Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Plot:
In the summer of 1960, young Bobby Garfield is sharing adventures with his best friends Carol and Sully when an enigmatic lodger named Ted Brautigan rents a room in his family's boarding house. Bobby's self-absorbed, widowed mother Liz couldn't care less about her son, so Bobby, who is being tormented by local bullies, quickly befriends the otherworldly Ted.
Director:Scott Hicks
Starring:Alan Tudyk, Anthony Hopkins, David Morse, Mika Boorem, Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin