Stealing Home

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Stealing Home

PG-13

Released Aug 26, 1988

1h 38m

Drama

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Failed baseball player Billy Wyatt (Mark Harmon) learns that his childhood sweetheart, Katie (Jodie Foster), has killed herself. The exuberant but troubled Katie, with her love and friendship, profoundly influenced Billy's life. She indicated that she wanted him to handle her ashes, and so he embarks on a train ride to the seaside town where he grew up. Nostalgia and grief overcome him as he loses himself in reminiscences about the joys and pains of his adolescence.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Stealing Home is a real squirmer, a movie so earnest and sincere and pathetic and dripping with pathos that it cries out to be satirized.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

Stealing Home packs a lot of emotional wallops, but more often than not, the punches miss the mark.

Dec 9, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 19, 2005

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Fr. Chris Carpenter

Catholic Sun

Rated: 3/5

Apr 8, 2005

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Rated: 1/5

Jun 24, 2004

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Shame on Rotten Tomatoes for the score of 20%. First the soundtrack is great,and a movie that starts with the sound of David Foster puts me in a nostalgic romantic mood. The cast was good and there was a lot of casts. The scenery made me want to go there, all that sand and ocean,great cinematography. The story was a good story ,but this set up was nt great( the main character thinking about his youth) just did nt find it was flowing. But we are in 2025,and all movies are about zombies,bleak future,murder,dark material. So im giving this 70% ,for the feel good i got from the movie and David Foster musical score.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Elmer H

An absolute must see. Sleeper!! One of my favorites!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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JOE J

One of the most underrated movies of all time, this is Jodie Foster at one of her best performances, matched by a great cast in a movie that is touching, beautiful, inspiring and heartwarming. David Foster's beautiful music score should have been considered for Oscar consideration, and Grandma consideration, and the main song and when she danced performed by him and Marilyn Martin should have been a top 10 hit and also a worthy contender for Oscar and Grammy consideration. A magical movie that is the definition of what a feel-good movie should be, which is balanced by tragedy and sadness and hope and redemption. A truly underseen and underrated movie that deserved much better.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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marco F

You need to watch this…nostalgic…touching…sweet…good performances from all. High on schmaltz maybe but this is a good thing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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S R

This is one of my favorite movies. It's the kind where you don't plan on watching it but within a few minutes, you can't help yourself. The combination of the music and storyline is impactful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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I loved this movie. It is a heart felt coming of age movie that comes full circle. It makes you laugh and cry

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/23

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Synopsis

Failed baseball player Billy Wyatt (Mark Harmon) learns that his childhood sweetheart, Katie (Jodie Foster), has killed herself. The exuberant but troubled Katie, with her love and friendship, profoundly influenced Billy's life. She indicated that she wanted him to handle her ashes, and so he embarks on a train ride to the seaside town where he grew up. Nostalgia and grief overcome him as he loses himself in reminiscences about the joys and pains of his adolescence.

Director: Steven Kampmann, William Porter
Producer: Hank Moonjean, Thom Mount
Screenwriter: Steven Kampmann, William Porter
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround

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