The Accidental Tourist
1988 · Movie · PG · 121 min · ★ 6.3 · 68% critics
After a family tragedy, a withdrawn travel writer drifts through daily life as his marriage falters and the couple separates. A chance connection with an unconventional, upbeat woman begins to pull him back toward the world, just as his estranged spouse starts to reconsider their relationship.
Based on The Accidental Tourist
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (257 votes)
- Box office
- $32,632,093
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, offbeat adult drama about grief, relationships, and small steps toward change, with gentle humor; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big laughs, or lots of travel like in Chances Are.
Pros: quiet, quirky tone; tender, moving moments; strong lead performance | Cons: very slow pace; eccentric characters overwhelm; uneven, corny ending
Themes
- sibling relationship
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- baltimore, usa
- travel
- dog
- dog trainer
- travel writer
- loss of child
- corgi
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1989
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew
William Hurt
as Macon Leary
Kathleen Turner
as Sarah Leary
Geena Davis
as Muriel Pritchett
Amy Wright
as Rose Leary
David Ogden Stiers
as Porter Leary
Ed Begley Jr.
as Charles Leary
Bill Pullman
as Julian Hedge
Robert Hy Gorman
as Alexander
Bradley Mott
as Lucas Loomis
- SG
Seth Granger
as Ethan
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan