Release Date
October 20, 2000
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Running Time
123 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including substance abuse/recovery, some sexual situations, language and brief violence
A teacher (Kevin Spacey) challenges a boy (Haley Joel Osmet) to make the world a better place. The boy decides to "pay it forward" (instead of payback) with the basic concept that every time he helps someone, that someone will help three people, and those three people will each help three people, and so forth...
The boy also takes in a homeless man.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Haley Joel Osmet's last movie was The Sixth Sense. He got an Academy Award for it. Kevin Spacey's last wide release was American Beauty. He was an Academy Award for it. Helen Hunt has won an Academy Award. When you put them all together, it is hard to have low expectations. Full movie review »
