Second Best

Second Best (2004)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (221 ratings)

Actor William Hurt delivers one of his most acclaimed performances in this drama from Oscar-winning cinematographer-turned-director Chris Menges. Hurt stars as Graham Holt, a repressed Welsh postmaster who lives a reclusive bachelor's existence with his suicidal father (Alfred Lynch), who is in… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
David Cook (XXII), David Cook (I)
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1994 Wide
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

    William Hurt portrays an unmarried Welsh postmaster who decides to adopt a child after his own parents pass away. Both he and the boy he is assigned have psychological scars, and the gradual revelation of these inner pains is what fuels the plot, but the

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Zeroes in on the tense but potentially rewarding relationships between fathers and sons.

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  • Cynthia S


    Really good movie. I am actually surprised that it is from 1994, and I have never seen it before. Where have they been hiding this wonderful film? William Hurt did a great job, and that kid...well what can I say. He deserved an Oscar for this, as far as I am concerned. Very moving.… More

  • John B


    Very strong performance from Hurt and one of the most poignant depictions of a father-child relationship.

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