Production Company(ies)
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions,
 
Distributor
Universal Pictures
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Whittier High School – 12417 E. Philadelphia Street, Whittier, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Fantasy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Wendie Jo Sperber, Marc McClure, directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, comedy, fantasy, adventure, PG rating, box office gross $247.0K, reviewed by Joseph Gelmis, Lou Lumenick, Derek Malcolm, Tom Huddleston, Kathleen Carroll, Paul Attanasio, Cory Woodroof, Danielle Solzman, Wayne Broadway, Allison Rose, Mike Massie, Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman: The Movie, Field of Dreams, time travel, DeLorean, 1980s, small-town California, scientist, experiment, Marty McFly, Doc Brown, parents, love, existence, Universal Pictures, Bob Gale, Neil Canton, surround sound
 

Cast & Crew

Michael J. Fox

Christopher Lloyd

Crispin Glover

Lea Thompson

Wendie Jo Sperber

Marty McFly

Dr. Emmett Brown

George McFly

Lorraine Baines McFly

Linda McFly

Michael J. Fox – Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd – Dr. Emmett Brown
Crispin Glover – George McFly
Lea Thompson – Lorraine Baines McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber – Linda McFly
Marc McClure – Dave McFly

 

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Bob Gale

Neil Canton

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Robert Zemeckis
 
Writer(s)
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
 
Producer(s)
Bob Gale, Neil Canton

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
22 wins & 25 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Joseph Gelmis

Lou Lumenick

Derek Malcolm

Tom Huddleston

Kathleen Carroll

Newsday

New York Post

Guardian

Time Out

New York Daily News

BACK TO THE FUTURE
  All Critics (86) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (83) | Rotten (3)
  “Back to the Future” is the best comic-strip movie I’ve seen this year. It’s well-made, lighthearted and is exactly the right length to give you excitement and laughs and a few surprises, and then it’s over, leaving you feeling good.
 
  June 26, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Joseph Gelmis
  Newsday
  TOP CRITIC
  Zemeckis and Gale have cannily chosen the time periods, which are funny as much for their similarities (political and materalistic) as their contrasts (music, fashions, language).
 
  October 21, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Lou Lumenick
  New York Post
  TOP CRITIC
  Though it is hardly one of the greater flights of cinematic imagination to be seen since science fantasy reared its head as mass appeal material again, it would be virtually impossible not to enjoy it in some way or another.
 
  October 21, 2015
 
  Derek Malcolm
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  Every bit as classy, clever and cockle-warming as it was 30 years ago.
 
  October 20, 2015 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Tom Huddleston
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  Kids and parents alike are gonna dig this wonderful fantasy.
 
  July 7, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Kathleen Carroll
  New York Daily News
  TOP CRITIC
  Zemeckis and Gale have given the movie a core of feeling that makes real claims on us. For all its comedy, Back to the Future is about a kid coming to terms with his parents’ inadequacies, a moment familiar to everyone, and the fulcrum in growing up.
 
  June 23, 2015
 
  Paul Attanasio
  Washington Post
  TOP CRITIC
  The weightlessness of Back to the Future is part of its singular charm. Marty McFly and Doc Brown’s time-traveling adventure is one of our great movies because of the way it loves its characters, its story and the infinite possibilities of its universe.
 
  June 28, 2022
 
  Cory Woodroof
  Williamson Home Page
  Back to the Future is the very definition of a summer blockbuster and the adventure-comedy is one of the best films ever made.
 
  June 3, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Danielle Solzman
  Solzy at the Movies
  It is perfectly 80s with its soundtrack, its fashion, and its gratuitous use of s-bombs in a PG-rated film. I imagine itll be hard for anyone who enjoys fun and mirth not to have a good time watching this movie.
 
  March 1, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Wayne Broadway
  Black Girl Nerds
  Fox, who was doing double duty while making the first film (he was still working on his sitcom, Family Ties at the same time) was the perfect Marty.
 
  October 19, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Allison Rose
  FlickDirect
  By far one of the most competent time travel movies ever made, addressing even the most common loopholes and pitfalls.
 
  August 31, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  It is the perfect package of entertainment, drama, comedy, excitement, and heart, wrapped up in special effects that still look convincing.
 
  August 4, 2020
 
  Allen Almachar
  The MacGuffin…

 

Plot
Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean “time machine” invented by a slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love – so he can get back to the future.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found on Fresh Kernels about the film Back to the Future.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Element Pictures, A24, Film4
 
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure/Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, directed by Richard Donner, written by Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus, Adventure, Comedy, PG, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Jay Boyar, Gene Siskel, Richard Corliss, Kevin Maher, Peter Bradshaw, Kathleen Carroll, Bill Chambers, Brian Eggert, Mike Massie, Allison Rose, Jordi Batlle Caminal, produced by Harvey Bernhard, Richard Donner, Warner Bros Pictures, treasure map, bad guys, kids in peril, Indiana Jones, Spielbergian sentiment, funhouse tricks, nostalgic adults, energetic, sometimes noisy, all-American innocence, hyperactive, peril-packed, heartwarming adventure, grand, booby traps, eighties magic, friendship, family viewing
 

