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Donovan's Echo

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Donovan's Echo (2011)
After a long absence, Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) returns home to discover events from his past are repeating. Plagued by the idea of déjà vu, Donovan is convinced his young neighbour and her mother will be killed on the 30th anniversary of his own wife and daughter's death. Struggling to unlock the pattern, Donovan tries to convince his brother-in-law, Finnley (Bruce Greenwood) to help prevent a similar tragedy. When his facts don't add up, Donovan's sanity is questioned. 

Is he losing his mind, or running out of time?
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A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.
IMDb RATING
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1.8K
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  • Director
    • Jim Cliffe
  • Writers
    • Jim Cliffe(screenplay)
    • Melodie Krieger(screenplay)
    • Blake Corbet(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Kyarra Willis
    • Karen Holness
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jim Cliffe
  • Writers
    • Jim Cliffe(screenplay)
    • Melodie Krieger(screenplay)
    • Blake Corbet(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Kyarra Willis
    • Karen Holness
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

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    Donovan's Echo
    Trailer 1:27
    Donovan's Echo

    Photos8

    Still of Danny Glover with director Jim Cliffe in 'Donovan's Echo'.
    Bruce Greenwood with director Jim Cliffe in 'Donovan's Echo'.
    Storyboards, illustrated by director Jim Cliffe for 'Donovan's Echo'.
    Still of Danny Glover in 'Donovan's Echo'
    Still of Bruce Greenwood in 'Donovan's Echo'
    Director/co-writer Jim Cliffe at the Vancouver International Film Festival premiere of 'Donovan's Echo'.
    "DONOVAN'S ECHO" Danny Glover, Karen Holness

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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Donovan Matheson
    Kyarra Willis
    • Magnolia Matheson
    Karen Holness
    Karen Holness
    • Jasmine Matheson
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Finnley Boyd
    Kevin McNulty
    Kevin McNulty
    • Dean Belton
    Natasha Calis
    Natasha Calis
    • Maggie Walgrave
    Lanette Ware
    Lanette Ware
    • Susan Boyd
    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Kaisha
    Katina Small
    • Maggie Walgrave - 35 years
    Stephen Jefferys
    • Speaker
    • (as Stephen Jeffreys)
    Chelah Horsdal
    Chelah Horsdal
    • Doctor
    David James Lewis
    David James Lewis
    • Kit
    • (as David Lewis)
    Sonja Bennett
    Sonja Bennett
    • Sarah Walgrave
    Sunita Prasad
    Sunita Prasad
    • Medical Assistant
    Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
    • Ray
    Trent Carlson
    Trent Carlson
    • Unshaven Man
    Amitai Marmorstein
    Amitai Marmorstein
    • Bobby
    Brendan Beiser
    Brendan Beiser
    • Robin
    • Director
      • Jim Cliffe
    • Writers
      • Jim Cliffe(screenplay)
      • Melodie Krieger(screenplay)
      • Blake Corbet(story editor)
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    • Trivia
      The shooting schedule was a tight twenty days, considering the multiple locations, stunt work, and budget.
    • Goofs
      In the newspaper clipping Donovan pulls out near the beginning of the movie, there is a typo. It says "Police and ambulances responded quickly to the seen.. (should be "scene").
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    User reviews18

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    Top review
    4/10
    Somewhat Disjointed
    Donovan (Danny Glover) returns to his home after 30-years of roaming (which was never really explained) due to the deaths of his wife and child in a vehicle accident. He was a nuclear physicist and blames himself for paying more attention to his work rather than his family. He was also a member of the Manhattan Project back in the day and later became obsessed with Cold Fusion. Now that he is back he has visions of the future that correspond to the date he lost his family.

    Remember the saying or slogan "we are all connected" from other movies: CRASH and CLOUD ATLAS? Apparently the message didn't get through as we have this movie to drill it into us again.

    Donovan sees visions of what will happen in the future and Finn (Bruce Greenwood) the local Canadian policeman and Donovan's best friend doesn't believe him; and Finn thinks Donovan is becoming dangerous. Donovan believes there is a reason he came back - at this time - and he sees things and attaches the visions to the date of the death of his wife and child. We decide Donovan is not mental (hey, that would be another story) but he cannot seem to get thru to Finn, Maggie (the 11-year old who has the same name of his daughter who died in that accident), or to Maggie's mother Sarah (Sonja Bennett). We have dialogues in our heads that would help but our dialogues are never used. Bummer.

    We try to connect the dots with Donovan. However, the way these dots are presented make it difficult to follow any logic and it is here the script confuses us. Sad to say much of this story is disjointed and we are on the verge of looking for the remote to end this because we find ourselves no longer caring.

    I don't believe the connection message got thru this time. In the other movies mentioned above the connections are universal; but here the connections seemed to be relegated to Donovan and the immediate cast only. The drilling was not successful in my opinion. (4/10)

    Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.
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    • Release date
      • February 15, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El destino está escrito
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Common Man Films Ltd.
      • Donovan's Echo Productions
      • Maniacal Toon Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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