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Is Anybody There?

  • 20082008
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.8K
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Is Anybody There? (2008)
A drama set in a seaside English town circa 1987, which charts the unlikely friendship that develops between an acerbic old performer and the death-obsessed young son of the homeÂ’s overwhelmed owners.
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A lonely boy who lives in his parents' home for the elderly explores his obsession with the afterlife through his friendship with an aging magician.A lonely boy who lives in his parents' home for the elderly explores his obsession with the afterlife through his friendship with an aging magician.A lonely boy who lives in his parents' home for the elderly explores his obsession with the afterlife through his friendship with an aging magician.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.8K
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  • Director
    • John Crowley
  • Writer
    • Peter Harness
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Bill Milner
    • Anne-Marie Duff
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Crowley
  • Writer
    • Peter Harness
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Bill Milner
    • Anne-Marie Duff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Is Anybody There?
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    Michael Caine and Bill Milner in Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Michael Caine and Bill Milner in Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Michael Caine in Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Bill Milner in Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Michael Caine and John Crowley in Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Barbara Windsor at an event for Is Anybody There? (2008)
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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Clarenceas Clarence
    Bill Milner
    Bill Milner
    • Edwardas Edward
    Anne-Marie Duff
    Anne-Marie Duff
    • Mumas Mum
    Ralph Riach
    Ralph Riach
    • Cliveas Clive
    Linzey Cocker
    Linzey Cocker
    • Tanyaas Tanya
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Prudenceas Prudence
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Regas Reg
    Sylvia Syms
    Sylvia Syms
    • Lilianas Lilian
    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • Elsieas Elsie
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Dadas Dad
    Thelma Barlow
    • Enaas Ena
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Bobas Bob
    Carl McCrystal
    Carl McCrystal
    • Undertaker 1as Undertaker 1
    Andrew Turner
    • Undertaker 2as Undertaker 2
    Ollie Kaiper-Leach
    • Barryas Barry
    • (as Oliver Leach)
    Ralph Ineson
    Ralph Ineson
    • Mr. Kellyas Mr. Kelly
    David Rintoul
    David Rintoul
    • Harry Priceas Harry Price
    Tommy Baxendale
    • Tanya's Boyfriend Mikeas Tanya's Boyfriend Mike
    • Director
      • John Crowley
    • Writer
      • Peter Harness
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    Storyline

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    Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten-year-old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the on-set of a mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward's is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy. This movie tells the story of this odd couple, a boy and an old man, facing life together, with Edward learning to live in the moment, and Clarence coming to terms with the past.
    • lonely boy
    • child in jeopardy
    • magician
    • child protagonist
    • elderly protagonist
    • 22 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, and some disturbing images
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Producer David Heyman was inside the Body Bag being taken down the Stairlift at the start of the film
    • Goofs
      Some think the father's mustache at the party is a continuity error as he shaved it off that morning. However, it is a fancy dress party and the father is clearly wearing a fake mustache to go with his costume.
    • Quotes

      Edward: [Reading a headstone] "Samuel Peet. Not Dead. Only Sleeping."

      Clarence: Huh. He's gonna be pissed off when he wakes up.

    • Connections
      Featured in Loose Women: Episode #13.161 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Arthur C Clarke's Strange World
      Written by Alan Hawkshaw

      Published by ITV Productions / EMI Music Publishing Ltd

      Courtesy of ITV Productions Ltd

    User reviews44

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Life Lessons, Redux
    In his fifty,or so years since he had an uncredited role in a now long forgotten British film,Michael Caine has made a name for himself in British cinema. 'Is There Anybody There' will certainly cement his reputation that much further. Granted,he has acted in his share of stinkers, but the good/superb films out weighs them. For this outing, Caine is Clarence,a retired Magician who has just moved into a nursing home,on England's seacoast sometime in the later half of the 1980's. A 10 year old boy,who is obsessed with death & ghosts has a bad introduction with Clarence,who comes off as the typical grouchy old man who just wants to be left alone. Over a period of time,the boy learns some valuable life lessons about age. Do the two of them bond a friendship? What I admired about this film that it doesn't paint the elderly as something to be pitied or feared. The film is rounded out by a cast of mostly unknown British actors (at least by me,anyway,but it didn't diminish the film one bit). A screenplay that equally mixes humour,drama & pathos makes for a sparkling cocktail of a film that will have the viewer exiting the cinema feeling good. Rated PG-13 by the MPAA,this film contains some salty language,adult situations & a horrific (but darkly humorous)image of a magic trick gone horribly wrong.
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    • Is "Is Anybody There?" based on a novel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ¿Hay alguien ahí?
    • Filming locations
      • Hythe, Kent, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Big Beach Films
      • Heyday Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,026,756
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $46,209
      • Apr 19, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,368,300
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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