Afemo Omilami, Bernie Casey, Charles Lawlor

Small-town farmer Noah Dearborn (Sidney Poitier) lives an uncomplicated existence till shady developer Christian Nelson (George Newbern) tries to usurp his family's land. Nelson will do anything to ta...( read more  read more... )ke Noah's property, including hiring a shrink (Mary-Louise Parker) to have him declared insane. What Nelson doesn't anticipate is Noah forming an unbreakable bond with the doctor that proves stronger than anything the land baron can dish out.

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PG, 87 min.

Directed by: Gregg Champion

Release Date: November 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005

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  • March 14, 2008
    Sidney Poitier can do no wrong in my book. This was a sweet movie where he plays a 91 year old man who is still in good shape and continues to work. He lives a simple life but land developers try and have him declared incompetent in order to seize his property. It was a cute movi...( read more)e that will make you feel good.
  • November 11, 2009
    A pleasant film, a bit too slow moving though. Nice but unexceptional performances, pleasing cinematography. It?s well enough done but it?s nothing particularly special.
  • May 20, 2009
    Great flick if you ignore logical inconsistencies and let's face it, that's what drama is.
  • September 20, 2008
    Great simple flick. Very enjoyable. Sort of on the order of Driving mIss Daisy.
  • July 2, 2008
    Helping other people great movie great cast
  • June 4, 2008
    An incredible drama in the simplest and purest form...you will experience joy, anger, and even choke on frustration which will mold into a triumphant finale.
    See this it's good for your soul.
  • May 17, 2008
    Very good story line and life lessons.
  • March 14, 2008
    This was a cute movie.

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