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The Door in the Floor
Drama - 2004
6.7
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Set in the privileged beach community of East Hampton, New York and chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's book author Ted Cole and his wife Marion. Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. Her resulting despondency and his subsequent infidelities have prevented the couple from confronting a much-needed change in their relationship. Eddie O'Hare, the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant, is the couple's unwitting yet willing pawn - and, ultimately, the catalyst in the transformation of their lives.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
18 Jul 2004
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$7,500,000
Revenue:
$6,715,067
Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
I can't say I minded the movie too much, but I can't say it ever grabbed me, which is how I feel about every other movie adapted from an Irving novel.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
23 Jul 2004
fresh:
Not one enigmatic person in The Door in the Floor asks to be liked, but you like them anyway.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
23 Jul 2004
rotten:
A fundamentally depressing piece of work -- not because it deals with tragic events and memories but because the characters seem hapless and even stupid, and the writer-director can't, or won't, take control.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
1 Aug 2004
rotten:
Since when are dullness and realism synonymous?
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Aug 2004
fresh:
One of the best Irving adaptations, a movie with a sad soul and something to say about that state in us all.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Sep 2004
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