The Cure

PG-13

1995

1h 39m

Drama

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45%

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11 Reviews

84%

Audience Score

5,000+ Ratings

Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra). Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It's possible that moviegoers in their earlier teens - the target audience -- will like it a lot. I was derailed by the silly stuff, and by the movie's conviction that it's funny to play practical jokes about death.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Joey O'Bryan

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 10, 2005

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Blake Davis

KFOR Channel 4 News (Oklahoma City)

A surprisingly sweet film, featuring two young actors who know what they're doing.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2003

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

A touching tale of friendship lost and found

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2002

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Michael C

My all-time favorite movie. I finally admitted it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Garrett B. - Gtmkm98

Even with a relevant (at the time) message and some very heartfelt acting, the movie falls under several of the major drama cliches. Good for one viewing, but not worth much else.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/06/23

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john m

I just watched this in the background with the audio off because it looked bad as fuck but was shot in Stillwater, Minnesota where I've spent a lot of time the last 3 years during the summer, so had to see that in a movie. Can't say how the film is.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The movie is great. The acting is brilliant and natural like these kids are actually bestfriends in real life. Im not a movir critic and im not technical about how it was filmed or what not. But the thing about the movie is the feeling you get when you watched it. I felt sad, happy, at the same time which is make u want to watch more. As much as i want to see how erik grew up in the movie but the ending is still very nice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

When a movie affects you to whatever emotion it wants you to feel immensely, no critic could ever question it. This movie talks about genuine friendship and will make you want to hope to find a genuine and great friend to be by your side.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

This movie always brings me to tears. I enjoy watching how Erik grew closer to Dexter and they formed this tight friendship which is something to admire about. I love how Dexter's mum is so compassionate and loving towards both Erik & Dexter, despite Erik being someone else's son, but she treats him like her own. I just focus on the good points though for real and what it delivers to the audience, I mean everyone has an opinion and I respect that, but ugggghhhh!!!! This was just gold to meï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2'ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2?ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2'ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2?ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2~ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Peter Horton

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Joseph Mazzello

Dexter

Brad Renfro

Erik

Annabella Sciorra

Linda

Diana Scarwid

Gail

Bruce Davison

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Synopsis

Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra). Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there.

Director: Peter Horton
Producer: Mark Burg, Eric Eisner
Screenwriter: Robert Kuhn
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Island World
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 23, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround