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Avalon

1990·2h 8m·PG
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
7,496 votes
Metascore
68
Metacritic

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.

Avalon is a 1990 drama movie directed by Barry Levinson, starring Elizabeth Perkins, Aidan Quinn, Eve Gordon. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 7,496 votes and runs 2h 8m.

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Director
Barry Levinson
Stars
Elizabeth Perkins
Aidan Quinn
Eve Gordon
Leo Fuchs
Creators
Barry Levinson
Details
1990-10-19
128 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, Yiddish
Keywords
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