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The Magic of Belle Isle
MEANRANK
62/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 33, highest is Kinopoisk on 74. Critics average 40, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A wheelchair-bound, alcoholic Western novelist has lost his passion for writing and for life. He moves to a quiet lakeside town for the summer, where his grumpy isolation is challenged by his new next-door neighbors: a single mother and her three young daughters. The family's vibrant spirit and imagination slowly draw him out of his shell. He forms a special bond with the oldest daughter, rekindling his own creativity and helping her see the stories in the world around her, leading to a mutual healing.
Details
- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Writers
- Andrew Scheinman, Guy Thomas, Rob Reiner
- Released
- 6 July 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- PG
- Box office
- $123.8K
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