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11/26/08
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:21
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: While attending summer camp, the 12-year-old son of long-married Macon and Sarah is brutally murdered at a fast-food restaurant. A year after the crime, still finding it difficult to cope with... [More]
Starring: William Hurt, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, David Ogden Stiers
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
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05/24/03
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06/24/06
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05/20/03
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01/01/00
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01/24/04
Stiff and boring, with only Davis giving it a burst of life.
03/02/03
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07/26/02
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02/06/03
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07/30/03
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08/22/03
Hurt is the virtuoso, rising above the Lawrence Kasdan histrionics and some loose acting.
01/01/00
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03/08/08
Kasdan's film lacks the spirit of Tyler's novel; he seems to be the wrong director to translate the author's affectionate and humorous treatment of the characters. Fortunately, Geena Davis as the eccentric dog-walker elevates the otherwise morose mood.
07/02/05
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06/27/05
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08/08/04
A romantic comedy that offers an engaging look at the many meanings of love and change in the lives of a travel guidebook writer and a dog trainer.
01/15/02
Hurt and Davis at their peaks in a touching, well-crafted drama
08/05/03
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