Product Details

• Actors: Sidney Poitier, Mary-Louise Parker, Dianne Wiest, George Newbern
• Directors: Gregg Champion
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006Z2LLK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,706 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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SIMPLE LIFE OF NOAH DEARBORN - DVD Movie

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A man of manners from a time gone by (4.5 stars), March 12, 2008

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R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (DVD)

Noah Dearborn (Poitier) lives a simple life off the grid. He uses no electricity, even his car's an antique. The local people call him a "Carpenter God" and more than one local lady has fallen for his respectful grace.

But he's never been married. He only had a dog once. What means the most to Noah is his work and his land--and an out of town developer Christian Nelson (George Newbern) wants to buy the land to build a shopping center.

The offers start kind, $300, 350, 400--thousand dollars. Then, Nelson gets it in his head that anyone who won't sell their land to him is 'crazy'. That's when he calls in his girlfriend, Dr. Valerie Craine (Parker), a psychologist to assert just that so Nelson can get Noah committed and have the County seize his land.

Valerie quickly realizes that there's really nothing wrong with Noah. Noah's even managed to convince Nelson's company lawyer to give it all up to go to California and start a vineyard.

Unfortunately, Nelson is not going to be so easy to persuade. The conflict is inevitable, but the acting makes the whole story worth watching. The only reason this film got a 4 star rating is because of the rough cuts that brand it so obviously 'made for television' and distract the viewer at the critical moments.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn, July 25, 2005

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Richard C. Harrison - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (DVD)

Sidney Poitier, What else needs to be said. He has always been a class act and in this movie he reminds us of how important a stress free life is to our health. He has me wanting a life less complicated.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Sidney, March 20, 2007

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Neil Barto - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (DVD)

One of Sidney Poitier best performances. If you enjoyed Lillies of the Field you will like this one. In some ways it almost feels like a sequel to Lillies but it's not.