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Pay It Forward

"When someone does you a big favor, don't pay it back... Pay It Forward"

2000-10-20 Drama 2hr 2m

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

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Storyline

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

  • Released
    2000-10-20
  • Revenue
    $55,707,411
  • Budget
    $40,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 2m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    Bel Air Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Tapestry Films

Crew

Mimi Leder
Director
Leslie Dixon
Screenplay
Peter Abrams
Producer

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Cast

Kevin Spacey

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Eugene Simonet
Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Arlene McKinney
Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment

Trevor McKinney
Jay Mohr

Jay Mohr

Chris Chandler
Jon Bon Jovi

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Ricky McKinney
David Ramsey

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Gary Werntz

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Colleen Flynn

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A Review by Rangan 8

Written by Rangan on 2015-06-08

**The world can't change by itself, we must bring it.** After watching this film I just remembered the quote from 'Sullivan's Travels' wh... read more

**The world can't change by itself, we must bring it.** After watching this film I just remembered the quote from 'Sullivan's Travels' which says 'film's the greatest educational medium the world has ever known'. Indeed, cinema's for entertainment as well acts as a message deliverer. This was an inspirational movie, and everybody must see it. I know I'm a bit late to see it, better late than never, right? I'm really glad for having it at the right time because 15 years ago I did not have this blog to write about it. OK, the name of the movie represents the theme of the story. No matter its a developed or developing country, society needs something like the idea this movie talks about. Carrying a good social message, the movie slightly lags behind the too much on the emotions, especially the end part. There won't be a problem if you like melodrama. Other than that, I feel the conclusion was smart and strong, a better solution which would appeal for certain group rather alternate finale. The film was based on the novel of the same name, crafted by a fine director with the wonderful cast. Haley Joel Osment had a great career as a child-star, you should check some of his films if you love children's movies including this title on the top of that list. As a middle aged actor, Helen Hunt's one of the last best performances before turning into a senior artist. It's not a usual role for Kevin Spacey, but he nailed it with the good dialogues. Especially his talk about the topic 'child abuse' was a great thing from the movie. Overall, the actors get more credit for the first- class acts as the script demanded for their respective roles. > What did you ever do to change the world. A movie about a man who achieved in science gets the Oscar, not that real man. A movie about a man escapes from the war prison camp and slavery gets the award, and again none of those real persons. But a movie with the original, intelligent, inspiring, specially designed for a movie was not even a contender of the Oscars. Of course, it was transformed from a book, though there are/were no real people behind these great characters, all are imagined/created for the book and the movie. I never understood the American Academy Awards. By now you would know that I hate critics badly if you are a regular reader of my blog. Once again they failed to recognise how great the morality of the story is, rather they have concentrated to criticise the writing and the technical aspect of the film. Although, it was not a box office flop or earned beyond, but got a lot of praise from the families. It's a wonderful family drama, but still too far from being a masterpiece. Intelligent enough one to get motivated towards the social issues. Being practical in the real world is a concern as it is risky, depending on the situation and the person, just like this movie's ending. Rare to find a movie like this, you must check it out. 8/10

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A Review by Reno

**The world can't change by itself, we must bring it.** After watching this film I just remembered the quote from 'Sullivan's Travels' which says 'film's the greatest educational medium the world has ever known'. Indeed, cinema's for ent...

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A Review by Rangan 8

Written by Rangan on 2015-06-08

**The world can't change by itself, we must bring it.** After watching this film I just remembered the quote from 'Sullivan's Travels' which says 'film's the greatest educational medium the world h...

read more