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A group of senior citizens residing in a rest home find their lives turned upside down after they are offered the gift of eternal youth by benevolent aliens in Ron Howard's wonderful tribute to the human spirit. Brian Dennehy is Walter, an alien who returns to earth to rescue 20 of his friends now hibernating in cocoons off the .. Read more

Starring	Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Maureen Stapleton
Director	Ron Howard
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Critic's review of Cocoon
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- "...A fountain of youth fable which imaginatively melds galaxy fantasy with the lives of aging mortals....COCOON weaves a mesmerizing tale..."
- 10381
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 5
  - 0
  Not your standard Alien movie!
  
  This is really as different a movie as you can get to any other alien movie - apart from the fact that it does, technically, contain aliens, it really belongs ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Richard Gosling
  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 24 May 2004 at 14:35
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- - 1
  - 0
  classic brilliance
  
  classic 80s sci fi film that has it all.
  
  love the way this film is done, and is so unique (the old people) too.
  
  defo worth watching
  
  Report this review
- 1108857
- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 06 Apr 2012 at 19:42
- - 2
  - 0
  Cocaine in the water?
  
  An enjoyable film, with moments that will make your eyes water. The cast work well together, and the story is simple, yet entertaining.
  
  I was ... read more »
  
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- - studleydave
  - 165 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 24 Mar 2010 at 17:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Classic & Sad but brilliant.
  
  I hadn't seen Cocoon in more than 10 years and was a sceptical about whether it would live up to my memory, but ths film surpassed what I was expecting.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Worthing
  - 11 Apr 2009 at 21:42
- - 0
  - 0
  Not for me
  
  After the first dip in the pool, the joke starts to get a mite thin, the film overlong and the script predictable.
  
  There were two good things about ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 27 Jan 2009 at 17:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Beautiful
  
  I love this film! There just isn't a bad word to say about it. Everything you could want from a film.
  
  If you haven't seen it yet then shame ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 674111
- - onion
  - 269 reviews
  - south
  - 17 Dec 2008 at 02:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Makes you Cry
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I have watched this once and tried again but once was all I could take
  
  Don't get me wrong it was a good film, but too emotional for me, as I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 550103
- - Angelamarie
  - 9 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Apr 2008 at 09:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Alien pods being stored in a swimming pool
  
  Alien pods being stored in a swimming pool energize retirement home residents. I'm not quite sure what the appeal is, but the sight gag of an older person ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Brighton
  - 03 Apr 2007 at 14:45
- - 0
  - 0
  more ET than Alien
  
  Perfectly reasonable family fare - i most enjoyed all the old people having a lively time - Don Ameche is always value for money. The sappiness got me a bit, as... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - a customer
  - Bristol, England
  - 31 Mar 2007 at 09:50
- - 1
  - 0
  quirky little movie
  
  excellent movie with no swearing , sex , violence. great acting. funny and sad
  
  Report this review
- 127912
- - Gina Stokes
  - plymouth
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 08:42
- - 5
  - 0
  Not your standard Alien movie!
  
  This is really as different a movie as you can get to any other alien movie - apart from the fact that it does, technically, contain aliens, it really belongs ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 6374
- - Richard Gosling
  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 24 May 2004 at 14:35
View all members' reviews (10)

- - 5
  - 0
  Not your standard Alien movie!
  
  This is really as different a movie as you can get to any other alien movie - apart from the fact that it does, technically, contain aliens, it really belongs ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 6374
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Richard Gosling
  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 24 May 2004 at 14:35
- - 2
  - 0
  Cocaine in the water?
  
  An enjoyable film, with moments that will make your eyes water. The cast work well together, and the story is simple, yet entertaining.
  
  I was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 876299
- - studleydave
  - 165 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 24 Mar 2010 at 17:53
- - 1
  - 0
  quirky little movie
  
  excellent movie with no swearing , sex , violence. great acting. funny and sad
  
  Report this review
- 127912
- - Gina Stokes
  - plymouth
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 08:42
- - 1
  - 0
  Classic & Sad but brilliant.
  
  I hadn't seen Cocoon in more than 10 years and was a sceptical about whether it would live up to my memory, but ths film surpassed what I was expecting.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 741797
- - a customer
  - Worthing
  - 11 Apr 2009 at 21:42
- - 1
  - 0
  classic brilliance
  
  classic 80s sci fi film that has it all.
  
  love the way this film is done, and is so unique (the old people) too.
  
  defo worth watching
  
  Report this review
- 1108857
- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 06 Apr 2012 at 19:42
- - 0
  - 0
  more ET than Alien
  
  Perfectly reasonable family fare - i most enjoyed all the old people having a lively time - Don Ameche is always value for money. The sappiness got me a bit, as... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 425718
- - a customer
  - Bristol, England
  - 31 Mar 2007 at 09:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Alien pods being stored in a swimming pool
  
  Alien pods being stored in a swimming pool energize retirement home residents. I'm not quite sure what the appeal is, but the sight gag of an older person ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 426666
- - a customer
  - Brighton
  - 03 Apr 2007 at 14:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Makes you Cry
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I have watched this once and tried again but once was all I could take
  
  Don't get me wrong it was a good film, but too emotional for me, as I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 550103
- - Angelamarie
  - 9 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Apr 2008 at 09:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Beautiful
  
  I love this film! There just isn't a bad word to say about it. Everything you could want from a film.
  
  If you haven't seen it yet then shame ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 674111
- - onion
  - 269 reviews
  - south
  - 17 Dec 2008 at 02:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Not for me
  
  After the first dip in the pool, the joke starts to get a mite thin, the film overlong and the script predictable.
  
  There were two good things about ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 696358
- - a customer
  - London
  - 27 Jan 2009 at 17:54

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Critics' reviews
- "...A fountain of youth fable which imaginatively melds galaxy fantasy with the lives of aging mortals....COCOON weaves a mesmerizing tale..."
- 10381
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Howard brings a real sweetness to his subject, as does the film's fine cast of veteran stars....[The] season's reigning fairy tale..."
- 10380
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- The cocoons of the title were left in the sea off the Florida coast by aliens. However, the pool of the house the... read more on Time Out
- 44946
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- Unusual, amusing and sentimentally effective movie of the kind which gets hearty word-of-mouth recommendation.
- 31692
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  A group of senior citizens residing in a rest home find their lives turned upside down after they are offered the gift of eternal youth by benevolent aliens in Ron Howard's wonderful tribute to the human spirit. Brian Dennehy is Walter, an alien who returns to earth to rescue 20 of his friends now ...