Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There?

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- 66/100 based on 4,944 votes
  • Released: 2009
  • Runtime: 95 mins
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  • Studio: Heyday Films
  • Genres: Drama

Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten-year-old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the on-set of a mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward's is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Is Anybody There?:

Michael Caine
Bill Milner
David Morrissey
Anne-Marie Duff
Rosemary Harris
Ralph Riach

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Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten-year-old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the on-set of a mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward's is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy. This movie tells the story of this odd couple, a boy and an old man, facing life together, with Edward learning to live in the moment, and Clarence coming to terms with the past.

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Los Angeles Times - 9/10 by Betsy SharkeyIt is also hard not to see remnants of a younger Michael Caine -- beautifully seductive and enigmatic all those years ago in "Alfie." He has said his wife cried when she saw the performance; you understand why.
Portland Oregonian - 8/10 by Marc MohanA kid-meets-curmudgeon comedy that transcends its formulaic skeleton thanks both to the veteran actor's charm and a smarter-than-average screenplay.
Rolling Stone - 8/10 by Peter TraversBlending humor and heartbreak in a performance that makes a small movie a richly satisfying one, Caine truly is magic.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by J.R. JonesThe sentimentality is held in check by Caine, who rises to the occasion with a bleak, angry performance.
Empire - 8/10 by Philip WildingCaine leads an impeccable cast in a story that is as touching as it is funny, turning the mundane minutiae of fading lives into a vibrant display.
The Hollywood Reporter - 7/10 by Michael RechtshaffenWhile Caine and young Milner make for amusing adversaries, it's nice to see Crowley paying respect to his elders by populating the retirement home with a number of familiar faces, including those belonging to Rosemary Harris, Sylvia Syms and longtime "Coronation Street" resident Thelma Barlow.
Washington Post - 6/10 by Philip KennicottCaine is magnificent, and the film is worth a look for his contribution alone. But Milner is a promising actor, too, and the pairing of young and old is believable and occasionally very moving.
Miami Herald - 6/10 by Connie OgleYou don't need a Ouija board to suss out where all this is heading, but Is Anybody There? counteracts its deficiencies -- predictability, sentimentality -- with a healthy dose of dark humor.
Chicago Sun-Times - 6/10 by Roger EbertI can't really recommend the film, unless you admire Caine as much as I do, which is certainly possible.
New York Post - 6/10 by Lou LumenickAll-too-familiar and schmaltzy territory for both coming-of-age films and movies with elderly actors.

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