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The Magic of Belle Isle
The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

A re-coming of age story.

Genres

DramaComedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$123821

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.974/10

Release Date

06 July 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Monte Wildhorn

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Mrs. 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

Ash Christian

Ash Christian

Carl Loop

Debargo Sanyal

Debargo Sanyal

Mahmoud

Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

Christopher McCann

Christopher McCann

Bookstore Owner

Lucas Caleb Rooney

Lucas Caleb Rooney

Clown

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