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Three parallel stories--about love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of existence--as told through the odyssey taken on by one man in his thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th-century Spain, where, as conquistador Tomas Creo, he commences his search for the 'Tree of Life', the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its... See Full Description
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Drama and Science Fiction/Fantasy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 36 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 22nd, 2006 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for for some intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, 20th Century Fox International
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$10,139,254 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Townsend
"...metaphysical mess." more...
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D |
Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"Does the movie work? Hardly, and yet the thing's alive with the urgency of its emotions." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"It's an incredibly ambitious film of sometimes thrilling visual achievement, but it didn't connect fully to my mind and nerves." more...
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B- |
E! Online, Dezhda Mountz
"Advance word of mouth sold The Fountain as a dense, pompous, plodding existential muddle. And it is." more...
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C |
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