Disney's The Kid

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Disney's The Kid

PG

Released Jul 7, 2000

1h 44m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Bruce Willis stars as Russ Duritz, a successful image consultant whose life is suddenly turned upside down when he magically meets Rusty, Russ himself as an 8-year-old kid. Rusty is a sweet, but slightly geeky, awkward little kid who painfully reminds Russ of everything he hated about himself when he was a child-a pudgy, little cry-baby who was the daily victim of the school bullies-an image Russ has worked hard to overcome and consciously forget.

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Critics Consensus

Critics find The Kid to be too sweet and the movie's message to be annoyingly simplistic.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Very funny and genuinely insightful family movie.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Jay Carr

Boston Globe

The Kid gets bogged down in its sentimental manipulations.

Jan 1, 2000

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

It's unlikely anyone would ever mistake this clunky, if big-hearted, fable-fantasy for an actual classic -- or even classic Disney.

Jan 1, 2000

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

A movie that entertains while making you think. Underrated

Oct 3, 2022

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

There's something even more hard-to-take than a cherubic tot trying his or her darndest to be adorable: it's an ugly kid acting annoying.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 7, 2010

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Bob Grimm

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 1/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Stephen C

The worst of Bruce Willis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $69,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Audience Member

I decided to give this Disney film another watch since I hadn’t seen it since its release in 2000. I really enjoyed it and no matter what film Willis does he is always a great actor. He got a bit of flack for this film as people couldn’t understand why he would do a film like the 6th sense then the following year do a family Disney film. This is a fun little film and Willis got to have fun in the roll. Spencer Breslin was good to and he and Willis had many fun scenes together.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Dale R

Starring Bruce Willis as an almost forty image consultant who is also a jerk. He meets a young boy who is his eight year old self and the plot thickens. The basic plot of “what would your eight year old self think of you at forty years old?” works here. Bruce Willis, for the most part, does a good job acting like Spencer Breslin, who plays his younger counterpart. The plot didn’t lead me to where I thought it was going, so I think that is a positive. The movie does start a little slow and drives home the idea that Willis’ character is a jerk a little too much. I think this movie is worth your time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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PJ D

Very « Capra-esque » affair in its plot and even style. I realize there’s not much revolutionizing in this flick but boy do I enjoy it. Great performance by Willis and the rest of the cast. Well directed. A guilty pleasure of mine? Nah… I don’t even feel guilty about this little gem of family entertainment.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Eye C

A really moving picture, with one of the most loving characters in this millenium, Rusty achieves to make his old himself becoming one horrible man into a very special one. This is one of my favorites movies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Giovanella R

Awesome, i cant stop crying everytime i watch this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Synopsis

Bruce Willis stars as Russ Duritz, a successful image consultant whose life is suddenly turned upside down when he magically meets Rusty, Russ himself as an 8-year-old kid. Rusty is a sweet, but slightly geeky, awkward little kid who painfully reminds Russ of everything he hated about himself when he was a child-a pudgy, little cry-baby who was the daily victim of the school bullies-an image Russ has worked hard to overcome and consciously forget.

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Producer: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV), Walt Disney Home Video [gb], Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Junction, Walt Disney Pictures, Chester Films, Inc.
Rating: PG (Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $69.7M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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