Save your money for something good and enjoyable

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

I guess the first question about a 36 year old series, is how dated is it? Well of course it is, but as it goes back in time itself this is nullified. I watched it on it's first viewing in UK in 1976 at the age of 12, I was enthralled and have watched it many times since. The acting is first rate, the story intelligent and the soundtrack perfect. Nolte was great as Tom, even though he was physically a little too large. His scenes were always the best for me, but Strauss played a good 'foil'. It's basically just a biopic of two brothers during twenty four years of their lives. It does touch on historical events but is mainly a 'people' film. If you've never seen it I strongly advise that you do. The first episode is strong but it does get better. As has been said, the supporting cast were as good as they were famous. All in all it's about eight hours of television, which may put you off, but don't. Through the series you will become attached to the central characters in a way you'll never forget. Brilliant!

Every time I go in a video store or look up videos to rent or purchase online, I always put Rich Man Poor Man in the search engine. Always to come up empty though. This was TV at its best. Nothing topped this back in the 70's but maybe Luke and Laura on General Hospital. I remember always getting pumped up cause a new episode was coming on. If my memory is correct, I am pretty sure it was tuesday night, I know the opening episode was a 2 hr long Sunday night treat.I really wish I could watch this again and see if it still holds up to this day. I really don't think it could lose much of the magic, since it was told in an earlier year sequence anyways. I guess the only thing different now would be the actors are a lot older these days. I will never forget the Tom Jordache and Falconetti last episode. That will always stay in my memory forever. Ed Asner was also excellent.

I remember when I first saw this miniseries. Week after week, I would literally swallow the episode in and then hungrily wait for the next one!The storyline was great, the acting was great, and the settings were great. I laughed, I cried, I clutched my chair in anticipation during the tense scenes. In short, I loved it!This was the first time I had seen Nick Nolte and he was GREAT! That year, Ed Asner won the Emmy and the Golden Globe for Best Leading Actor in a series, but I think Nolte was robbed. Nolte was fantastic!

I saw this series on TV in the 1970's and it was excellent. Great acting by Nick Nolte as the wild one and Peter Strauss as the good guy. It mystifies me that this series was never distributed on DVD or even VHS, when other not even a quarter as good series than this one, have come out on DVD or VHS. I'm positive Rich Man, Poor Man, would sell very well. Everybody would buy it.