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  • 1995
  • PG
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 1995
  • PG
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend. But these two presents turn out to be much more magic than the rest...

Directed By: Frank Oz

Written By: Lynne Reid Banks, Melissa Mathison

  • 1995
  • PG
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 1995
  • PG
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 36 m

The Indian in the Cupboard

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend. But these two presents turn out to be much more magic than the rest...

Directed By: Frank Oz

Written By: Lynne Reid Banks, Melissa Mathison

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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56% Positive
14 Reviews
44% Mixed
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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56% Positive
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44% Mixed
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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88
It is the kind of film that enables adults to get in touch with their inner child - but more important, gets children in touch with their inner adult. [14 July 1995, p.03]
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
75
Melissa Mathison, who wrote E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial and co-authored The Black Stallion script, isn't one to louse up a modern classic with overkill. [14 July 1995, p.1D]
By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW
70
An engaging and touching flight of fancy. [17 July 1995, p.60]
By David Ansen FULL REVIEW
63
This is not a great movie - sometimes, soaring orchestral music tries to evoke emotions that don't quite rise out of the drama itself - but it is a good, kind-spirited one that should please both parents and children. [14 July 1995, p.3E]
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50
Unlike Omri's plastic toys, The Indian in the Cupboard never comes to life. [14 July 1995, p.5G]
By Rene Rodriguez FULL REVIEW
50
The Indian in the Cupboard is such a sweet film, and so lacking in the bloodthirstiness and violence that parents dread in children's films, that its mere existence seems worthy of praise. Too bad, then, that it turned out so dull and lifeless.
By Edward Guthmann FULL REVIEW
40
Oz's movie is well intentioned if a touch too heavy on the PC side of things, but ultimately proves just too uninspired.
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.8
58% Positive
7 Ratings
42% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Jane Startz Productions, Paramount Pictures, Reliable Pictures Corporation (II), Scholastic Productions, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Release Date Jul 14, 1995
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline Adventure comes to life
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 3 Nominations
First Americans in the Arts Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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