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Movie Info
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Director -
Sidney Poitier -
Producer -
Terry Nelson -
Screenwriter -
Phil Alden Robinson , Brent Maddock , S.S. Wilson -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 24, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$20.9M -
Runtime -
1h 24m -
Sound Mix -
Surround
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