Land Ho!

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Land Ho!

R

2014

1h 34m

Adventure

Comedy

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A retired surgeon (Earl Lynn Nelson) and his reserved former brother-in-law (Paul Eenhoorn) try to recapture their youth during a journey across Iceland.

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Critics Consensus

Gently amusing and agreeably modest in scale, Land Ho! uses its stars' warm chemistry to impart its poignant, quietly effective message.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

09/11/2014

3/5

We're happy to go along for the ride with the film's odd couple, who make for interesting character studies -- and, besides, the scenery is stunning. Just don't expect that much will have been accomplished or changed by the time the curtain closes.

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

08/21/2014

3/4

Eenhoorn brings an understated wry quality to his performance that nicely counterbalances Nelson's unflagging bonhomie.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

08/21/2014

[An] engaging, low-key character study.

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

10/21/2022

One of those lovely “old buddy” comedies where two elderly people just go hang out and reminisce on life in lovely vistas.

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

11/02/2021

3/5

Writer/directors Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens navigate this material with a surprising amount of confidence.

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

09/06/2018

Amazing that they made so much out of so little. Nelson relentlessly pumps out the comedy, and Eenhoorn convincingly counters this bombardment and brings a much-needed splash of sunlight to the film's end.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/30/2025

Funny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Sexual References, Drug Use and Some Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $727,400.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Michelle C

@RT85629265 06/13/2023

I absolutely LOVED this movie. Beautiful (the story AND scenery) and inspiring.

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georgan g

@RT98616417 11/15/2021

Two men go on vacation to Iceland and discover more about themself and each other.

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08/06/2016

Two old retired men go to Iceland to get their mojo back. Kind of boring and disappointing. This would make a good viagra commercial though.

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07/11/2016

I didn't like one of the 2 main characters. A travelogue of Iceland turned out to be far more entertaining and informative than this.

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01/18/2016

It was tough getting to the end of this movie. It's one of those movies that you can't help but think that it is going to get better, so you keep watching then it comes to the end and you had wished you turned it off sooner. Very boring movie and not much amusement.

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Synopsis

A retired surgeon (Earl Lynn Nelson) and his reserved former brother-in-law (Paul Eenhoorn) try to recapture their youth during a journey across Iceland.

Director: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens
Producer: Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy, Christina Jennings
Screenwriter: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Syncopated Films, Max Cap
Rating: R (Sexual References|Drug Use|Some Language)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $727.4K
Runtime: 1h 34m