IMDb
8.0 /10
372k votes


Drama · 1992 · 2h 36min
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
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IMDb
8.0 /10
372k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
57 /100
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TMDB
7.8 /10
4k votes
Letterboxd
7.9 /10
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Weighted average
7.3/10