The Cure

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The Cure

PG-13,

1995,

1h 39m,

Drama

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Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra). Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

It's possible that moviegoers in their earlier teens - the target audience -- will like it a lot. I was derailed by the silly stuff, and by the movie's conviction that it's funny to play practical jokes about death.

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

Practically screams 'TV movie.'

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 10, 2005

3/5

Blake Davis

KFOR Channel 4 News (Oklahoma City)

Jan 16, 2003

4/5

A surprisingly sweet film, featuring two young actors who know what they're doing.

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Sep 17, 2002

3/5

A touching tale of friendship lost and found

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Dec 11, 2018

This movie always brings me to tears. I enjoy watching how Erik grew closer to Dexter and they formed this tight friendship which is something to admire about. I love how Dexter's mum is so compassionate and loving towards both Erik & Dexter, despite Erik being someone else's son, but she treats him like her own. I just focus on the good points though for real and what it delivers to the audience, I mean everyone has an opinion and I respect that, but ugggghhhh!!!! This was just gold to meï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2'ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2?ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2'ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2?ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2~ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2?

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Harry S

Jan 20, 2018

Not bad, so to speak, just has the usual/expected weaknesses of a child/teen story from/in the '90s.

Han M

May 13, 2017

A truly underrated gem of film about a beautiful & honest friendship between two boys. Erik (13) befriends Dexter (11) who has AIDS. They develop a deep & sincere friendship that gives so much hope & joy to Dexter. Both boys spend a lot of their time trying to find a cure. The both eventually flee to New Orleans in hope of cure the further they journey they realize that their friendship is the cure. The acting of the boys is terrific & it's a shame this film is not more well known, a terrific low-key drama.

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Poe L

Mar 9, 2010

Pretty sappy and not very memorable.

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Peter Horton

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Joseph Mazzello

Dexter

Brad Renfro

Erik

Annabella Sciorra

Linda

Diana Scarwid

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Synopsis

Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra). Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there.

Director: Peter Horton
Producer: Mark Burg, Eric Eisner
Screenwriter: Robert Kuhn
Production Co: Island World, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 23, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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