I Am David

Name: I Am David
Genre: Drama
Released: December 3, 2004
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Ben Tibber, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright

2004

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: December 3, 2004 | PG

Starring: Ben Tibber, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright

Summary: An extraordinary family adventure, I Am David follows a twelve year-old boy as he boldly escapes from an East European prison camp and makes an incredible personal journey to freedom. (Lions Gate Films)

Director: Paul Feig

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 90 min

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Robert Koehler

An unusually intelligent adventure film scaled for younger viewers, which never leaves adults behind. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

While probably not suitable for the wee ones, older kids and most adults will love this exciting and heartfelt adventure of one boy's survival during the darkest days of post-war Europe. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

The movie meets the requirements of the "Life Is Beautiful" school; those loyal to the tougher, more stringent Osama academy of realism need not apply. Read full review

Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf

I Am David is by far the best after-school special to hit the big screen this season. Read full review

Joe Mader

The picture is essentially a tearjerker, with little originality or insight. Read full review

Scott Tobias

While it's not always necessary for filmmakers to relate that closely to their material, Feig's marked distance from the story of a sullen boy who parts the Iron Curtain may account for its generic artlessness. Read full review

Roger Ebert

I couldn't believe a moment of it, and never identified with little David. Read full review

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Jun 1, 2007

A one-dimensional but nonetheless touching Huck Finn-reminiscent quest as a child courageously copes with loss and hardship while coming to terms with the sacrifices of adults. The flaws of the movie generally rendered reviewers oblivious to the subtleties in this expose of the maturity A one-dimensional but nonetheless touching Huck Finn-reminiscent quest as a child courageously copes with loss and hardship while coming to terms with the sacrifices of adults. The flaws of the movie generally rendered reviewers oblivious to the subtleties in this expose of the maturity that can emerge in children.… Expand

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