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Firstborn

Play trailer Poster for Firstborn PG-13,  1984,  1h 43m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 36% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
36% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A teen (Christopher Collet) protects his divorced mother (Teri Garr) from her boyfriend (Peter Weller), a drug dealer in a black four-wheeler.

Critics Reviews

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Catharine Rambeau Detroit Free Press Dec 8, 2025
7/10
A bit too violent; otherwise, there's plenty of truthful moments in this sad-eyed look at life in the '80s. Go to Full Review
Jay Carr Boston Globe Apr 28, 2018
Firstborn is the film we knew Apted had in him when we saw the care and craftsmanship in his Coal Miner's Daughter and Continental Divide. It's a find, and Collet's singular performance is its core. Go to Full Review
Paul Attanasio Washington Post Jan 2, 2018
Director Michael Apted ("Coal Miner's Daughter") settles for a movie of pat moralism, a pamphleteer's parable of how drugs destroy families. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 11, 2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 24, 2004
C-
A heavy-handed suburban sitcom. Go to Full Review
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Ron M Apr 6, 2017 I've always liked this movie. I saw it in the theater back when it originally came out. Then on cable later. Christopher Collet plays a teenager whose divorced mother gets hooked up with a guy who isn't very nice. Played by Peter Weller the guy really frightened me as a kid. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Apted

Director

Teri Garr

Wendy

Peter Weller

Sam

Christopher Collet

Jake Livingston

Corey Haim

Brian Livingston

Sarah Jessica Parker

Lisa

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Firstborn

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teen (Christopher Collet) protects his divorced mother (Teri Garr) from her boyfriend (Peter Weller), a drug dealer in a black four-wheeler.
Director
Michael Apted
Producer
Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, Ron Koslow
Screenwriter
Ron Koslow
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing, Witt/Thomas Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m
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