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Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

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Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

PG

Released Nov 3, 1995

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Adventure

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Beth (Christina Ricci) is a city mouse who's just arrived in the country. When her family relocates to a leafy area in the state of Washington, Beth starts hanging out with outsider Jody (Anna Chlumsky), who is constantly regaling Beth with a local legend about a woman named Molly Morgan (Amy Kirk) that supposedly hid a treasure somewhere on nearby Bear Mountain. When the girls decide to tackle Bear Mountain together, Beth learns about the not-so-happy situation Jody is dealing with at home.

Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Dig if you must, but this is fool's gold.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Gold Diggers is not my cup of tea, but it is sure to be enjoyed by younger audiences, and although I don't think it will hold the attention of adults, I do not require adults and children to be alike in all things.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

The resulting film is diverting enough in a smallish way, but it has trouble deciding whether it wants to be fantasy-adventure or social comment.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 25, 2022

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Good performances by Ricci as Beth and Chlumsky as Jody give this otherwise run-of-the-mill story some weight and interest.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2021

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Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Rated: 1/5

Sep 17, 2004

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Lanfranco C

Wild kids in the wildwerness!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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angela g

a enjoyable cute kids movies

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Steve D

Mixed tones don't work it this oddity.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Meydiana R

Excellent Movie! If I could just say a few words about this movie they would be, "A Must Buy!". In fact, I don't know why I let this movie go for so long before getting it myself and watching it because it is very good -- a fantastic adventure and enough suspense to keep you watching it all the way through (at least the 1st time). When this movie aired on the Wonderful World of Disney this past Sunday night (June 11, 2000) I watched it for the first time to preview it. I was also trying to do something else at the time, but it was so good that I could only continue what I was doing during commercial breaks. The next day, I just had to go out and find it on video to add it to my own video library and then I watched it again later that night and one more time the next night. This is real good movie to watch over and over again, though, seeing it the 1st time is the best. To sum all this up in a few words, this movie has surely become one of my favorites and will most probably be a heavily played video, too! An excellent movie! 10 Stars!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/22

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Audience Member

I was obsessed with this movie in childhood. There simply aren't enough tomboy girls in movies, which is one reason why my young self was smitten with Jody, and the friendship that drives the movie is compelling even on rewatch. It's got a heavy layer of 90s cheese, but I still like it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

This is real good movie to watch over and over again, though, seeing it the 1st time is the best. To sum all this up in a few words, this movie has surely become one of my favorites and will most probably be a heavily played video, too! An excellent movie! 10 Stars!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Beth (Christina Ricci) is a city mouse who's just arrived in the country. When her family relocates to a leafy area in the state of Washington, Beth starts hanging out with outsider Jody (Anna Chlumsky), who is constantly regaling Beth with a local legend about a woman named Molly Morgan (Amy Kirk) that supposedly hid a treasure somewhere on nearby Bear Mountain. When the girls decide to tackle Bear Mountain together, Beth learns about the not-so-happy situation Jody is dealing with at home.

Director: Kevin James Dobson
Producer: Rolf Deyhle, Michael Scott Bregman, Martin Bregman
Screenwriter: Barry Glasser
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Bregman/Baer Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround