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- 1988
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 1 m
- 1988
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 1 m
Summary An author of travel books (Hurt) sees his world turned upside down when his son dies, his wife (Turner) leaves him, and he meets an eccentric dog trainer (Davis).
Directed By: Lawrence Kasdan
Written By: Anne Tyler, Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
- 1988
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 1 m
- 1988
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 1 m
The Accidental Tourist
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6.6
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Summary An author of travel books (Hurt) sees his world turned upside down when his son dies, his wife (Turner) leaves him, and he meets an eccentric dog trainer (Davis).
Directed By: Lawrence Kasdan
Written By: Anne Tyler, Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Negative
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The chief delight is Kasdan. “Body Heat” was appropriately slick, but “The Big Chill” and “Silverado” too much so. Tourist is edgier - also the work of a genuine craftsman. Frankly, I didn't think Kasdan had it in him. [23 Dec 1988, Life, p.1D]
I've never seen a movie so sad in which there was so much genuine laughter. The Accidental Tourist is one of the best films of the year.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.6
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.6
38% Positive
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Hurt's character is so inert and unemotional that some spectators may find it difficult to stay interested in him.
The Accidental Tourist often relies on Miss Tyler's methods without tempering them, and gives a tone of crashing obviousness to material that need not have seemed that way. [23 Dec 1988, p.C12]
In the end, everything about this glum and self-important adaptation of Anne Tyler's upper-cute novel is dim. [26 Dec 1988, p.83]
I found Tourist hell to sit through. [23 Jan 1989]
