Trailer
Summary
Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 64Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Metascore66
Tomatometer61%
Audience score70%
IMDb6.6
User score6.5
Letterboxd · 46 K ratings3.2/5
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $15 M
- Worldwide
- $19 M
Worldwide it earned $4 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 58 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+48Released
2002
October 11, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyFantasyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Critics' Choice Awards2002
- Best Family Film2002Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 10 more22 people
- Alexis BledelWinnie Foster
- William HurtAngus Tuck
- Sissy SpacekMae Tuck
- Jonathan JacksonJesse Tuck
- Scott BairstowMiles Tuck
- Ben KingsleyMan in the Yellow Suit
- Amy IrvingMother Foster
- Victor GarberRobert Foster
Kosha EnglerMiles' Wife- RPRichard PilcherConstable
- BCBradley CoryellLead Mill Boy
John BadilaBaker
Julia HartSally Hannaway- NKNaomi KlineBeatrice Ruston
- KKKathryn KelleyMrs. Hannaway
- BCBrigid ClearyMrs. Ruston
- SPSean PrattYoung Pastor
Robert LewisNight Deputy- JSJean SchertlerGrandmother Foster
- DADominic AngelellaBernard Price
- TFTheresa FlynnMrs. Price
Elisabeth ShueNarrator (voice)
Directing · 4
- Jay Russell Director
- Deirdre Horgan Script Supervisor
- John Rusk First Assistant Director
- Alison C. Rosa Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- James V. Hart Screenplay
- Jeffrey Lieber Screenplay
- Natalie Babbitt Novel
Production · 16
- Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer
- Deborah Forte Executive Producer
- William Teitler Executive Producer
- Thomas A. Bliss Executive Producer
- Max Wong Executive Producer
- Jane Startz Producer
Camera · 9
- James L. Carter Director of Photography
- Mark Van Loon Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator
- Mark Walpole Second Assistant Camera
- Martin J. Layton Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
- Ron Phillips Still Photographer
- John C. Barber Grip
Editing · 5
- Jay Cassidy Editor
- Mary Beth Smith Negative Cutter
- Jeff Smithwick Color Timer
- Jonathan Chibnall First Assistant Editor
- Dana Mulligan First Assistant Editor
Sound · 19
- William Ross Original Music Composer
- Stephen Hunter Flick Supervising Sound Editor
- Charles Maynes Supervising Sound Editor
- Kira Roessler Dialogue Editor
- Harry B. Miller III ADR Editor
- Jamie Hardt Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 7
- Tony Burrough Production Design
- Catherine Davis Set Decoration
- Tiffany Zappulla Art Department Assistant
- Lorraine Walker Assistant Property Master
- Ray Kluga Art Direction
- Michael Davis Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 12
- Carol Ramsey Costume Design
- Christine Wada Costume Supervisor
- Charmaine Henninger Assistant Hairstylist
- Janice Kinigopoulos Hair Department Head
- Marisa Aboitiz Costume Supervisor
- Linda M. Boyland Costumer
Visual Effects · 5
- Mat Beck Visual Effects Supervisor
- Cindy Jones Visual Effects Producer
- Yoshiya Yamada 3D Modeller
- Erik Liles 2D Supervisor
- Brian Ali Harding Compositing Artist
Lighting · 1
- Newton TerMeer Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 13
- G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
- Peter Epstein Stunts
- Jeffrey Lee Gibson Stunt Double
- Jennifer Badger Stunt Double
- Blaise Corrigan Stunts
- David Brian Martin Stunt Double
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