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Cocoon: The Return
MEANRANK
48/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 25, highest is Kinopoisk on 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The group of elderly friends who left Earth with benevolent aliens returns for a visit to see their families. They discover that the pool containing the life-giving cocoons has been moved to a marine institute for study. They must retrieve the cocoons to ensure the survival of their alien friends before returning to their extended lives.
Details
- Director
- Daniel Petrie
- Writers
- David Saperstein, Stephen McPherson
- Based on
- a work by Stephen McPherson
- Released
- 13 September 1988
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $17.5M
- Box office
- $25.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 1990 | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominee | |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 1990 | Best Actor | Hume Cronyn | Nominee |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 1990 | Best Actress | Jessica Tandy | Nominee |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 1990 | Best Supporting Actor | Jack Gilford | Nominee |
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4 awards — Cocoon: The Return
×| Best Actor | Hume Cronyn | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jessica Tandy | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Gilford | Nominee |