The Mosquito Coast Reviews

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Based on the novel by Paul Theroux, an inventor disillusioned by the growing bureaucracy of America uproots his family to build a utopia in the jungle of Central America. There he finds new threats to his freedom and peace of mind, with tragic results. Read more

Starring	Helen Mirren, Conrad Roberts, Andre Gregory, Martha Plimpton
Director	Peter Weir
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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Given that Paul Theroux's harrowing tale of jungle craziness is one of the least filmable properties of recent years,... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of The Mosquito Coast
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Mosquito Coast

I thought this movie was excellent, but then anything that Harrison Ford is in usually is. I saw it some years ago and even though it was the second time around... more

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- - Kiriakoula Pepe from London
  - Posted 08 Aug 2006 19:23
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

The Mosquito Coast

Rented the film because I missed it when it came out a few decades ago and because I wanted to watch 'River Phoenix' - he was the only good thing about ... more

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- - Tumi from Bampton
  - Posted 05 Oct 2008 21:39
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Possibly Harrison Ford's finest performance!

Marvelous film. Intense, deeply psychological and thrilling. Ford as a man who's tenacity borders on the insane. Helen Mirren as his wife equally ... more

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- - A customer from England
  - Posted 10 Feb 2006 22:50
Most recent members' reviews (2) of The Mosquito Coast
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

The Mosquito Coast

Rented the film because I missed it when it came out a few decades ago and because I wanted to watch 'River Phoenix' - he was the only good thing about ... more

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- - Tumi from Bampton
  - Posted 05 Oct 2008 21:39
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

good

good acting and great original story.

River Phoenix superb , wot a terrible loss.

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- - sandy b from Morecambe, Lancs. 2006
  - Posted 18 Oct 2006 12:51

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Mosquito Coast

I thought this movie was excellent, but then anything that Harrison Ford is in usually is. I saw it some years ago and even though it was the second time around... more

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- - Kiriakoula Pepe from London
  - Posted 08 Aug 2006 19:23
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

The Mosquito Coast

Rented the film because I missed it when it came out a few decades ago and because I wanted to watch 'River Phoenix' - he was the only good thing about ... more

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- - Tumi from Bampton
  - Posted 05 Oct 2008 21:39
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Possibly Harrison Ford's finest performance!

Marvelous film. Intense, deeply psychological and thrilling. Ford as a man who's tenacity borders on the insane. Helen Mirren as his wife equally ... more

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- - A customer from England
  - Posted 10 Feb 2006 22:50
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

good

good acting and great original story.

River Phoenix superb , wot a terrible loss.

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- - sandy b from Morecambe, Lancs. 2006
  - Posted 18 Oct 2006 12:51
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

Don't bother.

With so many good films to see, this is not worth renting. It's rather a silly film with one or two factual inaccuracies, probably because of lazy, hack, ... more

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- - sailonby from Exeter
  - Posted 17 Jun 2008 20:45
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Not his best film

Not his best & does not reflect the quality of the book. The father & son relationship is not realistic enough. Shame as Harrison Ford is such a quality... more

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- - A customer from Bletchley
  - Posted 28 Jul 2005 18:22
Good film

A well acted and interesting film about a brilliant, but flawed man who decides to leave the decadent USA to move to the south American jungle.

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 23 Jan 2009 10:21
Good, watch it

Not a blockbuster or a cinema classic but I really enjoyed this film. A good (and different) story with interesting characters and an excellent performance by ... more

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- - Antal1 from Hitchin
  - Posted 26 Mar 2009 13:23
Excellent

This film features a very impressive cast and still remains one of River Phoenixs' best performances in his short career.

I've not read the ... more

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- - A customer from England
  - Posted 05 May 2009 13:04
ok watch

this is a standard watch really. It starts off more promising that it actually turns out to be i felt. Its the story of a radical inventor who wants to leave ... more

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- - A customer from Hebden Bridge
  - Posted 07 Jun 2009 08:58

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Given that Paul Theroux's harrowing tale of jungle craziness is one of the least filmable properties of recent years,... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008

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