Is Anybody There?

– A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Is Anybody There? (2008)

A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Is Anybody There? (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 May 2009

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.

Director:

John Crowley

Writer:

Peter Harness

Main Actors:

Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, Ralph Riach, Linzey Cocker

Plot:

Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. Whilst his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the onset of mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward's is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy. Is Anybody There? tells the story of this odd couple - a boy and an old man - facing life together, with Edward learning to live in the moment and Clarence coming to terms with the past.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,988,165

Production:

Big Beach Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
Metacritic:
54%