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Aurora Borealis

Play trailer Poster for Aurora Borealis R,  2005,  1h 50m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 68% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
68% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
In his mid-20s, Minneapolis native Duncan Shorter (Joshua Jackson) still lacks direction in life, so when his grandfather (Donald Sutherland) falls ill, he takes a job as a handyman in his grandparents' residence so he can be near them. While there, he falls into a relationship with a free-spirited home-health nurse (Juliette Lewis) who can help him move toward self-realization.
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Deeply reminiscent of other, better films, Aurora Borealis nonetheless succeeds on the strength of winning performances from Sutherland and Jackson.

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John Hartl Seattle Times Oct 6, 2006
2/4
Seems designed to reward Jackson with his biggest adult part to date, though it doesn't give the Vancouver, B.C., native a lot to work with. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Oct 6, 2006
2/4
Good Will Hunting but in the Midwest and minus the tortured math genius, psychological breakthroughs, and convincing local color. Go to Full Review
Neva Chonin San Francisco Chronicle Sep 29, 2006
2/4
Every bromide, plot twist and stock character arrives right on time and, to give director James Burke his due, function as well as they ever have. Go to Full Review
Peter Calder New Zealand Herald Sep 1, 2007
It's predictable and ultimately quite trivial, but Sutherland alone is almost worth the ticket price. Go to Full Review
Felix Gonzalez Jr. DVD Review Jul 10, 2007
What holds Aurora Borealis together is the complex and very realistic relationships between the characters. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid May 10, 2007
What looks like a goopy, disease-of-the-week movie about Alzheimer's turns out to be a surprisingly well crafted, beautifully acted movie. Go to Full Review
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James C.E. Burke

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Joshua Jackson

Duncan

Donald Sutherland

Ronald

Juliette Lewis

Kate

Louise Fletcher

Ruth

Zack Ward

Lindstrom

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Synopsis In his mid-20s, Minneapolis native Duncan Shorter (Joshua Jackson) still lacks direction in life, so when his grandfather (Donald Sutherland) falls ill, he takes a job as a handyman in his grandparents' residence so he can be near them. While there, he falls into a relationship with a free-spirited home-health nurse (Juliette Lewis) who can help him move toward self-realization.
Director
James C.E. Burke
Screenwriter
Brent Boyd
Distributor
Entitled Entertainment
Production Co
Entitled Entrtainment
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 22, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 2006
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 3, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$60.6K
Runtime
1h 50m
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