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Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely...
Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?
A romance about Duncan (Jackson), a troubled young man struggling to 'find himself' after the premature death of his father. He spends all his time hanging around his hometown of Minnesota, playing hockey and not doing much else. When his aging grandfather (Sutherland) is nursed by the lovely Kate (Lewis) – a vivacious, foulmouthed woman – Duncan finds something in his life worth pursuing.
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68 %38 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %15,137 reviewsAudience score rating
"Aurora Borealisulth -- yes, that title eventually comes home to roost -- doesn't offend in any way, but it's so self-consciously quaint, so unwaveringly "nice," that you nearly wish it did..."
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Village Voice
Village Voice"Alternately breezy and profound, pic hits enough emotional chords to connect with audiences, which will be charmed by a newly mature Joshua Jackson, a deeply aged Donald Sutherland and a friskily romantic Juliette Lewis..."
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Variety
Variety"The fixation of independent movies on the arrested development of bourgeois dullards may have less to do with the relevance of the topic than the class of people who get to make movies..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Although it is overloaded with backstory and often tries too hard, Aurora Borealis finds a reasonable balance between romance and family drama..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Slight drama about a Gen-Xer with a mid-life crisis is almost rescued by a brilliant Sutherland as a man succumbing to Parkinson's disease..."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"There are some moving moments, especially any time Sutherland is involved, including a tragicomic scene in a shopping-mall toilet..."
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Christchurch Press
Christchurch PressAurora Borealis | Details
- Rating
- M, contains offensive language, sexual references & drug use
- Runtime
- 110
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA, Canada
