# Cocoon (1985)

> A Florida retirement community stumbles into an alien-powered fountain of youth, turning late-life longing into a tender comic adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5423

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama
- Director: Ron Howard
- Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Tahnee Welch, Brian Dennehy, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Maureen Stapleton, Jack Gilford
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088933/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: gentle, heartwarming, sentimental, lazy sunday, family movie night

## Synopsis

A lighthearted adventure where the elderly find unexpected vitality through alien cocoons.

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- [Cocoon: The Return (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6277)
- [On Golden Pond (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/6723)
- [Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/1542)
- [Meatballs: Part II (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/25980)
- [Out to Sea (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/10868)
- [My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6919)
- [Forever Young (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/5421)
- [Monkey Business (1952)](https://ember.film/movie/14132)

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