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A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 43%, Metacritic 51/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,165 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
785 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan GlazerDirector
- Milo AddicaScreenplay
- Jonathan GlazerScreenplay
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicole KidmanAnna
- Cameron BrightYoung Sean
- Danny HustonJoseph
- Lauren BacallEleanor
- Alison ElliottLaura
- Arliss HowardBob
- Michael DesautelsSean
- Anne HecheClara
- Peter StormareClifford
- Ted LevineMr. Conte
- Cara SeymourMrs. Conte
- Joe M. ChalmersSinclair
Stills
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Themes
infidelitynew york cityoperaloss of loved onelove letterreincarnationengagementfriendslittle boygriefmistresswedding
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