Cast & Crew

Sean Astin

Josh Brolin

Jeff Cohen

Corey Feldman

Kerri Green

Michael “Mikey” Walsh

Brandon “Brand” Walsh

Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen

Clark “Mouth” Devereaux

Andrea “Andy” Carmichael

Sean Astin – Michael “Mikey” Walsh
Josh Brolin – Brandon “Brand” Walsh
Jeff Cohen – Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen
Corey Feldman – Clark “Mouth” Devereaux
Kerri Green – Andrea “Andy” Carmichael
Martha Plimpton – Stefanie “Stef” Steinbrenner
Director – Richard Donner
Producers – Harvey Bernhard, Richard Donner
Writers – Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus

 

Richard Donner

Steven Spielberg

Harvey Bernhard

Richard Donner

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Richard Donner
 
Writer(s)
Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus
 
Producer(s)
Harvey Bernhard, Richard Donner

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 6 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Jay Boyar

Gene Siskel

Richard Corliss

Kevin Maher

Peter Bradshaw

Orlando Sentinel

Chicago Tribune

TIME Magazine

Times (UK)

Guardian

THE GOONIES
 All Critics (62) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (15)
 You’re reminded of what it was like, as a child, to trust in wishing wells and, without thinking very much about it, switch from walking along to skipping.
 
 April 6, 2020
 
 Jay Boyar
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 A funny juvenile windup toy about kids in perilous, comic book situations.
 
 April 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 The Goonies is as hip, sassy and innocent as its seven teenage heroes.
 
 April 6, 2020
 
 Richard Corliss
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Original and sometimes bizarre, this is a timely reminder of what “kids’ movies” can deliver in an era almost defined by superhero flicks and Disney franchise reboots.
 
 April 6, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Kevin Maher
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 The Goonies has a rich and indomitable air of all-American innocence…
 
 April 18, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Peter Bradshaw
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 “The Goonies” is the kind of hyperactive peril-packed movie young audiences can’t resist.
 
 June 6, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Kathleen Carroll
 New York Daily News
 TOP CRITIC
 I summed up the experience on Letterboxd as “like being buried alive in the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese,” which was equally true no matter where I started from; The Goonies is just so screamy.
 
 March 3, 2022 | Rating: 1/4
 
 Bill Chambers
 Film Freak Central
 It’s a movie so omnipresent that the experience of watching it proves secondary to its irremovable place of our culture.
 
 February 18, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 In many ways, the film resembles a younger take on the adventures of Indiana Jones.
 
 September 6, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 The Goonies may have been released three and a half decades ago but it stands the test of time.
 
 September 1, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Allison Rose
 FlickDirect
 Although mostly aimed at younger audiences, Donner’s direction is dynamic. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
 April 6, 2020
 
 Jordi Batlle Caminal
 El Pais (Spain)
 Despite its moments of blandness, the movie works and is a good lab where young Hollywood stars emerge. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
 April 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Fotogramas Staff
 Fotogramas…

 

Plot
Mikey and his friends have always wanted to go on an adventure. One night they are all in Mikey’s attic and Mikey stumbles across an old map. Mikey has always wanted to know if One-eyed Willy ever was a real person and now he might. They set off and later realize that they have to go through the evil Mama Fratelli’s restaurant to get to a secret passage to the caves. As they try to get into the caves Mama Fratelli catches Chunk and he is left behind. He then meets Sloth one of Mama Fratelli’s sons with a messed up face. He befriends Sloth. Meanwhile Mama Fratelli and her sons are trying to get to the treasure too. Will the kids make it there before Mama Fratelli does? Will Chuck ever get out of her basement?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels database for The Goonies.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
New Regency Productions, The Wolper Organization Warner Bros.,
 
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Action
 
Keyword(s)
starring Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angelo Rossitto, Bruce Spence, Frank Thring, Paul Larsson, directed by George Miller, George Ogilvie, written by Terry Hayes, George Miller, action, PG-13, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Paul Attanasio, Gene Siskel, Michael Wilmington, Peter Travers, Jay Boyar, Richard Schickel, Brian Eggert, Eddie Harrison, Mike Massie, Aaron Neuwirth, Zaki Hasan, Tim Brayton, producer George Miller, MPAA rating, Mad Max, gladiator, desert, feral orphans, vehicle choreography, stunts, evil town, Aunty Entity, The Master, The Collector, The Blaster, Jedediah the Pilot, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, Moon, 66 Questions, Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel, Dangerous Liaisons, Warriors on the Field, Fair Play
 

Cast & Crew

Mel Gibson

Tina Turner

Angelo Rossitto

Bruce Spence

Frank Thring

Mad Max

Aunty Entity

The Master

Jedediah the Pilot

The Collector

Mel Gibson – Mad Max
Tina Turner – Aunty Entity
Angelo Rossitto – The Master
Bruce Spence – Jedediah the Pilot
Frank Thring – The Collector
Paul Larsson – The Blaster

 

George Miller

Terry Hayes

George Miller

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
George Miller, George Ogilvie
 
Writer(s)
Terry Hayes, George Miller
 
Producer(s)
George Miller

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 8 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Paul Attanasio

Gene Siskel

Michael Wilmington

Peter Travers

Jay Boyar

Washington Post

Chicago Tribune

Los Angeles Times

People Magazine

Orlando Sentinel

MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
 All Critics (53) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (10)
 It’s comic books in a Cuisinart, all costumes and cute monikers and no story, a sort of case history of just what’s wrong with sequelitis.
 
