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      Signs of Life

      PG-13 Released May 5, 1989 1 hr. 31 min. Drama List
      Reviews 22% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Times are changing, and obstinate shipbuilder Owen Coughlin (Arthur Kennedy) is shuttering his Maine boatyard. His decision has a profound effect on the lives of the locals: ensuring that Owen's last day of operation is anything but anticlimactic! With no job and a baby on the way, foreman John Alder (Beau Bridges) is tempted into committing a crime. Meanwhile, former employee Daryl (Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio) plans a move to Florida that comes with plenty of romantic complications. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 24 Buy Now

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      Audience Member good late career work from Kennedy Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member "Signs of Life" is about the nature of progress and the passing of old values, but neither its smaller details nor its larger themes register with much resonance Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member the movie was very steady with a good feeling in the end Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 3/5 Aug 18, 2004 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A fetching film about how the closing of a boatbuilding business affects the lives of four men in a small Maine town. Jul 10, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Times are changing, and obstinate shipbuilder Owen Coughlin (Arthur Kennedy) is shuttering his Maine boatyard. His decision has a profound effect on the lives of the locals: ensuring that Owen's last day of operation is anything but anticlimactic! With no job and a baby on the way, foreman John Alder (Beau Bridges) is tempted into committing a crime. Meanwhile, former employee Daryl (Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio) plans a move to Florida that comes with plenty of romantic complications.
      Director
      John David Coles
      Executive Producer
      Cary Brokaw, Lindsay Law
      Screenwriter
      Mark Malone
      Production Co
      WGBH, American Playhouse, Avenue Pictures Productions
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 5, 1989, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 1, 2007
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $11.1K
      Sound Mix
      Mono
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