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Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Film · 2008 · 102 min · PG-13 · Drama · Comedy

You name it, we shoot it.

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

Directed by Michel Gondry

Starring Jack Black, Yasiin Bey, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Díaz, Irv Gooch, Chandler Parker, Arjay Smith

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas22 February 2008
Digital releaseNo date listed
Physical release17 June 2008
Premiere or festival screening20 January 2008 · Sundance Film Festival
First cinema release anywhere21 February 2008 (Canada)

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Release dates in 12 other countries
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Canada21 Feb 2008–
Ireland–22 Feb 2008
United Kingdom22 Feb 2008–
France5 Mar 2008–
Australia20 Mar 2008–
Greece20 Mar 2008–
Germany3 Apr 2008–
Norway18 Apr 2008–
Austria25 Apr 2008–
Italy23 May 2008–
Brazil10 Jul 2008–
South Korea8 Jan 2009–

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