A lonely man's life becomes a whimsical tale as a mysterious voice narrates his every earnest, melancholy step.
Dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Peacock, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), YouTube (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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