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Bookworm

  • 2024
  • 1h 43m
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6.1/10
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Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher in Bookworm (2024)
11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
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11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological... Read all11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

  • Director
    • Ant Timpson
  • Writers
    • Toby Harvard
    • Ant Timpson
  • Stars
    • Nell Fisher
    • Morgana O'Reilly
    • Millen Baird
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Ant Timpson
    • Writers
      • Toby Harvard
      • Ant Timpson
    • Stars
      • Nell Fisher
      • Morgana O'Reilly
      • Millen Baird
    • 15User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Nell Fisher
    Nell Fisher
    • Mildred
    Morgana O'Reilly
    Morgana O'Reilly
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    Millen Baird
    • Doctor
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Strawn
    Nikki Si'ulepa
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    • Dotty
    Theo Shakes
    • Reginald
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Arnold
    Vanessa Stacey
    • Angelina
    • Director
      • Ant Timpson
    • Writers
      • Toby Harvard
      • Ant Timpson
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    • Trivia
      The film title was inspired by fellow Kiwi Lee Tamahori's film The Edge which originally titled after the script by David Mamet called Bookworm.
    • Goofs
      Arnold mentions going to the place where Liam Neeson played a lion. Establishing that they are going to the real location of Castle Hill and not a made-up place. When they arrive, they get lost and start to fight and hallucinate to an extent. In reality, Castle Hill is quite populated and very close to a road so there'd always be someone else around to help.
    • Quotes

      Mildred: So, what does the average working day for an illusionist look like?

      Strawn: Well, I do appearances. Parties. Actually, last week, I just did a major celebrity's birthday party.

      Mildred: [sarcastic] Wow.

      Strawn: [scoffs] You know, you could try being a little bit more respectful.

      Mildred: Oh, sure I could. I just can't promise I will.

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      I'm a Drifter
      Written by Travis Edmonson

      Published by Haymarket Music Co.

      Administered by Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

      Performed by Vince Martin & Fred Neil

      Licensed courtesy of Warner Music New Zealand Ltd.

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    6/10

    Two movies for the price of one?

    One of those film oddities where, at the halfway point, you get an entirely different second movie. The first movie, which fills the first 50 minutes, is a genuinely interesting father-daughter roadtrip romp, with the daughter (Fisher) gettting the best lines: (dialog) "Am I still dreaming .. or did a 42 year old man really just wake up an 11 year old girl to tell her that he heard a creepy sound in the night?" Wood, late in his career, still has star power and the vibe between the two is solid. Then the tone changes and, much to the chagrin of the N. Z. Dept. Of Tourism, a friendly couple encountered while camping turns out to be anything but. The two halves of the film do not match, and the sour notes of the second half suck all the joy out of the first half. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
    • A_Different_Drummer
    • Oct 19, 2024
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    • Release date
      • August 29, 2024 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • New Zealand
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Apple TV Store (MENA)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Книжковий хробак
    • Production companies
      • Firefly Films
      • Mister Smith Entertainment
      • New Zealand Film Commission
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,446
    • Gross worldwide
      • $551,172
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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