Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)

Directed by

Nicholas Kendall

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 12-year-old boy with cancer receives a series of clues from an elderly neighbor who has died. The clues are meant to help him find joy in living.

gentlepoignantslow-pacedwhimsicalsentimentalreflectivemildly upliftingsomber

What happens

Mr. Rice's Secret is a 1999 Canadian family drama film directed by Nicholas Kendall, an instructor at Capilano University in Vancouver. It was written by J. H. Wyman and stars David Bowie as the title character, a mysterious man who leaves after death a series of clues to a 12-year-old boy with cancer, to help him appreciate life. The production was filmed in 1998 and released in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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