Be Kind Rewind

– A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store..

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Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind (2008)

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

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Be Kind Rewind (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Feb 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind
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In Passaic, NJ, Elroy Fletcher runs a video store in a condemned building he claims was the birthplace of Fats Waller. Fletcher goes on a Waller centennial trip, leaving his foster son Mike in charge of the store. Mike's peculiar friend Jerry tries to sabotage a power station and nearly electrocutes himself, getting magnetized in the process. He inadvertently erases every tape in the store. Mike and Jerry hatch an plan to hide the disaster by making a homemade "Ghostbusters" to rent to a woman whom Fletcher will be phoning to check on them. Soon, with help, their homemade versions of films develop a cult following. Will this new business save the store and the building? What about Fats?

Awards:

4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$11,200,000

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Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
Metacritic:
52%

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