Digging to China

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Digging to China

PG

1998

1h 38m

Drama

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Precocious young Harriet (Evan Rachel Wood) lives with her much older sister, Gwen (Mary Stuart Masterson), at a New Hampshire motel owned by their mother (Cathy Moriarty), and dreams of a life beyond her neglectful family and stultifying town. When Ricky (Kevin Bacon), a mentally disabled man, stays at the motel, Harriet finds him to be kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever known before. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 31, 2005

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

A groundbreaking performance by Kevin Bacon

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2002

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A pleasant coming-of-age film about a ten year-old female misfit and her friendship with a retarded young man.

Mar 3, 2002

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Russell Smith

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Jason H

Why does Rotten Tomatoes even exist? Every good movie gets a bad rating. Never trust Rotten Tomatoes, they’ll make you 🤮

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 38 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 27th anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Kevin Bacon as Ricky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $19,200.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Carlos S

When I saw Kevin Bacon in the cast I was okay I'll give it a try, boy was I wrong. This has to be one of the worst performances of a mentally I'll character.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/23

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steve d

a little uncomfortable but the acting is great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Una joya oculta que está muy infravalorada; la trama está bien y la actuación de Kevin Bacon es decente.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Normalerweise kann ich mit Kevin Bacon nur als Bösewicht etwas anfangen. In dieser Rolle hat er mich jedoch vollends überzeugt; er spielt den Charakter überzeugend und glaubhaft . Evan Rachel Wood ist ebenso famos. Was ergibt es also, wenn die zwei Hauptakteure des Film brillieren? Genau, einen ruhigen, nachdenklichen Film über alle Barrieren und Konventionen hinweg und über die Macht der Freundschaft. Und ein rührendes, trauriges Ende! Nur der Look des Films, dessen Ursache ein geringes Budget sein könnte, störte doch den Filmgenuss etwas.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Timothy Hutton

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Synopsis

Precocious young Harriet (Evan Rachel Wood) lives with her much older sister, Gwen (Mary Stuart Masterson), at a New Hampshire motel owned by their mother (Cathy Moriarty), and dreams of a life beyond her neglectful family and stultifying town. When Ricky (Kevin Bacon), a mentally disabled man, stays at the motel, Harriet finds him to be kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever known before. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.

Director: Timothy Hutton
Producer: John Davis, J. Todd Harris, Alan Mruvka, Marilyn Vance
Screenwriter: Karen Janszen
Production Co: Digging to China LLC, Moonstone Entertainment, Mosquito Productions, Davis Entertainment Classics, The Ministry of Film
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.2K
Runtime: 1h 38m

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