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# The Mosquito Coast (1986) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# The Mosquito Coast

1986Rated PG119 minDramaAdventure

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An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.

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**Length:** 119 min - long for under-sevens

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