Tim

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Tim

1979

1h 48m

Drama

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Mary (Piper Laurie) is a single businesswoman in her 40s. Tim (Mel Gibson) is a young day laborer who suffers from a learning disability. When Mary hires Tim to do work around her house, the two very different people discover they have a lot in common and become quick friends. Mary even decides to help Tim learn how to read, and while they spend more and more time together, their friendship grows into something deeper, much to the chagrin of their disapproving friends.

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Nick Davis

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Tim comes close to reproducing the plot of Doubt, in negative-space fashion. That is, for this go-round, we spend all our time with the uncomprehending kid (if he is uncomprehending?) and his teacher-nurturer-desirer.

Rated: C

Jan 21, 2012

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Dennis Schwartz

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The slight sentimental film is nothing special.

Rated: C+

Sep 10, 2011

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I watched this for the first time last week and I enjoyed it. Mel Gibson has a wonderful Australian accent that is very noticeable here and I wish he had kept it. He was very good in as the main lead. His character is supposed to be handicapped, but I didn't really see it that way. He was definitely different than his other family members and I didn't really like the way he was treated when tragedy struck, although I do understand why it was happening. I felt that Tim's relationship with Piper Laurie was a bit forced but they did have chemistry together that made for a sweet movie. Mel Gibson has really come up in the world, but this movie is one of his best.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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It Has A Good Character Arc For The Two Leads (Mel & ) Being Challenge With Growth & An Eventual Romance As Both Deal With Grief, Loss & Learning To Love Someone Important To Them. The Soundtrack Was A Bit Off At Times, Not Really Matching The Story Development, In Parts I Thought It Trying To Be A Horror Film. The Most Interesting Part Was Watching Mel Hit The Screen, Challengingly Moving Him Into Strong Lead Roles Following This As He Clearly Owns His Part As An Ignorant Muse. The Others Felt A Bit Soapie-ish In Their Melodrama Bits Lacking In Much Acting Finese.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Early Mel Gibson flick which shows him playing a 'simple' fella in tight shorts falling for an older woman. Ticked all my boxes and passed an afternoon.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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kathy n

Mel and Laurie were so great together. Super-sweet story and acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Tim is a cloying, if heartfelt, fairytale about a simple gardener who falls in love with an older, American businesswoman.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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a bit slow paced but works with the story. quite interesting

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Mary (Piper Laurie) is a single businesswoman in her 40s. Tim (Mel Gibson) is a young day laborer who suffers from a learning disability. When Mary hires Tim to do work around her house, the two very different people discover they have a lot in common and become quick friends. Mary even decides to help Tim learn how to read, and while they spend more and more time together, their friendship grows into something deeper, much to the chagrin of their disapproving friends.

Director: Michael Pate
Producer: Michael Pate
Screenwriter: Colleen McCullough, Michael Pate
Production Co: Pisces Productions, Australian Film Commission, Nine Network Australia, Greater Union Organisation (GUO)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 48m

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