The script offers few insights and the plot is too predictable to create any tension.
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05/24/03
Harry and Son (1983)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:0
Rotten:4
Average Rating:2.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An aging, widowed construction worker finds himself at odds with his easygoing, idealistic son. Robby Benson (ICE CASTLES) plays the younger side of the equation in this unusual drama directed,... [More]
Starring: Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Joanne Woodward, Ellen Barkin
Director: Paul Newman
Reviews for Harry and Son
1 - 4 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticFuzzily conceived and indecisively executed, Harry & Son represents a deeply disappointing return to the director's chair for Paul Newman.
06/17/08
Top CriticThe movie might have worked if it had been a satire of those awful made-for-TV Family Problem Movies. Unfortunately, it does not seem to know it is funny.
10/23/04
Top CriticA decently intentioned but rather drab mess of a movie.
05/20/03
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