Be Kind Rewind (2008) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	February 22, 2008
On DVD:	June 10, 2008
Genre:	Comedy
Director:	Michel Gondry
Writer:	Michel Gondry
Cast:	Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz, Arjay Smith, Paul Dinello, Marcus Carl Franklin, P.J. Byrne, Chandler Parker
Studio:	New Line Cinema
Official site:	bekindrewindmovie.com
Running Time:	101 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for some sexual references

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...

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In 2004, writer/director Michel Gondry dropped onto the scene with the popular Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, an imaginative and memorable drama-comedy that cemented his name as an in-demand director. Since then, though, he has directed Dave Chappelle's Block Party and The Science of Sleep, neither of which were particularly great. With Be Kind Rewind he looks to get back on track, and, for the most part, he does.

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