

One True Thing
1998-09-18 · 127 min · ★ 6.5
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
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- Directors
- Carl Franklin
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, Monarch Pictures, Ufland
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Meryl StreepKate Gulden
Renée ZellwegerEllen Gulden
William HurtGeorge Gulden
Tom Everett ScottBrian Gulden
Lauren GrahamJules
Nicky KattJordan Belzer
James EckhouseDistrict Attorney
Patrick BreenMr. Tweedy
Gerrit GrahamOliver Most
Stephen PeabodyHarold
Sloane SheltonMrs. Best
Michele ShayJune
Bobo LewisMuriel
Marylouise BurkeLouisa
Marcia Jean KurtzMarcia
Diana CanovaDiana
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