“The Thursday Murder Club” Provides a Cozy Mystery
As a frequent “the book was better” extoller, this movie was well worth the watch.
Simon Birch (1998)
Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
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Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Family
Written By:Mark Steven Johnson
In Theaters:9/11/1998
Box Office:$18,253,415
Runtime:114 minutes
Studio:Hollywood Pictures, Caravan Pictures
Cast
Mark Steven Johnson
Director
Ian Michael Smith
Simon Birch
Joseph Mazzello
Joe Wenteworth
Ashley Judd
Rebecca Wenteworth
Oliver Platt
Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn
Reverend Russell
Dana Ivey
Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde
Hilde Grove
Jan Hooks
Miss Leavey
Cecilley Carroll
Marjorie
Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos
Ann
Sam Morton
Stuart
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