Avalon

Avalon (1990)

  • 83% of critics liked it
    (23 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (2,997 ratings)

The third of director Barry Levinson's autobiographical "Baltimore Trilogy" (the first two entries were Diner and Tin Men), Avalon covers nearly forty years in the lives of an immigrant Jewish family. Sam Krichinsky (Armin Mueller-Stahl) emigrates to Baltimore in 1914, where Sam's brothers Gabriel… More

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PG, 2 hr. 6 min.
Directed By
Barry Levinson
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Oct 5, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Mar 13, 2001
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media

    A slow but rewarding drama.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Tracing the fortunes and misfortunes of an extended family of Jewish immigrants, this melancholy memory film is too soft and episodic, lacking the narrative focus of either Diner or Tin Men, which form a trilogy.

  • John Wirt, Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

    An overstuffed family drama that's not nearly as magical as it thinks it is.

  • Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

    A fine film that showcases early Baltimore.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Solid Levinson tale, well acted

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