

Be Kind Rewind
You name it, we shoot it.
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
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6.3/10
1,549 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $30.6M
- Language
- English
- delusion
- nuclear power plant
- video store
- videotape
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Produced in
United States of America, France
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 2008
- PremierePG-13New York City, New York19 Feb 2008
- TheatricalPG-1322 Feb 2008
- PhysicalPG-13DVD17 Jun 2008
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A22 Feb 2008
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG20 Mar 2008
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG21 Feb 2008
AustriaAT
- Theatrical25 Apr 2008
BrazilBR
- TheatricalLCannes Prod. mj.gov.br10 Jul 2008
FranceFR
- TheatricalU5 Mar 2008
GermanyDE
- Theatrical03 Apr 2008
GreeceGR
- Theatrical20 Mar 2008
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1222 Feb 2008
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT23 May 2008
NorwayNO
- Theatrical6Age Limit: 718 Apr 2008
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Be Kind Rewind was released on 21 February 2008.
Audience reviews
1- M9/10
mastergsg
1/11/2019
This is a unique specimen of a film, as it engages directly in the art of remaking classic films that we've grown up on, with a twist. Even more so fitting given the films setting of a mom and pop owned video store. Mos Defs character Mike is excellent as the straight man to Jerry (played by Jack Black) and his more then outrageous stunts and escapades. You can also feel sympathy for the character of Mr. Fletcher (pl…
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