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Be Kind Rewind
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Be Kind Rewind is a 2008 English-language comedy film directed by Michel Gondry, who also served as producer and screenwriter. The movie features Jack Black, Yasiin Bey, Melonie Diaz, and Danny Glover in the cast. Produced by New Line Cinema, Focus Features, and Partizan Films, the film was shot in New Jersey, which serves as its narrative location. It was distributed by Netflix via video on demand.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. It explores themes involving delusion, a nuclear power plant, a video store, and videotapes. Critical assessments include a Rotten Tomatoes score of 64% to 65%, a Metacritic score of 52/100, and an IMDb rating of 6.4 based on 96,220 votes. The production had a budget of 20,000,000 and generated 30,600,000 in revenue. It received four nominations for awards.
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6.3A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
Cast
- Jack Black as Jerry
- Yasiin Bey as Mike
- Danny Glover as Mr. Fletcher
- Mia Farrow as Ms. Kimberley
- Melonie Díaz as Alma
- Irv Gooch as Wilson
Themes
- delusion
- nuclear power plant
- video store
- videotape
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
96,220 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Michel Gondry
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Michel Gondry
- Screenwriter
- Michel Gondry
- Cast member
- Paul Dinello
- Producer
- Michel Gondry
- Production company
- New Line Cinema
- Cinematographer
- Ellen Kuras
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 926590
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.bekindmovie.com
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- Commons category
- Be Kind Rewind
- publication date
- 2008-00-00
- title
- Be Kind Rewind
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 52/100
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