The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rob Reiner
Produced by Salli Newman
David Valdes
Rob Reiner
Alan Greisman
Lori McCreary
Written by Guy Thomas
Rob Reiner
Andrew Scheinman
Starring Morgan Freeman
Virginia Madsen
Emma Fuhrmann
Madeline Carroll
Kenan Thompson
Kevin Pollak
Fred Willard
Nicolette Pierini
Music by Marc Shaiman
Cinematography Reed Morano
Edited by Dorian Harris
Production
company
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)
Running time
109 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $5,000,000
Box office $102,388[1]

The Magic of Belle Isle is a 2012 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Guy Thomas. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Emma Fuhrmann, Madeline Carroll, Kenan Thompson, Nicolette Pierini, Kevin Pollak and Fred Willard. The film was released on July 6, 2012, by Magnolia Pictures.

Despite the name, the movie has no connection with Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

Plot

Monte Wildhorn (Freeman) is a famous Western novelist whose struggle with alcoholism has sapped his passion for writing. He takes a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle, and befriends the family next door—an attractive single mother (Madsen) and her young daughters who help him find inspiration again.

Cast

Production

The Magic of Belle Isle was filmed in the village of Greenwood Lake, New York in July 2011.

Reception

The Magic of Belle Isle received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 30%, based on 33 reviews, with a rating of 4.9/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 18 2012, and is currently available on Netflix Streaming.[5]

References

  1. "The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)". Box Office Mojo. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933542/?ref_=tt_cl_t15
  3. "The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  4. "The Magic of Belle Isle Reviews". Metacritic. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  5. "Magic of Belle Isle: Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Rob Reiner: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
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