Poster for Return to Paradise (1998)

Movie Age rating in United States of America: R

Return to Paradise (1998)

Aug 10, 1998 · 1h 49m

6.5/10 TMDB user score
322 votes on TMDB

Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide.

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.

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Top cast

  • Vince Vaughn Vince Vaughn John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
  • Anne Heche Anne Heche Beth Eastern
  • Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix Lewis McBride
  • David Conrad David Conrad Tony Croft
  • Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Pinkett Smith M.J. Major
  • Vera Farmiga Vera Farmiga Kerrie
  • Nick Sandow Nick Sandow Ravitch
  • Elizabeth Rodriguez Elizabeth Rodriguez Gaby
  • Joel de la Fuente Joel de la Fuente Mr. Doramin
  • Richard Chang Prosecutor
  • James McCauley James McCauley Famous Divorce Lawyer
  • Brette Taylor Brette Taylor Young Woman in Limo
  • Deanna Yusoff Woman in Bar
  • David Zayas David Zayas Construction Foreman
  • Is Issariya Malaysian Woman in Hammock
  • Ed Hodson Features Editor

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