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Avg. Critic Score: 56 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 OK for kids 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    This handsome movie works thanks to its lack of pretension and an atmosphere somewhat akin to the gentle wackiness of director Bill Forsyth's better works. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    In the warm, sparkling character comedy Danny Deckchair, the Welsh actor (Rhys Ifans) moves to center stage, but it has taken a trip to Australia to get him there. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post |

    This charming, hopeful story does very well just by validating our daydreams. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    It is piffle done well. A (literally) lighter-than-air story, full of goofs and creeps and fools and silliness, it manages to delight without simpering, make points without lecturing and break hearts and mend them again without turning you weepy. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety | David Stratton

    Thanks to amiable lead performances from Miranda Otto and Rhys Ifans, this not very original Aussie comedy about a man making a fresh start in life is a pleasant enough time-waster. Read full review

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times |

    As instantly gratifying and devoid of surprises as a Club Med vacation. It bears no relation to reality whatsoever, but sometimes it's nice to imagine that, somewhere, there's a place nothing like home. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    A pleasantly sappy fable of new beginnings that suggests a Frank Capra film sweetened with an extra layer of sugar glaze. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    Danny Deckchair offers some welcome cinematic comfort food in a summer filled with bloated special-effects movies and bad teen comedies. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A splendid movie while its hero is preparing for his flight and actually experiencing it, but it's not nearly as interesting once he descends to earth. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Scott Brown

    It's a soothing stoner tableau, a fine dropout fantasy. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+ Pleasant little diversion with some sweet moments.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has some strong language, implied sexual situations, mild sexual references, and drinking and smoking. There are some tense scenes and scuffles. Danny's escapade is, of course, extremely dangerous and children who see this movie should be warned not to try anything so foolish.
  • Families can talk about why Danny saw himself so differently in Clarence than he did at home. Why did Danny make Glenda see herself differently? Why was it hard for Danny and Glenda to know what they really wanted?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Not an issue
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Tense scenes and mild peril, no one hurt.
  • sex false3 Sex: Non-explicit sexual situation, sexual references.
  • language false3 Language: Some strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking, smoking.
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