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  • The Ultimate Gift
  • Opened March 9, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 54 min.
  • PG
    thematic elements, some violence and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 10+. Read More
  • When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life -- twelve gifts designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of Read More
  • Cast: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Lee Meriwether
  • Director: Michael O. Sajbel
  • Genres: Drama, Family

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    did not do movie justice, surprised theater wasn't full.

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    by lo lo

    Best movie I have seen ALL year!
    Thank God someone is still making movies that entertaining,interesting and nonviolent.
    My family gives it two thumbs up :)

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    The Ultimate Gift

    by spritelike

    This was a fantastic movie that everyone should see! The gifts that Jason receives in this movie every family should incorporate into their lives as well.

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  • 70
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    There's nothing wrong with the moral of The Ultimate Gift's story; in fact...

  • 70
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Although cynics likely will reject The Ultimate Gift as warmed-over Capra-corn,...

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    This drama from Fox Faith Movies has a mercifully light hand in selling its...

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    The message is clear almost immediately: charity not vanity.

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