Is Return to Paradise sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Return to Paradise easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Return to Paradise violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Return to Paradise end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Return to Paradise scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Return to Paradise

Name: Return to Paradise
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Jada Pinkett Smith

Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.

Directed by Joseph Ruben

Produced by Tetragram, Propaganda Films

1998109 min6.5 / 10

A morally urgent thriller about friendship tested by impossible choices, where three men must decide whether to sacrifice their futures to save a friend facing execution.

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Doing Right In Disaster Coping With Loss Overcoming Adversity Stories Death Penalty Films

Genres

Drama Thriller Romance

Keywords

Death Penalty Friendship Malaysia Marijuana Childhood Friends

Where to watch

RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is Return to Paradise sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Return to Paradise easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Return to Paradise violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Return to Paradise end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Return to Paradise scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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