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The Good Son

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The Good Son (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 24

Fresh: 5

Rotten:19

Average Rating: 3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: After his mother dies and his father goes to Japan on a business trip, eight-year-old Mark is sent to live for a few weeks with his cousin Henry and his family. Although Mark is initially happy... After his mother dies and his father goes to Japan on a business trip, eight-year-old Mark is sent to live for a few weeks with his cousin Henry and his family. Although Mark is initially happy playing with Henry, he soon begins to suspect that all is not right with the seemingly innocent-looking young boy. [More]

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Jacqueline Brookes, Quinn Culkin, Daniel Hugh Kelly

Director: Joseph Ruben

Director: Joseph Ruben
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Story: Ian McEwan
Producer: Mary Anne Pace, Joseph Ruben

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A second-rate thriller with first-rate production values.

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07/25/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This peculiar thriller doesn't deliver enough jolts to leave the audience screaming.

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07/25/07
Brian Lowry
Variety
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There's wonderful use made of a Maine port town, and Ruben gets a dizzying thrill or two out of overhead shots, but the conceptual overload finally prevents this from coming together.

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07/25/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A summer camp classic.

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

No review available.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
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06/06/05
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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04/20/05
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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07/23/04
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

Not a good movie, but a creepy performance by Culkin rescues it.

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07/16/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

An unintentionally uproarious melodrama; a must-see for fans of the truly terrible

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07/15/03
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

The kid from Home Alone goes bad: almost funnier than the comedy itself.

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07/10/03
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

The Good Son has a handsome, scenic look that sustains interest, and a suspenseful ending that is quite literally gripping.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

Almost worth it to see Macauly Culkin's demise. Almost.

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05/12/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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10/17/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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10/04/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

Not The Bad Seed but not bad.

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02/10/02
Robert Faires
Austin Chronicle

Tacky, sloppy genre exercise about how when screws are loose, even children can be psychotic.

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02/06/02
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

You sit there laughing at Culkin's best comedy ever. If only this movie wasn't supposed to be a horror picture.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
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Where were the responsible adults when this thing was made?

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