Secondhand Lions (2003)
Director
Tim McCanlies
Main cast
Michael Caine; Robert Duvall; Haley Joel Osment; Kyra Sedgwick; Mitchel Musso
Genres
Drama, Family, Comedy
Description
"Secondhand Lions" follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
Tim McCanlies
Main cast
Michael Caine; Robert Duvall; Haley Joel Osment; Kyra Sedgwick; Mitchel Musso
Genres
Drama, Family, Comedy
Description
"Secondhand Lions" follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
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