 January 4, 2018
 
 Paul Attanasio
 Washington Post
 TOP CRITIC
 This middle portion of the picture becomes dangerously preachy, but just before we and Max are bored, director Miller returns Max to his roots, a screaming chase sequence through a desertlike Australian landscape.
 
 May 13, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Beyond Thunderdome is the third in George Miller’s Mad Max series, and it closes the trilogy like a lightning blast followed by the ominous, resonant drone of thunder.
 
 May 13, 2015
 
 Michael Wilmington
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 There is something to get excited about in this third chapter of the Mad Max series: the powerhouse presence of Tina Turner.
 
 May 13, 2015
 
 Peter Travers
 People Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome isn’t a bad movie. It has entertaining sections, decent performances and more than a few provocative images. But it also has a major shortcoming: It’s too darned sane.
 
 May 13, 2015
 
 Jay Boyar
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 An astonishing display of virtuoso cinema that is destined to take its place among the most vivid and freshly imagined fist-to-groin contests in the medium’s history.
 
 August 25, 2008
 
 Richard Schickel
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 While Miller explores his individual tonal shifts in his three disparate acts, he uses a visual sense and grandiosity that had become the mainstream—a blockbuster method popularized by Spielberg and George Lucas.
 
 June 21, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 …it’s a watchable, big budget lo-fi, sci-fi spectacle, but something of an unnecessary pit-stop in the development of Max Rockatansky, and a boring hero we could all probably do without right now…
 
 June 9, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Eddie Harrison
 film-authority.com
 The suspense is still effective and the climactic railroad chase at the conclusion handsomely echoes the other outrageous stunts of the trilogy.
 
 September 6, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 This is a wild, imaginative action film that truly shows what the power of cinema can accomplish in even the direst of situations.
 
 May 1, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Aaron Neuwirth
 We Live Entertainment
 In a sense, it’s sort of the Return of the Jedi of the Mad Max series: It’s solid, it’s engaging, but yeah, it’s also a kind of a step down from the previous two
 
 November 9, 2018
 
 Zaki Hasan
 Sequart
 It’s hard not to wonder why Beyond Thunderdome isn’t better.
 
 May 17, 2015 | Rating: 6/10
 
 Tim Brayton
 Antagony & Ecstasy…

 

Plot
Left for dead in the unforgiving deserts of post-nuclear Australia, after defeating Lord Humungus’ barbarian horde of bikers in The Road Warrior (1981), the former officer of the tough Main Force Patrol, Max Rockatansky, happens upon Bartertown: the remote market-town outpost in the middle of the dry Wasteland, and the realm of the autocratic Queen Aunty Entity. There, a lethal challenge awaits Max, who, in return for his freedom and provisions, must engage in a bloody match to the death with the grotesque symbiotic being, the Master/Blaster. However, an unforeseen complication after the brutal fight in the stronghold’s combat arena, The Thunderdome, will banish, once more, Max into the vast wilderness, only to discover the peaceful haven of The Lost Tribe: a community of marooned children who survive on their own, waiting for the arrival of the legendary Captain Walker. Is “Mad” Max, indeed, their saviour? Can he overthrow Bartertown’s ruthless tyrant?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Tina Turner’s performance as the villainous Aunty Entity is a standout in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Dreamworks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment,
 
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment, Image Entertainment Inc., TriStar Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Julia Nickson, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Martin Kove, directed by George P Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre, Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron, action, adventure, R-rated, box office gross $150.2M, reviewed by Ian Nathan, Gene Siskel, Stanley Kauffmann, Radheyan Simonpillai, Variety Staff, Keith Uhlich, Eleanor O’Sullivan, Mike Massie, Matt Brunson, David Elliott, Adrian Massanet, PTSD, Vietnam War, American prisoners of war, reconnaissance, martial arts, explosions, gunfire, rescue mission, betrayal, revenge, love, anti-communism, 80s action hero, presidential pardon, covert mission, missing Vietnam POWs, failed reintegration of Vietnam vets, extreme action sequences, warlike setting, sad and satisfying ending, Artisan Entertainment, Image Entertainment Inc., TriStar Pictures, Surround, Stereo, Dolby SR
 

Cast & Crew

Sylvester Stallone

Richard Crenna

Julia Nickson

Charles Napier

Steven Berkoff

John J. Rambo

Col. Samuel Trautman

Co Bao

Marshall Murdock

Lt. Col. Podovsky

Sylvester Stallone – John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna – Col. Samuel Trautman
Julia Nickson – Co Bao
Charles Napier – Marshall Murdock
Steven Berkoff – Lt. Col. Podovsky
Martin Kove – Ericson

 

George P. Cosmatos

Kevin Jarre

Buzz Feitshans

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
George P. Cosmatos
 
Writer(s)
Kevin Jarre, Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron
 
Producer(s)
Buzz Feitshans

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
5 wins & 5 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Ian Nathan

Gene Siskel

Stanley Kauffmann

Radheyan Simonpillai

Variety Staff

Empire Magazine

Chicago Tribune

The New Republic

AskMen.com

Variety

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II
 All Critics (43) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (29)
 Reappraisal is not due.
 
