Movie
Return to Paradise
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Return to Paradise
Cast
Vince VaughnJohn 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
Anne HecheBeth Eastern
Joaquin PhoenixLewis McBride
David ConradTony Croft
Jada Pinkett SmithM.J. Major
Vera FarmigaKerrie
Nick SandowRavitch
Elizabeth RodriguezGabyCredits
- Directed by
- Joseph Ruben
- Written by
- Bruce Robinson, Wesley Strick, Pierre Jolivet
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Tetragram
Propaganda FilmsUnited States
PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentUnited States
