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Val Kilmer learns to SEE and it's somehow messier than you'd think.
TMDB
60
IMDb
60
Rotten Tomatoes
32
Audience Score
46
Google
86
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At First Sight (1999)

90s romance-coremedical melodramasensory overload

Overview

DramaRomance

A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.

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blindmassage therapist

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kilmer's physicality as a newly-sighted man is genuinely impressive.

Writing

Based on Oliver Sacks essay — has actual neurological curiosity.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you want to feel things quietly.·Date Night: If your partner cries easily and you brought tissues.
Heads up:Emotional: The ending will emotionally devastate you. Fair warning.
Irwin Winkler

Director

Irwin Winkler

ReleasedJan 15, 1999
Runtime2h 8m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Top Cast

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Virgil Adamson

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino

Amy Benic

Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis

Jennie Adamson

Steven Weber

Steven Weber

Duncan Allanbrook

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Dr. Charles Aaron

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Phil Webster

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Virgil's Father

Laura Kirk

Laura Kirk

Betsy Ernst

Drena De Niro

Drena De Niro

Caroline

Margo Winkler

Margo Winkler

Nancy Bender

Diana Krall

Diana Krall

Singer

Willie C. Carpenter

Willie C. Carpenter

Jack Falk

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Based on Oliver Sacks' real case study 'To See and Not See' — the actual patient never emotionally adjusted to sight and eventually reverted to blindness patterns.

Trivia

Val Kilmer spent weeks blindfolded and worked with blind consultants; Mira Sorvino learned massage therapy techniques for authenticity.

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At First Sight (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER

At First Sight (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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