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One True Thing

  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
13K
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Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Meryl Streep, and Tom Everett Scott in One True Thing (1998)
Drama

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

  • Director
    • Carl Franklin
  • Writers
    • Anna Quindlen
    • Karen Croner
  • Stars
    • Meryl Streep
    • Renée Zellweger
    • William Hurt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carl Franklin
    • Writers
      • Anna Quindlen
      • Karen Croner
    • Stars
      • Meryl Streep
      • Renée Zellweger
      • William Hurt
    • 127User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 nominations total

    Top cast80

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    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Kate Gulden
    Renée Zellweger
    Renée Zellweger
    • Ellen Gulden
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • George Gulden
    Tom Everett Scott
    Tom Everett Scott
    • Brian Gulden
    Lauren Graham
    Lauren Graham
    • Jules
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Jordan Belzer
    James Eckhouse
    James Eckhouse
    • District Attorney
    Patrick Breen
    Patrick Breen
    • G.A. Tweedy
    Gerrit Graham
    Gerrit Graham
    • Oliver Most
    David Byron
    • Senator Sullivan
    Stephen Peabody
    Stephen Peabody
    • Harold
    Lizbeth Mackay
    Lizbeth Mackay
    • Dr. Cohen
    Mary Catherine Wright
    • Clarice
    Sloane Shelton
    Sloane Shelton
    • Evelyn Best
    Michele Shay
    • June
    Bobo Lewis
    Bobo Lewis
    • Muriel
    Marylouise Burke
    Marylouise Burke
    • Louisa
    Marcia Jean Kurtz
    Marcia Jean Kurtz
    • Marcia
    • Director
      • Carl Franklin
    • Writers
      • Anna Quindlen
      • Karen Croner
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews127

    Featured review
    8/10

    A Moving Film about life and values

    I don't cry easily over movies, but I have to admit, this one brought me to tears. Although I am not a Ms. Streep fan, her performance was excellent. The title defines in a sentence what a mother's love is. For the first hour I didn't like any of the characters, but that changed as the movie went on. The movie also explained why certain marriages last even though there are obstacles. A must see film.
    • sallysue
    • Oct 23, 1999
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Meryl Streep called Bette Midler to use her songs in the movie and Midler said "of course".
    • Goofs
      In some birthday-party scenes, daylight is visible through some windows, and lighting on the staircase suggests daylight, although the action is supposed to be at night, and other windows show darkness outdoors.
    • Quotes

      Kate Gulden: It's so much easier to be happy, my love. It's so much easier to choose to love the things that you have, and you have so much, instead of always yearning for what you're missing, or what it is you're imagining you're missing. It's so much more peaceful.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Rounders/Kiki's Delivery Service/Simon Birch/Slums of Beverly Hills/Digging to China (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      My One True Friend
      Written by Carole King, Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster
      Produced by David Foster
      Performed by Bette Midler

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Cosas que importan
    • Filming locations
      • Morristown, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Monarch Pictures
      • Ufland
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,245,840
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,606,455
      • Sep 20, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,616,840
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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