 April 17, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
 
 Ian Nathan
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 So powerful and intoxicating is this kind of movie hero that when we see him operating in a flaw-riddled movie like ”Rambo” we realize that heroic action can override almost any script.
 
 April 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 In credibility, the action is as ludicrous as old Saturday-afternoon serials; in execution, the skills help it to skate over the incredibilities.
 
 April 11, 2016
 
 Stanley Kauffmann
 The New Republic
 TOP CRITIC
 What makes this icon so significant is how wholly he was embraced by the Reagan era. After all, it only seems natural to respond to B-movie action stars when your president was one as well.
 
 June 7, 2010 | Rating: 51/100
 
 Radheyan Simonpillai
 AskMen.com
 TOP CRITIC
 This overwrought sequel to the popular First Blood (1982) is one mounting fireball.
 
 March 26, 2009
 
 Variety Staff
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 Rambo’s significant beefcake factor is so pronounced in First Blood: Part II that it practically begs to be taken as queer-baiting camp.
 
 June 14, 2008
 
 Keith Uhlich
 UGO
 TOP CRITIC
 Mountains, mud, mutilation and mortars can’t keep Rambo down, but a heavyhanded plot, unrelenting violence and a screeching soundtrack deliver pummeling blows to viewers.
 
 August 13, 2021
 
 Eleanor O’Sullivan
 Asbury Park Press (NJ)
 Though it sacrifices the original film’s brooding style and moral complexities for nonstop action, this second chapter manages to remain surprisingly entertaining.
 
 September 7, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 A tedious action yarn.
 
 September 22, 2019 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 From its whip ’em up music to its doggy cliches, the movie is a rubbish pile. Even the vaunted action scenes… don’t show fresh verve or tactical flair. They’re just stunts with big price tags.
 
 July 19, 2019
 
 David Elliott
 Copley News Service
 Stallone, an often terribly misused actor, embroiders a very physical role, very demanding, emanating fear and pain at the same time, something more difficult to do than it seems. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
 April 17, 2019
 
 Adrian Massanet
 Espinof
 The result is entertaining if implausible as Stallone flexes his muscles for some cartoon-like heroics, rescuing American prisoners in Vietnam but discovering that he’s considered as expendable as the men he’s trying to save.
 
 April 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Tom Hutchinson
 Radio Times…

 

Plot
Only a few years after the all-out guerrilla war in First Blood (1982), John Rambo’s former commanding officer, Colonel Sam Trautman, pulls him out of jail, only to send him back to a place he swore never to return: the impenetrable jungles of Vietnam. Entrusted with the dangerous task of collecting evidence that American POWs are still being held captive, Rambo agrees to infiltrate the unknown zone, and before long, he finds himself double-crossed, marooned behind the enemy lines. Once, John fought for his country. Now, the government has left him for dead in a Soviet-infested land. Can Rambo fulfil his suicide mission? Will he deliver his lethal justice?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Rambo: First Blood Part II on Fresh Kernels.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros. Pictures, Endeavor Content One Community
 
Distributor
Walt Disney
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Stage 1, Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
G
 
Year of Release
1941
 

 
Genre(s)
Fantasy
 
Keyword(s)
Fantasia, G, 1940, Fantasy, 2h 0m, Walt Disney, James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, T Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Joe Grant, Dick Huemer, Lee Blair, Elmer Plummer, Phil Dike, Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Norman Wright, Deems Taylor, Leopold Stokowski, Walt Disney, Julietta Novis, James MacDonald, Philadelphia Orchestra, landmark, animation, classical music, Mickey Mouse, hand-drawn animation, experimental, music, imagination, nature scenes, animals, fairy tale creatures, commercial success, artistic success, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stowkowski, eight segments, fantastic imagery, top horror movies, MCU movies, Netflix series, renewed TV shows, cancelled TV shows, horror movies, TV premiere dates, worst horror movies, critic reviews, audience reviews
 

Cast & Crew

Deems Taylor

Leopold Stokowski

Walt Disney

Julietta Novis

James MacDonald

Narrator

Music Performer

Mickey Mouse (Voice)

Music Performer

Music Performer

Deems Taylor – Narrator
Leopold Stokowski – Music Performer
Walt Disney – Mickey Mouse (Voice)
Julietta Novis – Music Performer
James MacDonald – Music Performer
Philadelphia Orchestra – Music Performer

 

Joe Grant

Walt Disney

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield
 
Writer(s)
Joe Grant, Dick Huemer, Lee Blair, Elmer Plummer, Phil Dike, Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Norman Wright
 
Producer(s)
Walt Disney

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
8 wins & 1 nomination
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Edwin Schallert

John C. Flinn Sr.

