Be Kind Rewind

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-02-22
Box Office Gross: $30,600,000
Running Time: 102 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Partizan Films, Partizan Films
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JoBlo's Rating

3/10

Synopsis

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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