Overview

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1278

Name

Summer of Ben Tyler

Genre

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Leads

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Rating

6
Content Advisory

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama

Id

124850

Popularity

2.637

Release Date

1996-12-15

Title

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Vote Average

5.7

Vote Count

3

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

110 minutes