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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   5,270 votes
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Director:
Carl Franklin
Writers (WGA):
Anna Quindlen (novel)
Karen Croner (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 September 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Love What You Have.
Plot:
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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User Comments:
Streep is magical more (107 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meryl Streep ... Kate Gulden

Renée Zellweger ... Ellen Gulden

William Hurt ... George Gulden

Tom Everett Scott ... Brian Gulden

Lauren Graham ... Jules

Nicky Katt ... Jordan Belzer

James Eckhouse ... District Attorney
Patrick Breen ... G.A. Tweedy
Gerrit Graham ... Oliver Most
David Byron ... Senator Sullivan

Stephen Peabody ... Harold
Lizbeth MacKay ... Dr. Cohen
Mary Catherine Wright ... Clarice
Sloane Shelton ... Evelyn Best
Michele Shay ... June
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
127 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Ellen is working at midnight and Harold calls, the scene is shown in reverse. The titles on the book spines and the notes on the board are backwards. more
Quotes:
Kate Gulden: [dressed as Dorothy] Welcome! There's no place like home!
Ellen Gulden: [silently, to herself] Thank God.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fight Club (1999) more
Soundtrack:
My One True Friend more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Streep is magical, 16 September 1998
Author: Boyo-2

I enjoyed this movie as much as you can, given the subject matter. Streep is completely amazing, Renee has some great moments, and Hurt does his usual preppy jerk routine. Several scenes will make you cry, but this is not the usual fatal-disease-in-the-family fare that you might expect it to be, thanks to Carl Franklin, who keeps the story fresh when stereotypes and cliches prevail.

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