Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind

You name it, we shoot it.

2008 · 102 min · ★ 6.3 (1K) · Drama, Comedy

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 · Written by Michel Gondry

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