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Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Jane Taylor, a librarian, has lost her job. Depressed and suicidal, she decides to take a final wonderful trip to Costa Rica before swallowing a bottle of pills. Once there, she meets a younger man, Juan, a vibrant tour guide who takes her on an unexpected journey filled with adventure and romance.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic35/100
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Juan FeldmanDirector
- Andrew GrossOriginal Music Composer
- Joel SilvermanScreenplay
Cast
- Marcia Gay HardenJane Taylor
- Óscar JaenadaJuan Chapa
- Jenna OrtegaAnna Chapa
- Ron CanadaNelson
- Jackie TorresCarmen Chapa
- Sonni PaisleyBikini Shop Employee
- Yvette ThorAnne
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Themes
wildlifesuicidaltour guidelos angeles, californialoss of jobsingle fatheryoung manreadingtropical islandcosta ricalibrarianknowledge