Dave Kehr

Bosley Crowther

Martin Quigley Jr.

Guardian

Sydney Morning Herald

Los Angeles Times

Variety

Chicago Reader

FANTASIA
 All Critics (56) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (3)
 Disney’s abstractions are no more imaginative than Fischinger’s or Len Lye’s, though he can be wittier than they.
 
 July 17, 2020
 
 Guardian Staff
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 The film will be as controversial as is all new art conception. But its entertainment value is Immense and unquestionable.
 
 May 2, 2020
 
 SMH Staff
 Sydney Morning Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 The words most used to describe “Fantasia,” besides the conventional “beautiful” and “wonderful” were “path-breaking” and “courageous.” The phrase “courageous beyond belief” would be even more accurate.
 
 January 18, 2013
 
 Edwin Schallert
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 There is something in Fantasia for every taste.
 
 August 31, 2008
 
 John C. Flinn Sr.
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 The concept and some of the episodes are tainted with kitsch, but there’s no other animated film with its scope and ambition.
 
 March 3, 2008
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 Fantasia is simply terrific — as terrific as anything that has ever happened on a screen.
 
 May 20, 2003 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Bosley Crowther
 New York Times
 TOP CRITIC
 There is a charm in many of the images created by the vivid imaginations of Mr. Disney and his fellow workers which is without equal in previous motion pictures.
 
 January 5, 2021
 
 Martin Quigley Jr.
 Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald)
 The arrangement of music alone is inspiring, but it’s the seamless combination with traditionally animated mini stories that sets it apart.
 
 August 5, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 Fantasia is a strange hybrid that only represents the creator’s delusions of grandeur. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
 July 23, 2019
 
 Antonio Lara
 El Pais (Spain)
 I admire Walt Disney so much for making such bold films.
 
 May 9, 2019 | Rating: A+
 
 Rachel Wagner
 rachelsreviews.net
 the films in the Disney Vault are brilliant pieces of work that need to be seen in the best visual presentation possible
 
 December 9, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Kevin Carr
 7M Pictures
 I belong to those who had no need of that kind of entertainment, being content with seeing pictures and hearing music.
 
 November 27, 2012
 
 Franz Hoellering
 The Nation…

 

Plot
Being the first of is kind, Fantasia is a cinematic musical experience that combines Western classical music with stunning visual animation from Walt Disney and his team of animators. Segments include “Ave Maria,” “The Nutcracker Suite,” “Night on Bald Mountain, and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” with an appearance by Mickey Mouse. Conducted by Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels database for Fantasia.
 

 
Year of Release
2021
 
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere:
Newest season premiere:
 
Genre(s)
Black Stories, Drama, Medical, Medical Drama, War
 
Keyword(s)
Black Stories TV Drama, Medical Drama TV Drama, Procedural Drama, CBS Studios Shows, TV Shows from United States, English Language, Black Writer, Black Producer, Female Producer
 

 

Awards & Nominations
NA
 

Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)

Links
 

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Streaming Platforms
CBS
 
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Production Company(ies)
Producers Sales Organization R S L Entertainment, Moviecorp V III
 
Distributor
Palm Pictures
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, turntablism, hip-hop, scratch, DJ, vinyl, South Bronx, San Francisco, beats, breaks, battles, Brad Blondheim, Ernest Meza, Bonner Bellew, Doug Pray, Afrika Bambaataa, Yoga Frog, Mix Master Mike, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Shadow, Grand Wizard Theodore, R rating, $291.0K box office, Surround sound, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo, Flat aspect ratio, reviewed by Peter Travers, Ray Conlogue, Laura Bushell, Robert K Elder, Chris Vognar, Dan DeLuca, Mark Halverson, Betsy Bozdech, Emanuel Levy, Philip Martin, Chris Gore, Cynthia Fuchs, starring Afrika Bambaataa, Yoga Frog, Mix Master Mike, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Shadow, Grand Wizard Theodore, directed by Doug Pray, Bonner Bellew, written by Bonner Bellew, produced by Brad Blondheim, Ernest Meza, MPAA rating R, 1h 30m runtime
 

Cast & Crew

Afrika Bambaataa

Yoga Frog

Mix Master Mike

DJ Q-Bert

DJ Shadow

Afrika Bambaataa

Yoga Frog

Mix Master Mike

DJ Q-Bert

DJ Shadow

Afrika Bambaataa – Self
Yoga Frog – Self
Mix Master Mike – Self
DJ Q-Bert – Self
DJ Shadow – Self
Grand Wizard Theodore – Self

 

Doug Pray

Bonner Bellew

Brad Blondheim

Ernest Meza

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Doug Pray, Bonner Bellew
 
Writer(s)
Bonner Bellew
 
Producer(s)
Brad Blondheim, Ernest Meza

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Peter Travers

Ray Conlogue

Laura Bushell

Robert K. Elder

Chris Vognar

Rolling Stone

Globe and Mail

BBC.com

Chicago Tribune

Dallas Morning News

SCRATCH
  All Critics (47) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (3)
  August 14, 2007 | Rating: 0/4
 
  Peter Travers
  Rolling Stone
  TOP CRITIC
  Engaging documentary.
 
