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Opal Dream

Play trailer Poster for Opal Dream PG,  2006,  1h 25m,  Kids & Family/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 68% 34 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
68% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Australians Rex Williamson and his family struggle to make ends meet in an opal-mining community in the Outback. Daughter Kellyanne passes the time with her two imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan. When the rest of the family grow tired of her obsession with her nonexistent buddies, Rex tells his daughter that Pobby and Dingan are lost in the mine. Bad times lie ahead for the family when Kellyanne reacts badly to the news.
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Critics Consensus

Earnest performances and Peter Cattaneo's sympathetic direction gives heart to the simple, timeworn script.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times Feb 16, 2007
2.5/4
Opal Dream might be one of those movies that has to catch a viewer in the right mood, or be greeted with scorn. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe Feb 2, 2007
2/4
The film squeezes out its feel-good messages like toothpaste from a tube. Go to Full Review
Desson Thomson Washington Post Feb 1, 2007
Although Opal Dream marks a pleasing departure from the conventions of the British comedy -- it's based on a children's book and set in the Australian outback -- it's disappointingly small in scope. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 7, 2019
Saccharine sweet to the core, the heartfelt story and faith in the power of imagination and love will sparkle like an opal glistening in the Outback sun long after the curtain falls. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media Jul 25, 2012
3/5
Unusual Australian drama has a few moments of violence. Go to Full Review
David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Apr 20, 2007
2.5/5
What opens as a delightful kid-friendly drama closes as a stumbly, manipulative yawner. Go to Full Review
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Jul 19, 2018 I read the script for this years ago and loved it. I have no idea why they felt the need to give it that crap name. I wanted this to be as heart wrenching as the script was. It's not often movies live up to the script or novel and sadly this one doesn't either. Not bad. But not as good as it should have been. See more
Kylo S Aug 2, 2017 I thought it was good but a bit confusing . It is a bit sad if it was less confusing it would be good. Lily age 10
Theodore L Feb 21, 2009 Opal Dream might be one of those movies that has to catch a viewer in the right mood, or be greeted with scorn.
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Peter Cattaneo

Director

Vince Colosimo

Rex Williamson

Jacqueline McKenzie

Annie Williamson

Christian Byers

Ashmol Williamson

Sapphire Blossom

Kellyanne Williamson

Peter Callan

Dan Dunkley

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Synopsis Australians Rex Williamson and his family struggle to make ends meet in an opal-mining community in the Outback. Daughter Kellyanne passes the time with her two imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan. When the rest of the family grow tired of her obsession with her nonexistent buddies, Rex tells his daughter that Pobby and Dingan are lost in the mine. Bad times lie ahead for the family when Kellyanne reacts badly to the news.
Director
Peter Cattaneo
Producer
Lizie Gower, Nick Morris, Emile Sherman
Screenwriter
Peter Cattaneo, Ben Rice, Phil Traill
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
BBC, UK Film Council, South Australian Film Corporation
Rating
PG (Some Violence|Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.8K
Runtime
1h 25m
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