Pay It Forward has strong performances from Spacey, Hunt, and Osment, but the movie itself is too emotionally manipulative and the ending is bad.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Mimi Leder -
Producer -
Peter Abrams , Robert L. Levy , Steven Reuther -
Screenwriter -
Catherine Ryan Hyde , Leslie Dixon -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Tapestry Films , Bel Air Entertainment , Warner Brothers -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|Brief Violence|Mature Themes|Sexual Situations) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 20, 2000, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 1, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$33.5M -
Runtime -
2h 2m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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