  October 11, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Ray Conlogue
  Globe and Mail
  TOP CRITIC
  Pray has really done his subject justice.
 
  September 3, 2002 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Laura Bushell
  BBC.com
  TOP CRITIC
  Pray’s subjects can wander off into arcane Dennis Miller-esque rants, but he manages to hit the high points and most of the major personalities.
 
  July 20, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Robert K. Elder
  Chicago Tribune
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage.
 
  May 30, 2002 | Rating: A-
 
  Chris Vognar
  Dallas Morning News
  TOP CRITIC
  Illuminating if overly talky documentary.
 
  May 16, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Dan DeLuca
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  TOP CRITIC
  August 7, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Mark Halverson
  Sacramento News & Review
  A film not unlike the music it celebrates: Vibrant, eclectic, loud, rhythmic, and powerful.
 
  November 9, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Betsy Bozdech
  DVDJournal.com
  August 4, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
 
  Emanuel Levy
  EmanuelLevy.Com
  March 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Philip Martin
  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
  See Scratch for the history, see Scratch for the music, see Scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.
 
  January 16, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Chris Gore
  Film Threat
  Even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators, Scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it’s documenting.
 
  September 13, 2002
 
  Cynthia Fuchs
  Nitrate Online…

 

Plot
A small “Dance-ercize” studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club. The conflict boils down to a “Dance Marathon” to settle the score.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Scratch features appearances from hip-hop legends like Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Shadow, and Grand Wizard Theodore.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Anonymous Content
 
Distributor
MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Maine North High School – 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Gleason, John Kapelos, directed by John Hughes, written by John Hughes, comedy, drama, R rating, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Denby, Paul Attanasio, Kathleen Carroll, David An
 

Cast & Crew

Emilio Estevez

Molly Ringwald

Judd Nelson

Paul Gleason

Anthony Michael Hall

Andrew “Andy” Clark

Claire Standish

John Bender

Principal Richard Vernon

Brian Ralph Johnson

Emilio Estevez – Andrew “Andy” Clark
Molly Ringwald – Claire Standish
Judd Nelson – John Bender
Paul Gleason – Principal Richard Vernon
Anthony Michael Hall – Brian Ralph Johnson
John Kapelos – Carl, the Janitor

 

John Hughes

John Hughes

Ned Tanen

John Hughes

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
John Hughes
 
Writer(s)
John Hughes
 
Producer(s)
Ned Tanen, John Hughes

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
4 wins
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

David Denby

Paul Attanasio

Kathleen Carroll

David Ansen

Joseph Gelmis

New York Magazine/Vulture

Washington Post

New York Daily News

Newsweek

Newsday

THE BREAKFAST CLUB
  All Critics (64) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (7)
  [Hughes] understands adolescents as well as anyone who has ever made movies about them, and he has a fluent way with young actors. In this picture, his dramatic ideas may be cheesy, but Hughes still manages to create some excitement and laughs.
 
  January 2, 2020
 
  David Denby
  New York Magazine/Vulture
  TOP CRITIC
  Taking place almost entirely in one room, “The Breakfast Club” is the kind of movie — and the kind of play — that’s hardly seen anymore. And good riddance.
 
  January 4, 2018
 
  Paul Attanasio
  Washington Post
  TOP CRITIC
  Hughes has a wonderful knack for communicating the feelings of teenagers, as well as an obvious rapport with his exceptional cast – who deserve top grades.
 
  February 13, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Kathleen Carroll
  New York Daily News
  TOP CRITIC
  Hughes may deserve more plaudits as a social worker than a filmmaker, but you have to admit his hokey situation plays. The reason is the five terrific young actors, who bring more conviction to these parts than they perhaps deserve.
 
  November 9, 2015
 
  David Ansen
  Newsweek
  TOP CRITIC
  Nothing really changes. You hear nothing you haven’t heard before. But you know that for them it is happening for the first time, and they deserve compassion. I’m not sure that’s a good enough reason to see “The Breakfast Club.”
 
  March 23, 2015 | Rating: 2/4
 
  Joseph Gelmis
  Newsday
  TOP CRITIC
  Rarely have on-screen teens felt this authentic. They bluster, bicker and trade horrible insults (whence the film’s R rating), then suddenly expose their most guarded feelings.
 
  March 23, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Rafer Guzman
  Newsday
  TOP CRITIC
  The late John Hughes’ finest hour (he didn’t have many, despite a prolific output), The Breakfast Club was the best of the so-called “Brat Pack” features as well as a seminal film for many who came of age in the 1980s.
 
  September 18, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Matt Brunson
  Film Frenzy
  Hughes once again sensationally captures the feel of adolescent rebellion and nonconformity with both timeless severity and laugh-out-loud dialogue.
 
