Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

In 1960s Maine, Anthony Hopkins, an older man with mysterious powers, takes up lodging in a home owned by Hope Davis where he befriends her 11 year old son Anton Yelchin. Based on a Stephen King novella, it definitely shares many of his non-horror signatures (nostalgia, a Maine setting, etc.), but it doesn’t really go anywhere with it. I was surprised to discover that Hopkins’s character ties into the Dark Tower series as the mysteries that surround him seem like they would fit in with that narrative, but in this film, they remain mostly underdeveloped and unexplained. The strength in this film lies in the scenes between Hopkins and Yelchin. Even at such a young age, it was obvious that Anton had the skills to keep up with the veteran.