Product Details

• Actors: Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker, George Newbern, Roxzane T. Mims
• Directors: Gregg Champion
• Writers: Sterling Anderson
• Producers: Gregg Champion, Derek Kavanagh, Mark Amin, Peter A. Marshall
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: January 23, 2001
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00001WY7P
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,217 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This movie will leave you smiling-- inside and out!, January 27, 2000

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Jamie (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a charming "feel good" movie with an enchanting performance by Sidney Poitier. The character, Mr. Dearborn is so endearing and truly magical you will be spellbound. Sidney Poitier has won both my heart and respect with this delightful piece of work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem, May 4, 2001

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This review is from: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When my Mom said she wanted to rent this movie, I cringed. But hours later when the movie was over, I was deeply moved and touched. Sidney and the entire cast brought to life an incredible story of love, loss, humanness, and ambition. I was very impressed. It's a feel good movie that brings tears and laughter. Good to watch on a day when it seems humanity doesn't have a soul.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best, November 14, 2002

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thesavvybamalady "swblkdiamond" (Prichard, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just love this movie. It's clean, the whole family can watch, and that's becoming a rarity these days. You have this 90 year old man(Poitier) who is a carpenter. He enjoys what he does, he gives a helping hand to those who need it, and lives very simple. Then you get these people who want to put up a mall at the very location where Noah lives, and he doesn't want to sell. The uncanny thing about this guy is he is a workaholic, but he lives an unhurried life. He is 90, but he looks younger. He drives an ancient car from the 1930s that looks like it's in mint condition. He has some valuable property that these people want and they try to declare him incompetent and unfit to get it. How sad. Yet, the movie will not disappoint you. Check it out.