The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

A re-coming of age story.

2012•1h 49m•7.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(438)

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

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Production

Castle Rock Entertainment, Revelations Entertainment, Summer Magic, Firebrand Productions, Voltage Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Monte Wildhorn

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Charlotte O'Neil

Madeline Carroll

Madeline Carroll

Willow O'Neil

Emma Fuhrmann

Emma Fuhrmann

Finnegan O'Neil

Nicolette Pierini

Nicolette Pierini

Flora O'Neil

Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson

Henry

Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Al Kaiser

Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook

Luke Ford

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Joe Viola

C.J. Wilson

C.J. Wilson

Fire Captain

Ash Christian

Ash Christian

Carl Loop

Debargo Sanyal

Debargo Sanyal

Mahmoud

Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

Christopher McCann

Christopher McCann

Bookstore Owner

Lucas Caleb Rooney

Lucas Caleb Rooney

Clown

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