Product Details

• Actors: Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson
• Directors: Adam Massey
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Full Screen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Peace Arch Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019BI1B4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,284 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "A Lobster Tale" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Features include:

•MPAA Rating: PG
•Format: DVD
•Runtime: 95 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "Norman Rockwell" type film, July 26, 2008

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David G. Moquin (Westfield,Mass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lobster Tale (DVD)

I watched this film last night and fell in love with it. It is a beautiful portrait of the hard, poor, basic life of a small time lobster fisherman trying to make ends meet with an old house in dire need of work, an old lobster boat with a tempermental motor. The portrait includes the townspeople where the old coastal town and it's atmospohere is carefully and patiently portrayed. The lobsterman Cody Brewer ( Colin Meaney), while pulling lobster pots finds a peculiar green moss in his lobwster trap and out of curiosity puts in a can and continues his work. He has motor trouble and when reaching down to the propeller the engine starts and cuts off one of his fingers.He reaches into the water and grabs his finger and puts it in the can to take it to a hospital for possible surgery. His hands is hurting sol much he plunges it into the can with the wet moss to take some of the pain away.A bright white light occurs and he removes his hand finding the finger mended back to his hand and in perfect working condition. A miracle. This normally would be a very obsurd scene but is handled in such a manner to be accdeptable to ones mind. A series of similar miracles take place shortly with the moss and word gets out to the townspeople about it and we come to the essence of the film. With each miracle the moss gets smaller so he now suspects that he has one or two miracles left in the moss. The entire town wants to use the moss for many small personal uses but Cody refuses to let it be used and is hoping for some inspiration to tell him the proper use of the moss. Eventually after denying many temtations a boy is saved from terminal cancer when his son steals the moss to help him. The story ends with the family and Cody continuing their life as before. My narrative does not do justice to his tale for it is really like a Norman Rockwell picture. The life style of the people in this little coastal fishing town is so well done that one feels this little lobster tale is just what a small village like this deserves.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful family film, August 11, 2008

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Sarah (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Lobster Tale (DVD)

I saw this film at a friend's house, and fell in love with it! A warm, sweet family film in an age where all too many films contain violence or crude humor. My two boys (ages 5 and 7) both loved the story, and it held their attention the whole time! I bought myself a copy (which we are watching over and over again), and am giving it to my friends as gifts.

If you have children and are looking for fun, sweet non-animated movies, you will love this!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and entertaining, August 5, 2008

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Adam - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Lobster Tale (DVD)

What a great film. With all of the high-tech action movies out there, this is very refreshing, down-to-earth tale that is wonderful for everyone in the family.