The Mosquito Coast (1986)

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

  • 6.6
  • 1h 57min
  • Adventure, Drama, Thriller
  • 1986-11-26 (USA)

Storyline

An eccentric and dogmatic inventor sells his house and takes his family to Central America to build a utopia in the middle of the jungle. Conflicts with his family, a local preacher, and with nature are only small obstacles to his obsession. Based on the novel by Paul Theroux.



Short Review

long with a clever and complex performance by Harrison Ford, that ambition makes for a movie that is deeply flawed, but undeniably powerful.


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