
Tarnation
2003


“What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?”
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A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.
Director
Scott HicksWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Original Language
English
Budget
$31.0M
Revenue
$24.2M
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This is certainly a case of less is more from Sir Anthony Hopkins. His considered performance as "Ted" lends much to this otherwise rather simple story of a widow (Hope Davis) and her young son "Bobby" (Anton Yeltsin). He befriends the young boy - much to the suspicion of the rather selfish, but loving, mother - and soon they are sharing confidences and the odd secret power as their bond gradually cements. It looks at the story from the older man's perspective as he reminisces about his own youth and from an engaging, enthusiastic Yeltsin's as the kid having his first love, dealing with school…
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