Come Away Home
2005 · Movie · 102 min · ★ 6.8 · 55% critics
A city kid’s summer break goes sideways when her parents ship her off to a coastal island to stay with an elderly grandfather she barely knows. Stuck far from her plans, she clashes with small-town life and family expectations, but the visit slowly pushes everyone to rethink what matters most.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-01-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (7 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a clean, sentimental family story about generations learning to connect, with light laughs and tender moments; Not for you if you dislike “Hallmark” vibes or quick, convenient resolutions like in Because of Winn-Dixie.
Pros: feel-good family themes; gentle humor; clean, all-ages tone | Cons: rushed emotional turns; uneven acting, dialogue; forced, unlikely moments
Cast & crew
Paul Dooley
as Grandpa Donald
Jordan-Claire Green
as Annie Lamm
Martin Mull
as Barney
Lea Thompson
as Carol
Thomas Gibson
as Gary
David Keith
as Sheriff Jantz
Sonya Eddy
as Sonya Warfield
- GR
Gregg Russell
as Bearded Man / Gregg Russell
Kristen Renton
as Ashley Green
- SC
Sal Catalano
as Lance Shoals
Directed by Doug McKeon