Be Kind Rewind

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Be Kind Rewind

PG-13,

2008,

1h 41m,

Comedy

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After a man (Jack Black) accidentally creates a magnetic field that erases a store's videotapes, he hatches a daring scheme to help his friend (Mos Def), a clerk at the store, keep his job. The two friends set out to re-create the most popular titles in the store's inventory, ranging from The Lion King to Robocop.

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Critics Consensus

Slighter and less disciplined than Gondry's previous mind-benders.

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Dana Stevens

Slate

Feb 22, 2008

It's hard to get too cranky about a movie that, at heart, is a tribute to the joy of making things with your friends.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Feb 22, 2008

100 minutes of sweet-natured idiocy.

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David Gritten

Guardian

Feb 22, 2008

A film that's sweet and well-intentioned, but with a heart where its brain should be.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Apr 5, 2026

2/4

The premise of Be Kind Rewind is pure Michel Gondry. The end result is anything but.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Mar 5, 2021

In Be Kind Rewind, Gondry has tried to create an alternative to the reality that "everything has to be a business."

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Jan 31, 2021

2.5/5

Its Achilles heel is the difficulty Gondry has in switching from the magic realism back into the more earthbound aspects of the story. Still, the movie has a gentle, heartfelt vibe that is hard to resist, particularly if you're a movie fan.

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Theodore P

Mar 31, 2019

Fun movie and left me with joy at the end.

Albus W

Nov 6, 2018

Saw this movie and it's just the most pointless movie ever like a lot of tv shows do the same type of thing that they do which is recreate a famous movie and i saw no point in seeing this movie unless you want to see a movie where they recreate more famous movies but make them really shit

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Albus P

Sep 20, 2018

Easygoing, obviously.

Finn W

Apr 11, 2018

I really loved this movie. Cute. Funny. Quirky.

Rey R

Feb 22, 2018

an average effort but adorable for future filmmakers in making their own home movies Jack Black and Mos Def are in a less-frivolous neighborhood filled with people who stay since they can't go anywhere else it's also the home of famous musician Fats Waller after getting hit with magnetism all the VHS tapes in their store get erased and in order to keep the business running they decide to remake famous movies on their own they use their own video camera to shorten them down to 20 mins believe it or not the citizens get more enjoyment out of their versions next to Jack Black and Mos Def are Danny Glover who's worried about the store being demolished, their neighbor Mia Farrow, and newcomer Melonie Diaz who believes in their passion the film has a really good heart despite it being rental material and it's funny too considering that when this came out VHS tapes discontinued back in 2005 but people can still have a passion for things old and authentic not too many laughs but the idea is cute and you can see how others can aspire to pick up a career in filmmaking in their own way not too big, not too small but will make you feel nostalgic for cinema's influence

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Finn S

Jan 24, 2018

This movie is damn emotional and funny as well intelligent, but above all, it exalts all the movies, it shows why they are so special. So... Please, be kind and rewind this excellent movie.

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Synopsis

After a man (Jack Black) accidentally creates a magnetic field that erases a store's videotapes, he hatches a daring scheme to help his friend (Mos Def), a clerk at the store, keep his job. The two friends set out to re-create the most popular titles in the store's inventory, ranging from The Lion King to Robocop.

Director: Michel Gondry
Producer: Michel Gondry, Julie Fong, Georges Bermann
Screenwriter: Michel Gondry
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Partizan
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 22, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.2M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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