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Avalon

Avalon

Oct 5, 1990
126 min
Drama
6.7/ 10
86 votes

Overview

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

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TMDB
6.7/10
86 votes
IMDB
7.2/10
7,024 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
68/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

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US Box Office$15,740,796Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 2 wins & 23 nominations total

Details

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"Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Production Companies

TriStar PicturesBaltimore Pictures

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