Pay It Forward (2000)
- Directed by
- Mimi Leder
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 2,036 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 12 year old boy in Las Vegas starts a goodwill movement where each person does a favor for three other people. The story follows the boy, his alcoholic mother, and his scarred teacher as the movement grows.
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What happens
Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It is set in Las Vegas, and it chronicles 12 year-old Trevor McKinney's launch of a goodwill movement known as "pay it forward". It stars Haley Joel Osment as Trevor, Helen Hunt as his alcoholic single mother Arlene McKinney, and Kevin Spacey as his physically and emotionally scarred social studies teacher Eugene Simonet. The film was released on October 20, 2000, to mixed reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $55.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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