Northern Borders

2013

1 hr. 48 min.

Drama

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40%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Austen is sent to live with his grandparents on their farm in Vermont and has wild adventures.

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Audience Member

Watching Bujold and Dern play thes eccentric, crochety grandparents is a delight. The harmony of their seething anger is beautiful to watch and the patience and tolerance of the young man is unbelievable but interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Patsi H

Love Bruce Dern, love the simple life, beautiful story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/17

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Audience Member

Such a sad movie... great idea idea, the sadness lies in its execution. This an uncertain director, with a weak script. But, tat's not the saddest part. This cast of (mostly) young actors was ill served. Most of what could have been heartfelt moments, fell short, by about one or two takes. The director didn't ask enough of his charges.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Wonderful performances by Bruce Dern and Genevieve Bujold but stilted acting by the lead youngster. He sounded like he was just reading his lines in monotone. I read the book the week before seeing the movie and was disappointed by the movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Jay Craven

Director

Bruce Dern

Austen Kittredge Sr.

Geneviève Bujold

Abiah Kittredge

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Austen Kittredge III

Brent Crawford

Rob

Rusty De Wees

Bumper Stevens

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Craven's erratic tonal shifts from the whimsical to the sentimental trip up the episodic plot.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 9, 2015

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Graham Fuller

New York Daily News

The movie's a charmer with sense of integrity.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 16, 2015

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

The most interesting thing about the movie is its origin story.

Jan 15, 2015

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

The coming-of-age of a patient and resilient boy during his stay with his eccentric grandparents in Vermont.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 19, 2015

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Synopsis

Austen is sent to live with his grandparents on their farm in Vermont and has wild adventures.

Director: Jay Craven
Screenwriter: Jay Craven
Production Co: Kingdom County Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2015

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