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The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

2012Movie⏱️ 1h 49mPG
ComedyDrama
⭐ 7
IMDB Rating
21,501 votes

Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 girls who help him find the inspiration to write ag...

Director
Rob Reiner
Writers
Guy Thomas, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman
Stars
Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carroll
Release Date
July 6, 2012
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 102
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 30.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
as Monte Wildhorn
Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen
as Charlotte O'Neil
Madeline Carroll
Madeline Carroll
as Willow O'Neil
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
as Henry
Emma Fuhrmann
Emma Fuhrmann
as Finnegan O'Neil
Nicolette Pierini
Nicolette Pierini
as Flora O'Neil
C.J. Wilson
C.J. Wilson
as Fire Captain
Ash Christian
Ash Christian
as Carl Loop
πŸ‘€
Debargo Sanyal
as Mahmoud
Fred Willard
Fred Willard
as Al Kaiser

πŸ’° Box Office

$123,821
Worldwide Gross
$102,388
Domestic Gross
$10,367
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Greenwood Lake, New York, USA
Production
Magnolia Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Revelations Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

mother daughter relationshipbirthday partytypewriterdogauthor

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Gently uplifiting
by stugood-07006 β€’ 2021-09-07
6/10

"You've seen this before: broken person stuck in their ways is born again through a chance meeting and all who sees are uplifted. The difference here is the subtle elegance Freeman and Madsen bring to their respective roles. The film is still rather slight, with no real emerging crisis or antagonist to speak of, but these characters are inspiring, just as is the story's idyllic setting...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Annette Bening was originally cast in the female lead role but dropped out, and Virginia Madsen subsequently replaced her.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 girls who help him find the inspiration to write ag...