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Donovan's Echo

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.2K
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Donovan's Echo (2011)
After a long absence, Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) returns home to discover events from his past are repeating. Plagued by the idea of déjà vu, Donovan is convinced his young neighbour and her mother will be killed on the 30th anniversary of his own wife and daughter's death. Struggling to unlock the pattern, Donovan tries to convince his brother-in-law, Finnley (Bruce Greenwood) to help prevent a similar tragedy. When his facts don't add up, Donovan's sanity is questioned. 

Is he losing his mind, or running out of time?
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A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.

  • Director
    • Jim Cliffe
  • Writers
    • Jim Cliffe
    • Melodie Krieger
    • Blake Corbet
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Kyarra Willis
    • Karen Holness
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Cliffe
    • Writers
      • Jim Cliffe
      • Melodie Krieger
      • Blake Corbet
    • Stars
      • Danny Glover
      • Kyarra Willis
      • Karen Holness
    • 21User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Donovan Matheson
    Kyarra Willis
    • Magnolia Matheson
    Karen Holness
    Karen Holness
    • Jasmine Matheson
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Finnley Boyd
    Kevin McNulty
    Kevin McNulty
    • Dean Belton
    Natasha Calis
    Natasha Calis
    • Maggie Walgrave
    Lanette Ware
    Lanette Ware
    • Susan Boyd
    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Kaisha
    Katina Small
    • Maggie Walgrave - 35 years
    Stephen Jefferys
    • Speaker
    • (as Stephen Jeffreys)
    Chelah Horsdal
    Chelah Horsdal
    • Doctor
    David James Lewis
    David James Lewis
    • Kit
    • (as David Lewis)
    Sonja Bennett
    Sonja Bennett
    • Sarah Walgrave
    Sunita Prasad
    Sunita Prasad
    • Medical Assistant
    Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
    • Ray
    Trent Carlson
    • Unshaven Man
    Amitai Marmorstein
    Amitai Marmorstein
    • Bobby
    Brendan Beiser
    Brendan Beiser
    • Robin
    • Director
      • Jim Cliffe
    • Writers
      • Jim Cliffe
      • Melodie Krieger
      • Blake Corbet
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    User reviews21

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    6sherifahmed_79

    masterpiece

    Donovan's Echo (2011) is one of those movies that will have you sitting in the theater after the lights come up so you can talk to everyone else about what they thought of the movie.

    The story kept me at the edge of my seat It was original.

    After few thousand movies i saw just wonder why this movie has rating 5.5/10 This is really good film . deserve at least 6/10 probably due to its mediocre production budget.

    (Danny Glover is a legend)

    It was a little fun piecing the story together.

    This is a smart movie for smart people who like smart movies.

    Donovan's Echo (2011) is Underrated beauty

    I would suggest everyone who likes movies to watch it you will not be disappointed.
    6magicbymiketurner

    Glover Is Excellent

    I just ran across this movie last night and decided to give it a look mainly because Danny Glover is in it. Very interesting movie to say the least. Definitely worth the watch if you haven't seen it.
    6hoytyhoyty

    Schmaltz but the right kind, mixed with a bit of suspense

    Maybe even a 7/10.

    Danny Glover has been in so many garbage films and series that he has become a bit of an underrated actor. In this film at least he gets to be the focus, and show us some of his ability. Also the child supporting lead is not the usual vile little snot-nosed thing, instead she's quite restrained and engaging.

    But overall, this film is so 'un-demanding', when really it should be an edge-of-the seat jobby. For some reason it just fails to scare.

    It's not boring, it's just ... more innocuous than it should be. We watched it late at night before work, and it made almost no emotional impression whatsoever.

    All of which makes it sound like a bad film!

    It's not, it's got a good little story and a couple of nice twists.

    You could sum it up by "I didn't mind it."
    9anniebwrites

    Unexpected Keeper

    Of course, Danny Glover does an amazing job. Kudos to Bruce Greenwood for producing the film and for his understated but essential performance. He often plays the villain but here he is the best friend a man--especially one experimenting with alcohol and deja vu--could have. The location ambiance (Canada, I assume) brings a brooding northern chill to the watcher while at the same time the sensitivity of Terry Frewer's music score wraps the whole film together with its achingly ethereal, warm, beautiful themes.

    It's not a big high-concept car-chase adventure--it's an unexpected gem.
    7LeonLouisRicci

    Complex Premise Hampered by Low Budget and Contrived Coincidences

    A Movie About Clairvoyance and One's Ability or Inability to Make Sense of it All and Connect the Dots for Some Kind of Understanding and Closure to Things that have Happened or Might Happen is the Complicated Plot of this Small Film from Canada.

    It is Difficult to Process (things that go on in the mind and in dreams or precognition) and making it Intriguing and Mysterious to an Audience is not the Easiest Way to Make a Thriller. But when it is done Well it can Make for a Unique and Unusual Movie that is Welcomed in the Paranormal and Sci-Fi Genre.

    The Premise can be Creepy and as the Viewer is Most Likely at Some Point in Their Lives through Dreams of Deja Vu can Latch On to it with an Uneasy Feeling Taken from the Uneasy Feeling that such Real Life Experiences can Bring On.

    This isn't a Fully Rendered Film about Danny Glover's Frustrating Predicament and there are Coincidences a Plenty and a bit too many Contrivances to Accept, but the Movie does Manage to Draw You into its World of Wondering What's Up just Enough to Pass as a Low-Key, Well Acted, but Ultimately Boxed In Entertainment and So Restrained by its Budget and Running Time that it Seems Rushed, Confusing, and Shackled.

    Overall, it is Definitely Worth a Watch for some Good Performances and an Interesting Story, but Fully Involved Fans of this Type of Thing will Most Likely End Up Wanting More than this can Deliver.

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    • Trivia
      The shooting schedule was a tight twenty days, considering the multiple locations, stunt work, and budget.
    • Goofs
      In the newspaper clipping Donovan pulls out near the beginning of the movie, there is a typo. It says "Police and ambulances responded quickly to the seen.. (should be "scene").
    • Connections
      Featured in Starfilm (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      That Girl
      Written by Richard Markmann, Dan Pinella (as Daniel Pinella) and Christopher Wagner

      Performed by Matter

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tiếng vang của Donovan
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Common Man Films Ltd.
      • Donovan's Echo Productions
      • Maniacal Toon Media
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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