Alexis Bledel,
William Hurt,
Sissy Spacek,
Scott Bairstow,
Ben Kingsley
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Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the sma... read more
Directed by: Jay Russell
Release Date: October 22, 2002
DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005
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Stats: 3,826 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (3,826)
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September 29, 2011I always love this movie, its such a great tale and wonderful actors. A Disney classic.
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April 29, 2011When Alexis is dancing for Jesse it looks like he's masturbating. I'm serious, watch it again.
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May 17, 2008'loosely' based on the children's book...I've come to adore.
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December 27, 2006I love the book and the movie is pretty good as well. They did change some things though.
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December 2, 2011I always love this movie, its such a great tale and wonderful actors. A Disney classic.
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December 6, 2012fb721890245The pre-Gilmore Girls Alexis Bledel breaks out in this film which attempts to bring an imaginative love story to life but only partly succeeds. This is a sample of where Disney brings us too much Disney.
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July 29, 2011very entertaining and satisfying. i've read the book, and the movie was alright, made some mistakes, and also can be a heartwarming tale, but it can make people lost on it's story. B-
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June 22, 2011fb1644764650Completely amazing.
Critic Reviews
November 5, 2002
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 25, 2002
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
That rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults. Full Review
October 18, 2002
Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Those with the patience to submit to its low-energy charms may find their time well spent. Full Review
October 17, 2002
Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
Any movie that signals the menace of a potential lynching by zooming its camera through the loop of a gallows noose cannot claim subtlety, but director Jay Russell never lets the swirling emotions of ... Full Review
October 15, 2002
Ed Park, Village Voice
Bledel and Jonathan Jackson's gorge-side canoodling drifts dangerously close to Blue Lagoon territory. Full Review
October 14, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
A successful merger of the whimsical and the weird. Full Review
October 11, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters, but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers.
October 11, 2002
Sid Adilman, Toronto Star
Director Jay Russell stomps in hobnail boots over Natalie Babbitt's gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel. Full Review
October 11, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The film casts a spell that's hard to resist, and in the end has much to tell us -- however old we may be -- about life and death. Full Review
October 11, 2002
C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle
As Winnie, Gilmore Girl Alexis Bledel shines. Full Review
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