Be Kind Rewind

Comedy Drama DCP
PG-13 2008 Michel Gondry 94m

Showtimes

Saturday, February 21, 2026

3:00PM Oriental Theatre - Herzfeld Cinema (East)

Description

Marketing Director Milan chose BE KIND REWIND! Video stores are a culture in decline, and in two months, another one is doomed to demolition, Passaic, New Jersey’s very own Be Kind Rewind. As if that wasn’t bad enough, due to a freak accident, all the tapes there were recently erased. What is to be done when someone now wants to rent a film? Other people would simply give up and succumb to misery, but not Mike and Jerry – they have an answer that is as simple as it is crazy: remake it! And so begins an unexpected new chapter in the life of Be Kind Rewind, from a mere place for video rentals to a production facility where the customer’s dream versions of their favourite movies become true – because everybody prefers home-crafted to factory-made, right? A reverie about community life and the unique glory of all art made imperfectly. A film for the ages, as the contradiction between professional and amateur, administration and passion, won’t dissolve any time soon.


Series
Staff & Board Picks
Year
2008
Length
94 minutes
Language
English
Rating
PG-13
Country
United States
Director
Michel Gondry
Producers
Michel Gondry, Julie Fong, Georges Bermann
Writer
Michel Gondry
Starring
Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow
Cinematographer
Ellen Kuras
Editor
Jess Buchanan