A Simple Twist of Fate 1994
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What is A Simple Twist of Fate?
Topic: Film "A Simple Twist of Fate" (1994). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1994
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 2, 1994
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Touchstone Pictures
- Revenue
- $3,430,583
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.2/10 from 133 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~106 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Touchstone Pictures
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Topic: Film "A Simple Twist of Fate" (1994).
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Title: A Simple Twist of Fate.
Year: 1994.
Genre: American comedy-drama, Family, Comedy, Drama.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon.
Screenplay: Steve Martin.
Based on: 1861 novel Silas Marner by George Eliot.
Cast: Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Baldwin, Laura Linney.
Release Date (US): 09/02/1994.
Rating: PG-13.
Runtime: 1h 46m.
Plot:
Michael McCann becomes a misanthrope and miser after being thrown over by a woman he loves.
He spends money on collectible gold coins.
An affluent family in town has two sons, John and Tanny.
Should you watch it?
“A heartbroken miser finds his lonely life transformed when a mysterious child enters his home.”
- Features a screenplay written by Steve Martin.
- Loosely based on the 1861 novel Silas Marner by George Eliot.
- Directed by Gillies MacKinnon with a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
- It holds a Tomatometer rating of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Watch it if you enjoy drama and comedy films adapted from classic literature.
A 1994 American comedy-drama film rated PG-13 with a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
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It holds a 48% Tomatometer score and a 56% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The film has a total runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
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A Simple Twist of Fate is a feature film rather than a television series with episodes.
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