Sharon Blackwood

Sharon Blackwood

Church Lady

Photo of Kimberly Battista

Kimberly Battista

Church lady / Shopper

Photo of Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Self - Narrator

Photo of Rory Healy

Rory Healy

Church Goer (uncredited)

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Reviews

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Reno

6/10

**Family. Laughing together and grieving together.**

A television film that I was eager to watch it since it is highly acclaimed. It is a Christian film, which won't mind, but they have highlighted that topic too strongly. What I've anticipated was something like 'Love Comes Softly'. Since it went on that way, missed the opportunity to be balanced in content. Now it is a target product for the believers. If you won't mind that, then it will be a good film that shows lots of good sides by pointing out the bads.

Based on the true story, that sets in the 1955, tells the story of a big farmer family living on the mountain, but all the focus was one of the children named Dolly. She's different than rest of her siblings. She's curious about the world, so mischievous and a good singer too. Her latest trouble takes a big price. Following, the family in a distress, that's going to change a few things forever in her life and everybody else.

First of all I know zero about the real Dolly Parton. Thanks to this film for her early life introduction, but still don't know much about her latter life. So expecting from the sequels to cover them up. For now, there's only one sequel, about the Christmas. Alyvia was really good. She reminded Abigail Breslin from 'Kit Kittredge'. The film mainly aimed for families, so they would surely enjoy it. I liked it too, but not that overexcited as before my watch.

**6/10**

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