Digging to China
1997 · Movie · PG · 98 min · ★ 6.4 · 48% critics
A lonely, imaginative girl living at her family’s small-town motel longs for a bigger life beyond home and school. When an unusual guest arrives, the two form a gentle bond that offers comfort, adventure, and a sense of being understood.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-07-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (63 votes)
About
If you like tender, bittersweet coming-of-age dramas like My Girl or Simon Birch, this may connect with you through its warmth and sadness; Not for you if you need fast pacing or a more eventful story.
Pros: heartfelt friendship; moving, wholesome tone; strong lead performances | Cons: slow pace; uneven emotional impact; slight, simple story
Themes
- mentally disabled
- friendship
- motel
- barn
- sister
- waterfall
- mentally ill
Cast & crew
Evan Rachel Wood
as Harriet Frankovitz
Kevin Bacon
as Ricky Schroth
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Gwen Frankovitz
Marian Seldes
as Leah Schroth
Cathy Moriarty
as Mrs. Frankovitz
Bing Putney
as Eric
- JP
Joanne Pankow
as Nurse
J.C. Quinn
as Minister
Directed by Timothy Hutton