Courage Mountain

PG

Released Feb 16, 1990

1 hr. 36 min.

Kids & Family

Adventure

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Swiss Alps teen Heidi (Juliette Caton) goes to school in World War I Italy, from which she must lead an escape.

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 36 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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Beautiful mountain scapes and good casting on most of the characters but what's with Charlie Sheen playing Peter with his American accent. Still the good storyline with an orphanage villain, child labor, World War II as a backdrop, and high speed skiing across the Alps create dramatic twists and turns that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Typifying 90s kids movie sequels, this 'Heidi' offers little new or interesting. In essence, it mashes together the original tale, Oliver Twist, Goonies and WW1 for an indecisive mix that lacks the charm and heart of Spyri's beloved creation. Even a decent score and perfomances can't salvage it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Pretty good adventure movie in the Heidi franchise. It works as a good period piece, but also as a nice coming of age film about a bunch of girls that have escaped a basic sweat shop posing as an Orphanage. I will say the two people running the scam are pretty evil bad guys. I really liked the girls that played Heidi and Ursula. Very good young actresses, but seems they never really did much else. Sheen is pretty good here to, if not a tad old looking for his role. The only thing I didn't like was the skiing bit in the end and how the ending really doesn't tie up all the loose ends as much I had wanted it to.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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The book was better, and the acting could have been a bit better, but it was still good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Christopher Leitch

Director

Juliette Caton

Heidi

Charlie Sheen

Peter

Leslie Caron

Jane Hillary

Yorgo Voyagis

Signor Bonelli

Laura Betti

Signora Bonelli

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Beth Dunlop

Miami Herald

Courage Mountain is the story of children standing undaunted in the face of virtually unsurmountable obstacles, and in that respect, it's really quite thrilling.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 16, 2021

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Rated: B

Apr 4, 2011

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Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

A ridiculous retelling of the Heidi.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 2, 2011

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Synopsis

Swiss Alps teen Heidi (Juliette Caton) goes to school in World War I Italy, from which she must lead an escape.

Director: Christopher Leitch
Executive Producer: Joel A. Douglas
Screenwriter: Weaver Webb
Production Co: Stone Group Pictures, Epic Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 1990, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Sound Mix: Surround

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