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The Door in the Floor

  • 20042004
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
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6.6/10
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Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges in The Door in the Floor (2004)
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ComedyDrama
A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.
IMDb RATING
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16K
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    • Tod Williams
    • John Irving(novel "A Widow for One Year")
    • Tod Williams(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Kim Basinger
    • Jon Foster
    • Tod Williams
    • John Irving(novel "A Widow for One Year")
    • Tod Williams(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Kim Basinger
    • Jon Foster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 138User reviews
    • 140Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Jon Foster in The Door in the Floor (2004)
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    Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Kim Basinger and Jon Foster in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Mimi Rogers and Jeff Bridges in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Kim Basinger in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Kim Basinger and Jon Foster in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Jeff Bridges in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges, and Tod Williams in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Jeff Bridges and Elle Fanning in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Elle Fanning in The Door in the Floor (2004)
    Bijou Phillips, Jon Foster, and Elle Fanning in The Door in the Floor (2004)

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Ted Cole
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Marion Cole
    Jon Foster
    Jon Foster
    • Eddie O'Hare
    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Ruth Cole
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Interviewer
    John Rothman
    John Rothman
    • Minty O'Hare
    Harvey Loomis
    • Dr. Loomis
    Bijou Phillips
    Bijou Phillips
    • Alice
    Mimi Rogers
    Mimi Rogers
    • Evelyn Vaughn
    Mike S. Ryan
    • Reception Fan
    Libby Langdon
    Libby Langdon
    • Woman at Reception
    Louis Arcella
    Louis Arcella
    • Eduardo Gomez
    Robert LuPone
    Robert LuPone
    • Mendelssohn
    Rachel Style
    Rachel Style
    • Bookstore Assistant
    Amanda Posner
    • Frame Shop Clerk
    Donna Murphy
    Donna Murphy
    • Frame Shop Owner
    Marion McCorry
    Marion McCorry
    • Bookstore Customer
    Kristina Valada-Viars
    Kristina Valada-Viars
    • Effie
      • Tod Williams
      • John Irving(novel "A Widow for One Year")
      • Tod Williams(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Ben Foster was suppose to play the role of Eddie O'Hare, but gave the role to his brother Jon Foster instead because he thought it was better suited for him.
    • Goofs
      The flashback scene in the car with the boys is supposed to take place during a heavy snow fall, and the back window and tail lights of the car are supposed to be covered with snow, but the window is completely clear.
    • Quotes

      Ted Cole: Everything in fiction is a tool: pain, betrayal, even death. These are, you know, these are like, uh, different colors on a painter's palette. You need to use them.

    • Connections
      Featured in Anatomy of a Scene: The Door in the Floor (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Still Care
      Performed by B&D

      Written by Brnja Sigurdarttir and Drifa Sigurdarttir

      Courtesy of KGM Entertainment Group

    User reviews138

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    8/10
    Good Movie, Brilliant Book
    I loved "Widow For One Year" and was a bit skeptical about "A Door In The Floor". I just didn't see it translating well on screen and I have to admit I'm not a Kim Basinger fan either. Well I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with the screenplay and the acting. Yes I felt sad that the other complex part of the story was omitted but after hearing John Irvings comments in the bonus features he put my sadness to rest. I completely see where he was coming from on the difficulties of portraying the other events to be true to the intended meaning. Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger were very compelling. Kim Basinger did a brilliant job at coming across as a sympathetic character while remaining emotional hardened in a state that allowed her to leave her daughter and sleep with a young teenage boy. One of the things I love best about John Irving is that he creates characters so flawed yet so redeemable and complex. He show the other side of the coin to making bad choices vs. good. He shows that to each screwed up life there are stories of how people get there and how everything around them contributes to who they become. Because of pain some submit to fears, some submit to pleasures, some submit to sorrow. And although some learn to conquer the emotions and pains of life, some don't, and for them it seems Irving wants us to see that they do the best they can to survive it and protect those they love in their own messed up ways. Underneath these characters that seem morally challenged is pain and the desire to survive it. I guess having said that it is sad that Ruth's story was never told. All things considered this was a very good movie based on a brilliant book.
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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • Focus Features (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • This Is That Productions
      • Revere Pictures
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
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