The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

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He's a force of nature.

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

• Released: 2012-08-15
• Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,286 votes

Directed by Peter Hedges.

Top cast

• Jennifer Garner as Cindy Green
• Joel Edgerton as Jim Green
• CJ Adams as Timothy Green
• Odeya Rush as Joni Jerome
• Shohreh Aghdashloo as Evette Onat
• Rosemarie DeWitt as Brenda Best
• David Morse as James Green, Sr.
• Ron Livingston as Franklin Crudstaff
• Dianne Wiest as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
• M. Emmet Walsh as Uncle Bub

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Odd Life of Timothy Green

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; 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: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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