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The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

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The Magic of Belle Isle

"A re-coming of age story."

2012

1h 49m

7.0(460 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

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Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Revelations Entertainment

Voltage Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Monte Wildhorn

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Charlotte O'Neil

Madeline Carroll

Madeline Carroll

Willow O'Neil

Emma Fuhrmann

Emma Fuhrmann

Finnegan O'Neil

Nicolette Pierini

Nicolette Pierini

Flora O'Neil

Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson

Henry

Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Al Kaiser

Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook

Luke Ford

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Joe Viola

C.J. Wilson

C.J. Wilson

Fire Captain

Creative team

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Written by: Guy Thomas
Rob Reiner
Produced by: Nicolas Chartier
Alan Greisman

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