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A Balasaur Score of 37 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 12%. Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,390 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.
Ratings
IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
280 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Alan ZweibelScreenplay
- Andrew ScheinmanScreenplay
- Rob ReinerDirector
Cast
- Elijah WoodNorth
- Bruce WillisNarrator (voice)
- Jason AlexanderNorth's Dad
- Julia Louis-DreyfusNorth's Mom
- Jon LovitzArthur Belt
- Alan ArkinJudge Buckle
- Dan AykroydPa Tex
- Kathy BatesAlaskan Mom
- Graham GreeneAlaskan Dad
- Faith FordDonna Nelson
- Robert CostanzoAl
- Matthew McCurleyWinchell
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Themes
parent child relationshipchild prodigyyoung boytravelbased on children's book