Oom Daniel (Peter McNichol) wil zijn fortuin weggeven, terwijl zijn nicht, Edna Earle (JoBeth Williams), probeert om de teugels op de grootmoedigheid van Daniel aan te halen. Nadat Daniel tiener Bonnie Dee Peacock (Angela Bettis) huwt, leidt haar dood tot beschuldiging van moord.
Nee, helaas is The Ponder Heart nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Martha Coolidge | Director |
| Writing | Gail Gilchriest | Writer |
| Writing | Eudora Welty | Novel |
| Camera | Johnny E. Jensen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Van Dyke Parks | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Grant Geissman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | David Finfer | Editor |
| Art | James H. Spencer | Production Design |
| Art | Kristen Pratt | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Greenfield | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shelley Komarov | Costume Design |
