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The Accidental Tourist

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The Accidental Tourist (1988)

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Average Rating:6.8/10

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... 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 their loss, the couple separate. Macon, who writes travel books for businessmen, continues to isolate himself from the world until a free-spirited dog trainer challenges him to start a new life. [More]

Starring: William Hurt, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, David Ogden Stiers

Starring: William Hurt, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Composer: John Williams

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