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The Mosquito Coast poster

A PETER WEIR FILM

The Mosquito Coast

19861h 59mPGMovie

AdventureDrama

IMDb6.6/ 10 · 34.1K votes

HE NEVER BARGAINED FOR WHAT HE FOUND.

An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.

Dark
Tense
Melancholic
Family
Identity
Immigration

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and watching alone. Contains strong language and a child in peril.

DirectorPeter Weir

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.4 / 10

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Harrison FordAllie Fox

Helen MirrenMother Fox

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Jadrien SteeleJerry Fox

Hilary GordonApril Fox

Rebecca GordonClover Fox

Jason AlexanderHardware Clerk

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