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  • 2000
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary Two lifelong friends hear a rumor that a childhood buddy with whom they've lost touch over the years, has been sighted, apparently insane, actually living out at the amusement park on Coney Island. Dubious at first, but looking for a reason to skip out on work, they decide that the only way to know for sure is to go and find him. (Phaed...

Directed By: Richard Schenkman

Written By: Jon Cryer, Richard Schenkman

  • 2000
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Two lifelong friends hear a rumor that a childhood buddy with whom they've lost touch over the years, has been sighted, apparently insane, actually living out at the amusement park on Coney Island. Dubious at first, but looking for a reason to skip out on work, they decide that the only way to know for sure is to go and find him. (Phaed...

Directed By: Richard Schenkman

Written By: Jon Cryer, Richard Schenkman

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
29% Positive
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
14% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
29% Positive
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
14% Negative
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Not only does this film have the coolest title ever, but this bittersweet, multi-layered comparison of life's realities versus life's potential is as compelling as it is deeply resonant.
By Merle Bertrand FULL REVIEW
63
A vast improvement over Schenkman's previous effort, "The Pompatus of Love."
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
You find Went to Coney Island sticking with you long after it's over.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
50
Ambles to a surprisingly affecting conclusion, almost despite itself.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
40
Never quite comes to dramatic or comic life.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
40
Though intermittently engaging and decently acted, the movie suffers from a repetitive format, with too many shifts in time that prove disruptive.
By Emanuel Levy FULL REVIEW
30
Consistently undermined by a script that swings between the duller side of quirky and facile sentiment.
By Paul Malcolm FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Evenmore Entertainment
Release Date Aug 25, 2000
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.evenmore.com/
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Awards

Rhode Island International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
WorldFest Flagstaff
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Austin Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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