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6.4/10   195 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Anne Tyler (novel)
Robert W. Lenski (teleplay)
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Release Date:
22 November 1998 (USA) more
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Plot:
A lonely teen (Thomas McCarthy) troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law (Mary-Louise Parker)... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
The Grim Sweeper
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 25 November 1998)

User Comments:
You can't change the past...but you can make choices for the future. more (8 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Blythe Danner ... Bee Bedloe

Edward Herrmann ... Doug Bedloe

Melina Kanakaredes ... Rita
Thomas McCarthy ... Ian Bedloe

Jeffrey Nordling ... Danny Bedloe

Mary-Louise Parker ... Lucy Dean Bedloe
Rene Augesen ... Adult Agatha

Amy Hargreaves ... Adult Daphne
Bethel Leslie ... Mrs. Dulcimer

Glynnis O'Connor ... Claudia Bedloe

Denis O'Hare ... Reverend Emmett

Kristoffer Ryan Winters ... Adult Thomas (as Kristoffer Winters)
Mary Lucy Bivins ... Mrs. Jordan

Lori Rom ... Cicely Brown

Hallee Hirsh ... Young Agatha
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Position of toy animals as young Thomas plays with them. more
Movie Connections:
References Never Too Late (1965) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
You can't change the past...but you can make choices for the future., 22 May 2001
Author: DonnaEllen from Saskatoon, Canada

While this movie was a little thin in places and had a less than imaginative ending, it is well worth watching and is a nice contrast to highly unrealistic Hollywood films and soap operas where the dead come back to life and/or people really get second chances.

How does a person live with the knowledge that his own actions (although they were well intentioned but misguided at the time)destroyed the lives of those closest and dearest to him and caused years of pain and suffering to others? Many would turn to drugs, alcohol, anger, denial, or suicide. This movie shows how it is possible to reach inside yourself and out to others to heal some of the wrong that was done. I liked how it also had a sub-plot about how the young man succeded in life without going to college or getting married (or atleast not until later in life)and how he wanted to "make things that people won't throw away".

While it's not the kind of movie you watch with friends and a beer, it's great for a quiet evening at home alone or with family. It gets you thinking.

The only trouble that I have with it is that while it begins very strong and I felt drawn into the characters and their dilemas, the last 1/4 of the film was very weak and the characters became cardboard and cliche almost. ie. the oldest girl became a doctor, the youngest a rebellious misfit. Just try to overlook that part and you'll enjoy it.

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