Around the Bend

2004
R
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

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Drama

A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations

Trivia
Sir Michael Caine, who plays Christopher Walken's father, is only ten years older than him.

Goofs
The way the ashes lie on the spoon between shots, near the end of the movie.

Quotes
Turner Lair: You're tense. You get that from your mother's people.

Connections
Featured in It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005)

Soundtracks
Dean's Always Right
Written by Larry Klein, Dean Parks, Bryan Pezzone, Joey Waronker, Frank Marocco (as The Legendary Frank Morocco),
David Baerwald
Performed by The New Velvet Pillow Orchestra

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Review

Featured review

10/10

One of the best movies ever

This is a wonderful movie, beautifully acted by Christopher Walken, Michael Caine and Josh Lucas...it's funny, droll, touching....a great character study. I don't know why it didn't get more notice. I've always thought Christopher Walken was a fine actor...this movie made me see him as brilliant. I truly loved it. The story is based on the relationships of 4 generations of men in one family; from the grandfather - Michael Caine - to the six-year-old son of Josh Lucas.This is the story of so many families and my favorite line is Michael Caine's to his grandson, Josh Lucas, about Josh's 'broken' father, Christopher Walken: "I carried you, you carried me, we need to carry him." It's what families do. I loved that.