The Magic of Belle Isle
Seen it?2012 | 109 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (29% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Ordinary Angels or Terms of Endearment, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$124K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 196K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rob Reiner
- Morgan FreemanMonte Wildhorn
- Virginia MadsenCharlotte O'Neil
- Madeline CarrollWillow O'Neil
- Emma FuhrmannFinnegan O'Neil
- Nicolette PieriniFlora O'Neil
- Kenan ThompsonHenry
- Fred WillardAl Kaiser
- Boyd HolbrookLuke Ford
- Kevin PollakJoe Viola
- C.J. WilsonFire Captain