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be kind rewind (2008)

be kind rewind
be kind rewind
PG-13
Comedy
Documentary
Drama

Release Date
January 20, 2008
Director
Michel Gondry
Cast
Jack Black , Yasiin Bey , Danny Glover , Mia Farrow , Melonie Diaz , Irv Gooch
Runtime
101
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Michel Gondry
Tagline
You name it, we shoot it

Summary

Jack Black stars in "Be Kind Rewind," a one-of-a-kind comedy from the mind of writer/director Michel Gondry ("Dave Chappelle's Block Party," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"). Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a life that's too small for his big dreams. But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, he devises a plan to satisfy the store's few loyal customers by re-creating and re-filming every movie they decide to rent.

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