Come See the Paradise (1990)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.
- Released: 1990-08-17
- Genres: Drama, Romance, History
- Runtime: 2h 13m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 60 votes
Directed by Alan Parker.
Top cast
- Dennis Quaid as Jack McGurn
- Tamlyn Tomita as Lily Kawamura
- Sab Shimono as Mr. Kawamura
- Brady Tsurutani as Frankie Kawamura
- Shizuko Hoshi as Mrs. Kawamura
- Stan Egi as Charlie Kawamura
- Ronald Yamamoto as Harry Kawamura
- Akemi Nishino as Dulcie Kawamura
- Naomi Nakano as Joyce Kawamura
- Elizabeth Gilliam as Younger Mini McGann
Where to watch Come See the Paradise
- United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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