Secondhand Lions

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Secondhand Lions

PG,

2003,

1h 49m,

Comedy/

Drama

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59%

128 Reviews

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84%

50,000+ Ratings

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59%

Tomatometer

128 Reviews

84%

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50,000+ Ratings

A shy adolescent boy, Walter (Haley Joel Osment), is taken by his greedy mother (Kyra Sedgwick) to spend the summer with his two hard-boiled great-uncles, Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine), who are rumored to possess a great fortune. At first, the two old men, both set in their ways, find Walter's presence a nuisance, but they eventually warm up to the boy and regale him with tall tales from their past. In return, Walter helps reawaken their youthful spirit.

Critics Consensus

A wholesome but schmaltzy movie.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

3/5

Charming family movie for tweens and up.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Feb 1, 2004

2.5/4

An unpretentiously sweet home-is-where-the-heart-is fantasy.

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Oct 28, 2003

1/5

Schmaltzed up, dumbed down, bombastically-scored family drama of touchy-feely life lessons.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 22, 2026

3/4

This film may be all over the map, but at least it takes viewers to some interesting places.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Nov 15, 2019

A lovingly sweet tale. A positive tale. A tale of kindness and gentility. Does this even exist anymore? In the eyes of Tim McCanlies, it does.

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Michael Kleinschrodt

Times-Picayune

May 30, 2019

3.5/4

Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment turn in exceptionally strong performances in a heartwarming film.

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Leia P

Apr 19, 2019

This movie pulls at everyone's heartstrings. Amazing cast and overall plot. I am happy to say that I have shown this movie to a diverse group of people and everyone loves it: sometimes begrudgingly. Watch and enjoy!!!

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Kylo L

Mar 31, 2019

A wholehearted movie that Michael Caine, Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment work really well in. In the beginning you quickly hate Kyra Sedgwick's character because she dumps off her son Walter just to find his uncles money and has no other purpose being there. He does not want to be there and is terrified of his uncles but he grows a friendship with the two and they become the parents that he never had. In the end the uncles appreciate their nephew and treats him like a son that the two never had.

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Hermione R

Mar 22, 2019

Delightful movie -- and the DVD version includes (as an extra) and alternate ending that I think is even better than the original ending! It's a movie the whole family can watch -- and ENJOY!!

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Theodore R

Mar 20, 2019

Sad, great and funny. Sad that I just found this gem.

Leia L

Mar 20, 2019

More like one lion and theat the the title is the metaphor for the 2 characters of Michale Caine and Robert Devall.

Mar 19, 2019

Great movie. One of my favourites as a child and still is to this day

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Synopsis

A shy adolescent boy, Walter (Haley Joel Osment), is taken by his greedy mother (Kyra Sedgwick) to spend the summer with his two hard-boiled great-uncles, Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine), who are rumored to possess a great fortune. At first, the two old men, both set in their ways, find Walter's presence a nuisance, but they eventually warm up to the boy and regale him with tall tales from their past. In return, Walter helps reawaken their youthful spirit.

Director: Tim McCanlies
Producer: David Kirschner, Scott Ross, Corey Sienega
Screenwriter: Tim McCanlies
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: David Kirschner Productions, New Line Cinema, Digital Domain, Avery Pix
Rating: PG (Language|Action/Violence|Thematic Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.4M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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