Bill Raymond, Campbell Scott, Catherine Kellner

Spring Forward focuses on the friendship between two men who work for the parks department in a small New England town. His first day on the job, Paul (Liev Schreiber), a skittish ex-con looking for a...( read more  read more... ) second chance, is partnered with Murph (Ned Beatty), a grizzled veteran who's nearing retirement. The two seem to have little in common … but over the course of a year, shared confidences draw them closer together.

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R, 112 min.

Directed by: Tom Gilroy

Release Date: December 31, 1999

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DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002

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  • November 12, 2007
    A very conversationalized film. Very slow but really good.
  • July 17, 2008
    Great uplifting film about 2 park workers and their unlikely friendship. Stars Ned Beatty and Liev Schreiber in a truly excellent performance.
  • April 2, 2008
    A man (Liev Schreiver) fresh out of prison, defensive yet longing for a life that's worth living gets hired to work with an older man (Ned Beatty) who is nearing retirement in a parks service job in New England. Both men are in need of someone to talk to & ohhh boy do they talk ...( read more)(and talk and talk). With all this talk going on (sometimes interesting - but often akward and not so interesting) this is really a VERY sedate film. BUT I am happy I hung in there as once you are past the first half hour (or so) the dialog and the action picks up a little even heading on towards a brief exciting moment at the end Very introspective & philosophical. Sort of a 'My Dinner with Andre' type movie for the blue collar set. Over all? I liked it. Not loving - but liking. Nice performances by both the ever-wonderful Mr. Beatty and Liev Schreiber. They managed to pull a tear or two from me by the end.
  • August 6, 2007
    Has the feel of a play- but the characters are rich and full
  • December 5, 2006
    A very underrated movie that you won't hear much about.

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