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The Yearling

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A pet deer changes the life of a boy (Wil Horneff) and his parents (Peter Strauss, Jean Smart) on their Florida farm.
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The Yearling

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Drew Voros Variety 03/26/2009
The absence of true grit and dirt-under-fingernails feeling weaken the believability of the drama. Go to Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews 01/01/2000
2/4
Unfortunately the story, a relatively disconnected series of incidents none of which are particularly compelling, works only in brief spurts. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/21/2013 Simply phenomenal! :) See more 02/01/2012 skip this see original version(WB) See more 06/06/2010 lame remake skip this & see the original. See more Read all reviews
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Rod Hardy

Director

Peter Strauss

Ezra "Penny" Baxter

Jean Smart

Ora Baxter

Wil Horneff

Jody Baxter

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Buck

Jarred Blancard

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Movie Info

Synopsis A pet deer changes the life of a boy (Wil Horneff) and his parents (Peter Strauss, Jean Smart) on their Florida farm.
Director
Rod Hardy
Producer
Edwin Self
Screenwriter
Joe Wiesenfeld
Production Co
RHI Entertainment, Showcase Productions International
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2018
Runtime
1h 38m
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