The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- John CrowleyDirector
- Joby TalbotOriginal Music Composer
- Peter HarnessWriter
Cast
- Michael CaineClarence
- Bill MilnerEdward
- David MorrisseySteve
- Anne-Marie DuffFlyida
- Rosemary HarrisElsie
- Ralph RiachClive
- Linzey CockerTanya
- Elizabeth SpriggsPrudence
- Leslie PhillipsReg
- Sylvia SymsLilian
- Thelma BarlowEna
- Peter VaughanBob
Stills
Themes
dementiaretirement homeseaside town1980smagicianadult child friendship