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2004 Certificate 15
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A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss' disintegrating household. Read more

Starring Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Ella Fanning, Jon Foster
Director Tod Williams
Genres Drama, Thriller

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The Door In The Floor

A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss' disintegrating household.

Starring Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Ella Fanning, Jon Foster
Director Tod Williams
Studio MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 46 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 04 Jul 2005
Production year: 2004
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Screenwriter/director Tod Williams's tasteful, discreet drama is based on the first third of John Irving's novel A Widow for One Year. Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger star as Ted and Marion Cole, a couple whose teenage sons died in an accident some years ago. The tragedy has crushed the marriage — photographs of the boys line the hallway, suggesting the ever-present grief in the house — and not even the couple's four-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning, sister of Dakota) can ease their sorrow. Ted, a famous children's author, has descended into drinking and womanising, while Marion begins a relationship with her husband's 16-year-old assistant (Jon Foster). This is a mature, subtle and surprising drama that delicately examines the hidden pains of a marriage as well as the healing powers of intimacy.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • The beautiful Hamptons house of successful childrens writer Jeff Bridges is a monument to a tragic loss. While he... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 47 out of 63 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Excellent Movie

    After seeing this movie in the US I can safly say it is one of my favorite movies of all time. The acting is brillent and the film both comic and dramtic in places. Give it a try.

      • A customer from Lodon, England
      • Posted 21 Nov 2004 13:57

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    It all made sense at the end !!!! Stick with it

    Storyline of a couple trying to cope (or not!) with a tragedy within their family. Saw it as merely an observation of their life in that period of time - but then came the ending. Was I reading too much into that - but when Ted goes through 'the door in the floor' - it made the whole film slip into place.

    Remember when he's reading from his book?

    Very very good.

      • A customer from Coulsdon, Surrey
      • Posted 16 Sep 2005 16:53

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