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One True Thing
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One True Thing

1998-09-18 · 127 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Romance

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 StreepMeryl StreepKate Gulden
Renée ZellwegerRenée ZellwegerEllen Gulden
William HurtWilliam HurtGeorge Gulden
Tom Everett ScottTom Everett ScottBrian Gulden
Lauren GrahamLauren GrahamJules
Nicky KattNicky KattJordan Belzer
James EckhouseJames EckhouseDistrict Attorney
Patrick BreenPatrick BreenMr. Tweedy
Gerrit GrahamGerrit GrahamOliver Most
David ByronSenator Sullivan
Stephen PeabodyStephen PeabodyHarold
Lizbeth MackayDr. Cohen
Mary Catherine WrightClarice
Sloane SheltonSloane SheltonMrs. Best
Michele ShayMichele ShayJune
Bobo LewisBobo LewisMuriel
Marylouise BurkeMarylouise BurkeLouisa
Marcia Jean KurtzMarcia Jean KurtzMarcia
Diana CanovaDiana CanovaDiana
John DeyleJohn DeyleSanta / Mayor

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