Storyline

This is a gentle, innocent movie about the reflections of an aging man (David Morse), who returns to his home town after the death of his best friend. Memories of life at age eleven floods back as it was a magical time that changed his life. Three eleven-year-old children, Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin), Carol Gerber (Mika Boorem), and John "Sully" Sullivan (Will Rothhaar), share their lives. Carol and Bobby have a special affection for one another including sharing a kiss "by which all others will be measured". Bobby lives with his mother Liz (Hope Davis), a bitter, vain woman who looks for pleasures for herself without sharing much with her son. Into their lives comes mysterious new boarder Ted Brautigan (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who befriends the boy, but generates distrust from the mother. As time passes, the man and boy share confidences, and special powers are revealed. The man warns the boy to be on the lookout for the "Low Men", who were seeking him. The two share a summer's ...

Plot Keywords

mysterious stranger, father figure, psychic, boarding house, funeral, rape, 1960s, single mother, bicycle, friendship, childhood memory, watching tv, crying woman, bully, based on novella, supernatural power, childhood sweetheart, billiards, baseball bat, american flag

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : From $2.99 to rent, Or available with STARZ on Prime Video Channels

2. Microsoft Store : Rent From $2.99

3. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 9.99, Rent: 2.99] [HDX - Buy: 9.99, Rent: 2.99]