A group of elderly folk have a close-encounter with aliens when finding a swimming pool filled with strange pods that possess magical powers that restore youth and vitality. Now they must choose between accepting their impending deaths or having eternal life.
26 July 1945, Berlin, Maryland, USA
21 June 1925, Troy, New York, USA
10 May 1899, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
18 July 1911, London, Ontario, Canada
17 November 1928, Oklahoma, USA
9 July 1938, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
17 March 1913, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
24 September 1923, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
18 January 1892, Harlem, Georgia, USA
8 June 1934, Arkansas, USA
31 May 1908, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
1920, USA
16 June 1890, Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK
February 9, 1909 in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal
20 April 1959, Burbank, California, USA
25 July 1908, New York City, New York, USA
1 September 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 14, 2010
Sex talk, language make iconic '80s sci-fi better for teens.
June 04, 2007
Director Ron Howard brings a quality of gentleness and whimsy to the performances, but basically this is a highly calculated project brought in by those two old pros, producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown.
February 09, 2006
Essentially, this is sci-fi with a heart, albeit one made entirely of cheese.
August 06, 2010
An amiable, life-affirming fantasy-comedy about the rejuvenation of crotchery oldsters whose main distinction is offering roles to senior actors like Don Ameche (who won an Oscar), Hume Cronyn, and Jessica Tandy
May 20, 2003
It has no real competition as this season's reigning fairy tale.
August 22, 2004
A funny, tender and touching sci-fi drama, Cocoon is a movie for all generations.
July 11, 2003
A splendid combo of grand peformances and expert direction
March 30, 2005
Poignant tale: To Age or Not to Age, That is the Question.
June 04, 2007
A gentle and effective heart-tugger.
May 12, 2003
Am I the only one who thinks the aliens ate all those folks they spirited away?
June 04, 2007
Cocoon weaves a mesmerizing tale.
March 24, 2013
... much of the beauty of Cocoon... has to do with its deft, loving observation of the things of this Earth.
