Top billed cast

1. 

   Anthony Hopkins

   Ted Brautigan

2. 

   Anton Yelchin

   Robert 'Bobby' Garfield

3. 

   Hope Davis

   Elizabeth 'Liz' Garfield

4. 

   Mika Boorem

   Carol Gerber

5. 

   David Morse

   Adult Bobby Garfield

6. 

   Alan Tudyk

   Monte Man

7. 

   Tom Bower

   Len Files

8. 

   Celia Weston

   Alana Files

9. 

   Deirdre O'Connell

   Mrs. Gerber

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-09-02

This is certainly a case of less is more from Sir Anthony Hopkins. His considered performance as "Ted" lends much to this otherwise rather simple story of a widow (Hope Davis) and her young son "Bobby" (Anton Yeltsin). He befriends the young boy - much to the suspicion of the rather selfish, but loving, mother - and soon they are sharing confidences and the odd secret power as their bond gradually cements. It looks at the story from the older man's perspective as he reminisces about his own youth and from an engaging, enthusiastic Yeltsin's as the kid having his first love, dealing with school...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$31,000,000.00

Revenue
$24,185,781.00

Keywords

• rape
• pool billiards
• american football
• baseball bat
• richard nixon
• psychic power
• wager
• lingerie slip
• single mother
• informant
• first kiss
• stranger
• childhood
• childhood friends
• ferris wheel
• mysterious stranger
• low men
• bronko nagurski
• culvert
• floating on inner tube
• wind chime
• jack of spades
• clairvoyant
• arm injury