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5.8/10   341 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
J.H. Wyman (written by)
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Release Date:
16 March 2001 (Canada) more
Genre:
Tagline:
It's what you do in life that counts.
Plot:
A terminally-ill boy's life is saved when his deceased 400-year-old friend, "Mr. Rice", leads him on a treasure hunt to find a magical "Potion of Life". | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Deals well with a difficult subject more (16 total)

Cast

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David Bowie ... Mr. Rice
Bill Switzer ... Owen Walters

Teryl Rothery ... Marylyn Walters
Garwin Sanford ... Stan Walters
Zach Lipovsky ... Funnel Head
Jason Anderson ... Veg
Tyler Thompson ... Gilbert
Campbell Lane ... Mr. Death

Richard de Klerk ... Simon
Tyler Labine ... Percy

Eric Keenleyside ... Ray
Colleen Rennison ... Molly
Kyle Labine ... Jonathan

Tim Dixon ... Priest

Juno Ruddell ... Cindy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Exhuming Mr. Rice (International: English title) (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, language and scenes of bullying.
Runtime:
USA:113 min | Japan:93 min
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At the end of the credits, the working title of the movie can be seen: "Exhuming Mr. Rice". more

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Deals well with a difficult subject, 11 October 2000
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Author: David McDaid (d.mcdaid@lse.ac.uk) from Bedford, England

Death is always a difficult subject to cover in the movies. Even more so when dealing with terminally ill children. Mr Rice's Secret succeeds in covering the issues in a sensitive but not mawkish way. Bowie gives a measured performance as the ancient mystic who befriends a young boy with Hodgkin's disease. The real star though is Bill Switzer, who excels as the boy fearing death who must learn to love life.

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