She ends up getting lost in her family's large and heavily wooded lands and then runs into fellow teenager Jesse Tuck (JONATHAN JACKSON) who's drinking from a spring at the base of an old tree. She's surprised by his presence and he's not happy she spotted him. Before either can do anything, however, Jesse's older and stern brother, Miles (SCOTT BAIRSTOW), shows up, grabs her and returns to the family's cabin home.
There, she meets the boys' parents, Angus (WILLIAM HURT) and Mae (SISSY SPACEK), and eventually learns that the spring from which Jesse was drinking has caused the entire family to be immortal and permanently stuck at the age from their first drink.
It's also led to the mysterious Man in the yellow suit (BEN KINGSLEY) who's trailed the brothers back to their home environs. As he attempts to find them and their source of immortality, and Winnie's parents call out the forces to find her, the teen must decide whether to join the Tucks as they try to maintain their secrecy and unique lifestyle.
The film also contains themes and material dealing with death and immortality. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, and some tense family material is present. Several characters drink, two young characters partially disrobe to go swimming, and one scene is slightly sensual in nature.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with flashes of light, some of that occurs late in the film during a thunderstorm.
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(2002) (Alexis Bledel, Jonathan Jackson) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Minor
None
Heavy
*Moderate
Moderate
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Minor
Minor
Heavy
None
Minor
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Mild
None
Moderate
Moderate
Heavy
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Reviewed September 28, 2002 / Posted October 11, 2002
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