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Stealing Home

Play trailer Poster for Stealing Home PG-13 Released Aug 26, 1988 1h 38m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 19, 2005 Full Review Fr. Chris Carpenter Catholic Sun Rated: 3/5 Apr 8, 2005 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 1/5 Jun 24, 2004 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Elmer H An absolute must see. Sleeper!! One of my favorites!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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