  August 31, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  It’s an exceptional film that has not suffered damage over the years. It feels as fresh as it felt decades ago. [Full review in Spanish].
 
  June 2, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Federico Furzan
  Cinelipsis
  …impressively (and consistently) engrossing…
 
  October 20, 2019 | Rating: 4/4
 
  David Nusair
  Reel Film Reviews
  The film is an extraordinarily well-blended mix of humor, heartbreak, and anger as each character displays a pantheon of raw emotions.
 
  July 4, 2019
 
  Jennifer Lind-Westbrook
  Culturess
  A superb film, an all-time classic, and an all-time favourite of many a film lover.
 
  April 11, 2018 | Rating: 9/10
 
  Andrew Pollard
  Starburst…

 

Plot
Beyond being in the same class at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois, Claire Standish, Andrew Clark, John Bender, Brian Johnson and Allison Reynolds have little in common, and with the exception of Claire and Andrew, do not associate with each other in school. In the simplest and in their own terms, Claire is a princess, Andrew an athlete, John a criminal, Brian a brain, and Allison a basket case. But one other thing they do have in common is a nine hour detention in the school library together on Saturday, March 24, 1984, under the direction of Mr. Vernon, supervising from his office across the hall. Each is required to write a minimum one thousand word essay during that time about who they think they are. At the beginning of those nine hours, each, if they were indeed planning on writing that essay, would probably write something close to what the world sees of them, and what they have been brainwashed into believing of themselves. But based on their adventures during that nine hours, they may come to a different opinion of themselves and the other four.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Judd Nelson’s portrayal of John Bender was so convincing that he was almost not cast in the film due to concerns about his behavior on set.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
LGBTQ Stories, Social, Topical
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
United States
 
MPAA / Certificate
NR
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Tom Tarpey, Garry Marshall, Maggie Roswell, directed by Albert Brooks, written by Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Neil Jillett, Bob Thomas, Kirk Ellis, Jason Bailey, Nick Schager, Roger Ebert, Brian Eggert, MPAA rating R, Marty Katz produced, Marty Katz Productions and The Geffen Company production co, road trip, satire, American culture, Las Vegas, Winnebago, cross-country, advertising job, liquidate assets, roulette wheel, misguided, suburban life, neurotic, yuppies, satire on American fantasy, cultural jabs, leaving it all behind, finding oneself, Easy Rider, National Lampoon’s Vacation, satire on greed, hedonism, panic
 

Cast & Crew

Albert Brooks

David Howard

Julie Hagerty

Michael Greene

Tom Tarpey

David Howard

Linda Howard

Paul Dunn

Brad Tooley

Casino Manager

Albert Brooks – David Howard
Julie Hagerty – Linda Howard
Michael Greene – Paul Dunn
Tom Tarpey – Brad Tooley
Garry Marshall – Casino Manager
Maggie Roswell – Patty
Director – Albert Brooks
Producer – Marty Katz
Production Company – Marty Katz Productions, The Geffen Company

 

Albert Brooks

NA

NA

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Albert Brooks
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Neil Jillett

Bob Thomas

Kirk Ellis

Jason Bailey

Nick Schager

The Age

Associated Press

Hollywood Reporter

Flavorwire

Lessons of Darkness

LOST IN AMERICA
 All Critics (39) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (2)
 The script is rarely funny and often far too talkative, and the small amount of action is flat-footed. Brooks and his co-star, Julie Hagerty, do not show enough sparkle in their acting to make up for these deficiencies.
 
 April 4, 2022
 
 Neil Jillett
 The Age (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 Brooks, who wrote the script with Monica Johnson, is a highly original comedic spirit.
 
 October 22, 2018
 
 Bob Thomas
 Associated Press
 TOP CRITIC
 Too often, things are simply too painfully accurate to be particularly funny. Still, it’s hard to fault Brooks’ resolutely adult intelligence, and Lost in America – almost in spite of itself, really – is easily his most consistently amusing work to date.
 
 March 19, 2018
 
 Kirk Ellis
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s an endlessly funny and often uncomfortable piece of work, featuring some of the sharpest, deftest writing Brooks and frequent collaborator Monica Johnson ever crafted.
 
 August 6, 2017
 
 Jason Bailey
 Flavorwire
 TOP CRITIC
 An amusingly bumpy ride.
 
 May 4, 2005 | Rating: B
 
 Nick Schager
 Lessons of Darkness
 TOP CRITIC
 Lost in America is being called a yuppie comedy, but it’s really about the much more universal subjects of greed, hedonism and panic. What makes it so funny is how much we can identify with it.
 
 October 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Roger Ebert
 Chicago Sun-Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Lost in America is unquestionably Brooks’ funniest, most cynical, yet most insightful film, and the height of his wincing scenarios about disenchanted creatives.
 
 February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 There’s a fantastic scene featuring a hilarious turn by director Garry Marshall.
 
 November 1, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Cautions us to be careful what we wish for.
 
 March 29, 2021
 
 Rob Aldam
 Backseat Mafia
 …a solid piece of work…
 
 March 17, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 David Nusair
 Reel Film Reviews
 Brooks’ Lost in America is a well-directed and effortlessly entertaining satire of the Reagan era.
 
 September 8, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 Even when sizable blunders burst into unimaginable proportions, it’s difficult to be mad at these personas; they’re funny when they bicker and charming when they reconnect.
 
 September 6, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins…

 

Plot
A yuppie couple quits their jobs and sets out on a cross-country road trip to find themselves and discover America, but their idealized notion of the American experience is shattered when they lose their savings in Las Vegas in the comedy film “Lost in America.”
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Signed in on Fresh Kernels.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Mass Distraction Media, Radical Media, Vulcan Productions,
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Crime/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Alexander Godunov, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Danny Glover, directed by Peter Weir, written by Pamela Wallace, Earl W Wallace, William Kelley, crime, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Ed Potton, Nick Roddick, Paul Attanasio, Pauline Kael, Dave Kehr, Variety Staff, Mike Massie, Rachel Wagner, Matt Brunson, S Jhoanna Robledo, Matthew Pejkovic, produced by Edward S Feldman, MPAA rating R, Amish, police corruption, witness protection, romance, thriller, police officer, narcotics lieutenant, police chief, Amish culture, tradition, police detective, farm, secluded community, suspenseful climax, fish-out-of-water tale, Harrison Ford’s best performance, unique storyline, deceptively amiable, bucolic romance, respectful look, Harrison Ford’s only Best Actor Oscar nomination, beautifully shot feature, effective as a cop thriller, chronicle of the rural Amish subculture, Harrison Ford’s emotive and sympathetic performance, police corruption scandal, Amish farm, farmer’s daughter, plain local variety farm boys, homemade sandwich, satisfying treat of a film
 

Cast & Crew

Harrison Ford

Kelly McGillis

Alexander Godunov

Josef Sommer

Lukas Haas

Det. Capt. John Book

Rachel Lapp

Daniel Hochleitner

Chief Paul Schaeffer

Samuel Lapp

Harrison Ford – Det. Capt. John Book
Kelly McGillis – Rachel Lapp
Alexander Godunov – Daniel Hochleitner
Josef Sommer – Chief Paul Schaeffer
Lukas Haas – Samuel Lapp
Jan Rubes – Eli Lapp

 

Peter Weir

Pamela Wallace

Edward S. Feldman

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Peter Weir
 
Writer(s)
Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley
 
Producer(s)
Edward S. Feldman

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Ed Potton

Nick Roddick

Paul Attanasio

Pauline Kael

Dave Kehr

Times

Sight & Sound

Washington Post

New Yorker

Chicago Reader

WITNESS
 All Critics (42) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (3)
 … striking thriller.
 
 April 6, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Ed Potton
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 The film allows us, in the company of Book, to take a sort of holiday from our normal concerns, to visit other values en touriste , drawing the strengths from a strange and alien tradition without really immersing ourselves in it.
 
 March 24, 2020
 
 Nick Roddick
 Sight & Sound
 TOP CRITIC
 What saves “Witness” is its cast, and Weir’s artistry in orchestrating and modulating their performances.
 
 January 4, 2018
 
 Paul Attanasio
 Washington Post
 TOP CRITIC
 Weir, an Australian filming in this country for the first time, has succumbed to blandness.
 
 January 14, 2013
 
 Pauline Kael
 New Yorker
 TOP CRITIC
 A moderately effective, highly affected thriller.
 
 January 14, 2013
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 Witness warms up as the attraction builds between Ford, McGillis and Haas — all performing excellently through this portion.
 
 July 6, 2010
 
 Variety Staff
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 The actors are all convincing, given the attention and scripting necessary to craft a strikingly different tale of law enforcement and the consequences of their interactions.
 
 September 8, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 A pretty good crime thriller.
 
 April 12, 2019 | Rating: B
 
 Rachel Wagner
 rachelsreviews.net
 Peter Weir’s exceptionally fine Witness finds Harrison Ford earning his first (and, so far, only) Best Actor Oscar nomination.
 
 October 17, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Creative Loafing
 Taut drama has just a few moments of intense violence.
 
 July 2, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
 
 S. Jhoanna Robledo
 Common Sense Media
 Proves to be an entertaining cop thriller of rich character and assured direction.
 
 July 6, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Matthew Pejkovic
 Matt’s Movie Reviews
 Harrison Ford renders one of his best dramatic performances, for which he won his sole Oscar nomination, in Peter Weir’s beautifully shot feature, which is effective as a cop thriller as well as a chronicle of the rural Amish subculture.
 
 February 5, 2009 | Rating: A-
 
 Emanuel Levy
 EmanuelLevy.Com…

 

Plot
After witnessing a murder, a young Amish boy and his mother seek protection from a police officer who uncovers evidence of police corruption and must flee to the Amish countryside where they begin a cautious romance.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Harrison Ford delivers a surprisingly emotive and sympathetic performance.
 

 
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