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Indian Summer

Indian Summer

Comedy · Drama · 1993

A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.

Movie details

Indian Summer

“A Comedy About Eight Friends Who Return To The Best Summer Of Their Lives!”

1993 Comedy · Drama 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

6.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

60 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

51 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Indian Summer?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mike Binder

Written by

Mike Binder

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Unca Lou Handler

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Jack Belston

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Beth Warden / Clair Everett

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Jamie Ross

Julie Warner

Julie Warner

Kelly Berman

Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins

Jennifer Morton

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Brad Berman

Court is in session

Put Indian Summer on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.