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Kodachrome

2017 1h 45m
Drama Comedy
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.8/10
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Kodachrome

Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for good. Along with Ben's nurse Zooey, the three navigate a world changing from analogue to digital while trying to put the past behind them.

"Over time, everything develops"

Top Billed Cast

Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Benjamin Ryder
Jason Sudeikis
Jason Sudeikis
Matt Ryder
Elizabeth Olsen
Elizabeth Olsen
Zooey Kern
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood
Uncle Dean
Wendy Crewson
Wendy Crewson
Aunt Sarah
Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Haysbert
Larry
Gethin Anthony
Gethin Anthony
Jasper
Bill Lake
Bill Lake
Dwayne

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

C Crazypiglady Verified TMDB Critic
2022-12-31

Despite being about a dying man and very strained relationship with his son, the pace, humour and simplicity still make this a feel-good film. Ed Harris is amazing in this film, it's worth watching for his performance. That and the script hold this otherwise simple story together.
The premise of the film is true - in 2010, the last Kodachrome developing lab, a family business in Parsons, Kansas, was the last remaining lab to develop Kodachrome film and briefly becama a mecca for film photographers. You don't have to be interested in photography to enjoy this film, it's a road movie and othe...