Tuck Everlasting (2002)
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60% of critics liked it
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65% of users liked it
(79,571 ratings)
Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving… More Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but overprotective, and Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure. One day, while exploring the nearby woods, Winnie gets lost, but she has the good fortune to happen upon the Tuck Family, who live nearby - mother Mae (Sissy Spacek), father Angus (William Hurt), and sons Jesse (Jonathan Jackson) and Miles (Scott Bairstow). The Tucks are warm and caring people, and Winnie feels right at home with them; she also finds herself developing a serious crush on Jesse, and isn't so sure she wants to return; meanwhile, her parents become increasingly distraught as they search for their missing daughter. But in time Winnie discovers there's a secret behind the seemingly idyllic lives of the Tuck Family; they have discovered a magical spring on their property, and anyone who drinks from it will never grow old and never die. While to Winnie this sounds like a wonderful prospect, the Tucks have come to understand this is as much of a curse as a blessing, especially when she realizes Jesse is considerably older than she is. The Tucks also have to contend with the presence of the sinister Man In The Yellow Suit (Ben Kingsley), who wishes to buy their property and make a fortune from their "fountain of youth." Tuck Everlasting was directed by Jay Russell, who previously directed the acclaimed family film My Dog Skip. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jay Russell
- Written By
- Jeffrey Leiber
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 22, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Buena Vista Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
That rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults.
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Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Those with the patience to submit to its low-energy charms may find their time well spent.
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Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
Any movie that signals the menace of a potential lynching by zooming its camera through the loop of a gallows noose cannot claim subtlety, but director Jay Russell never lets the swirling emotions of Tuck become too drippy.
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Ed Park, Village Voice
Bledel and Jonathan Jackson's gorge-side canoodling drifts dangerously close to Blue Lagoon territory.
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Cast
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Alexis Bledel
as Winnie Foster
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William Hurt
as Angus Tuck
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Sissy Spacek
as Mae Tuck
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Scott Bairstow
as Miles Tuck
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Ben Kingsley
as Man in the Yellow Suit
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Amy Irving
as Mother Foster
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Victor Garber
as Robert Foster
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Elisabeth Shue
as Narrator
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Jonathan Jackson
as Jesse Tuck
