Movie
Pay It Forward
2000 · Released · 123 min · United States · English
Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It is set in Las Vegas, and it chronicles 12 year-old Trevor McKinney's launch of a goodwill movement known as "pay it forward". It stars Haley Joel Osment as Trevor, Helen Hunt as his alcoholic single mother Arlene McKinney, and Kevin Spacey as his physically and emotionally scarred social studies teacher Eugene Simonet. The film was released on October 20, 2000, to mixed reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $55.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.
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- Das Glücksprinzip
- Español
- Cadena de favores
- Français
- Un monde meilleur
- Italiano
- Un sogno per domani
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- ペイ・フォワード 可能の王国
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- 아름다운 세상을 위하여
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