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1988 • 1h 56min • PG • Science Fiction, Comedy

Cocoon: The Return

"Journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home."

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

IMDb 5.4

RT 31%

MC 45

Director

Daniel Petrie

Writers

David Saperstein

Stephen McPherson

Elizabeth Bradley

Composer

James Horner

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Don Ameche

Art Selwyn

Wilford Brimley

Ben Luckett

Courteney Cox

Sara

Hume Cronyn

Joe Finley

Jack Gilford

Bernie Lefkowitz

Steve Guttenberg

Jack Bonner

Barret Oliver

David

Maureen Stapleton

Mary Luckett

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