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Marvin & Tige
🎬 Movie

Marvin & Tige

1985 · 104 min Drama
4.9 / 10 · TMDB

Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close friendship. Marvin wants to adopt Tige but knows that he is too poor to give him a good home. Then he discovers who Tige's father is a rich suburbanite who doesn't even know Tige exists. Should Marvin, and can he, give up the boy he loves, and who loves him, in favor of a stranger with the right genes and bank balance?

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Marvin & Tige is an acquired taste at 4.9/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1985. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

— MovieFinder Editorial

🎭 Cast

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Marvin

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Richard Davis

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Gibran Brown

Tige Jackson

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Vanessa Jackson

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser

Brenda Davis

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Georgia Allen

Carrie Carter

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Jerry Penson

Policeman

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Charles Darden

TV Salesman

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May K. Pearce

Nurse

Lou Walker

Lou Walker

Cab Driver

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