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Is Anybody There?
2008
Edward (Bill Milner - "Son Of Rambow") isn't your average 10 year-old. Obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, his parents (Anne-Marie Duff - "Shameless" and David Morrissey - "Red Riding") are concerned that life might be passing him by. But when Clarence (Academy Award winner Michael Caine - "The Dark Knight"), a retired .. Read more
| Starring | Thelma Barlow, Michael Caine, Linzey Cocker, Anne-Marie Duff |
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| Director | John Crowley |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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Is Anybody There?
Edward (Bill Milner - "Son Of Rambow") isn't your average 10 year-old. Obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, his parents (Anne-Marie Duff - "Shameless" and David Morrissey - "Red Riding") are concerned that life might be passing him by. But when Clarence (Academy Award winner Michael Caine - "The Dark Knight"), a retired magician, comes to stay with the family, Edward's world is disrupted and he is forced to interact with the grumpy old man who's taken over his bedroom. As the weeks progress, their antagonism turns to friendship and Clarence convinces Edward to engage with the world of the living and the young boy helps Clarence confront the ghosts of his past.
From the producer of "Little Miss Sunshine" and the "Harry Potter" movies and the director of Channel 4's acclaimed "Boy A", "Is Anybody There?" is the surprising and touching story about two unexpected friends who inspire each other to live life to the fullest.
| Starring | Thelma Barlow, Michael Caine, Linzey Cocker, Anne-Marie Duff, Garrick Hagon, Rosemary Harris |
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| Director | John Crowley |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 14 Sep 2009 Blu-ray: not available Production year: 2008 |
| Format | DVD |
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Most filmgoers are lucky to stumble across a movie that guides us down paths unknown. Usually, however, were faced... read more on Time Out
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36 out of 39 people found this review helpful
No Harold and Maude
but a pleasant and likeable film nonetheless. There are few surprises as most of the plot is completely predictable, although a pleasant surprise for me is that Michael Caine can act after all! He is very credible as the curmudgeonly Clarence losing his marbles and in fact all the performances are great, more than making up for the weak script.
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emotional
This is a beautifully written and acted film that touches on all emotions. The growing relationship between the boy and the character played by Michael Caine is wonderful and, although the ending is not unexpected, the final scene was and just added to the whole picture, bringing it to a suitable end. Well worth watching.
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Caine's new movie made him cry
- 17 Apr 2009
Sir Michael Caine dropped his regular fee to make new movie Is Anybody There? after the script reduced him to tears. The Oscar winner plays a retired magician in the movie, about a young boy who grows up in a home for the elderly, and admits he would never have taken on a small-budget project for such a reduced wage - but he was forced to reconsider after reading the moving screenplay. He says, "It's an extraordinary film. It's the only script I've ever read that made me cry. And I don't cry... Read more
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