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Return to Paradise
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69/100
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Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 56, highest is AlloCiné on 74.
See the most agreed on films →Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
Details
- Director
- Joseph Ruben
- Writers
- Bruce Robinson, Wesley Strick
- Released
- 10 August 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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| Csapnivalo Awards 2000 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Heche | Nominee |
| Csapnivalo Awards 2000 | Best Male Performance | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
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2 awards — Return to Paradise
×| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Anne Heche | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |