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️Fri Jul 06 2012

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Critics Consensus

Neither Rob Reiner nor Morgan Freeman are able to conjure up their old magic in this dull trifle, with both director and star appearing content to tread through the paces of the saccharine script.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Hopeless drivel. Feb 15, 2020 Full Review Serena Donadoni IndieWire There's a comforting inevitability to The Magic of Belle Isle, as an alcoholic author spends a soothing, rejuvenating summer in a sleepy lakeside village. Rated: B Nov 1, 2012 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle If this were real life and not a movie, Mr. Wildhorn would be written off as a crank and ostracized within a week. Rated: 1/4 Jul 12, 2012 Full Review Clayton Davis AwardsCircuit.com All we're left with is an uneven story that could have landed on "Best of Straight-to-DVD" shelves or the $1 bin at your local Walmart for Grandma to find. Rated: 2/4 Sep 16, 2014 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Uninspiring sentimental inspirational pic. Rated: C Dec 12, 2012 Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope The problems with the dialog and story are overcome by the fact that this is a very nice, warm, romantic story with some magic in it. Rated: B Nov 27, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

Deborah D Poignant and heart-warming…I loved it. ♥️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Deborah Joyce W Don't listen to the detractors of this movie. I loved it. Morgan Freeman is gruff, yet gentle, the neighbor kids are perfect, the scenery is splendid, great story, well defined characters... in short, this movie is 100% in my estimation. See it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Sabrina L Beautiful movie, great acting and an amazing ending 🔥 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review Tim A Great subject and cast. Very uplifting,caring The cast is excellent. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review alan g Unwatchable. How did this movie even get made? Giant snooze fest. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Dave C A heart-warming family movie with a focus on creativity and imagination in a world hampered by pain, loss, sorrow, and fear. Endearing cast choices make this work well, and MF doesn't let us down with his performance. The writing is strong Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis An alcoholic, disabled novelist finds his muse again after he moves into a lakeside cabin and meets a single mother and her daughters.

Director

Rob Reiner

Producer

Rob Reiner, Alan Greisman, Lori McCreary, Salli Newman, David Valdes

Screenwriter

Guy Thomas

Distributor

Magnolia Pictures

Production Co

Magnolia Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment

Rating

PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Language|Some Suggestive Comments)

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Jul 6, 2012, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)

Sep 26, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA)

$100.9K

Runtime

1h 49m

Sound Mix

Dolby Digital