The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others. Most of the 766 2000s family movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic53/100
337 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RodriguezDirector
- Robert RodriguezWriter
- Álvaro RodríguezWriter
- Carl ThielOriginal Music Composer
- George OldzieyOriginal Music Composer
- Robert RodriguezOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jimmy BennettToby Thompson
- Jake ShortNose Noseworthy
- Kat DenningsStacy Thompson
- Trevor GagnonLoogie Short
- Devon GearhartCole Black
- Jolie VanierHelvetica Black
- Rebel RodriguezLug Short
- Leo HowardLaser Short
- Leslie MannMom Thompson
- Jon CryerDad Thompson
- William H. MacyDr. Noseworthy
- James SpaderCarbon Black
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Themes
playful