Paradise

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Paradise

PG-13

1991

1h 51m

Drama

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A 10-year-old boy (Elijah Wood) spends a summer in the country with a childless couple (Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson) and a precocious girl.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The plot machinery creaks in Paradise, and it grinds exceedingly slow, and finally what it produces is a nice little movie about two children, and a contrived big movie about two adults.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The only thing Paradise wants is to make you cry. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 4, 2023

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 11, 2005

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Pete Croatto

Filmcritic.com

For an hour and 40 minutes, Thora Birch becomes your child and the reason to watch the movie.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 26, 2004

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Rebecca Murray

About.com

Rated: 1/5

Sep 18, 2003

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This movie is so beautiful. Just...i have no words. Such a rare gem, glad i found it. Elijah Wood was so cute when he was a child in the 90s.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Can't believe the ratings are so low I adored this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

I've loved this movie since I was a kid ! Subtle acting, beautiful cinematography, a wonderful coming of age movie. You forget what wonderful actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith were!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Frances H

Bittersweet tale of family relationships and a childhood friendship. Once again, the critics hated it because it rang of true human feelings and wasn't depressing as hell. Thora Birch and Elijal Wood were adorable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/15

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Audience Member

oh my goodness i LOvE this movie! so so FuN!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Very sweet movie.. About how people change over the years and how they can change in a week..!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

A 10-year-old boy (Elijah Wood) spends a summer in the country with a childless couple (Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson) and a precocious girl.

Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue
Producer: Scott Kroopf, Patrick J. Palmer
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.6M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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