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Cocoon
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.
7 June 1909, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
28 August 1959, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
8 June 1934, Arkansas, USA
9 June 1917, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
27 February 1903, London, England, UK
25 July 1908, New York City, New York, USA
24 August 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
1 September 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
1920, USA
31 January 1927, Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
June 04, 2007
A gentle and effective heart-tugger.
August 22, 2004
A funny, tender and touching sci-fi drama, Cocoon is a movie for all generations.
May 20, 2003
It has no real competition as this season's reigning fairy tale.
May 12, 2003
Am I the only one who thinks the aliens ate all those folks they spirited away?
December 14, 2010
Sex talk, language make iconic '80s sci-fi better for teens.
July 11, 2003
A splendid combo of grand peformances and expert direction
June 04, 2007
Cocoon weaves a mesmerizing tale.
March 30, 2005
Poignant tale: To Age or Not to Age, That is the Question.
March 24, 2013
... much of the beauty of Cocoon... has to do with its deft, loving observation of the things of this Earth.
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.
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
February 09, 2006
Essentially, this is sci-fi with a heart, albeit one made entirely of cheese.