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One True Thing (1998) -- A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
One True Thing (1998) -- A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   5,094 votes
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Director:
Carl Franklin
Writers (WGA):
Anna Quindlen (novel)
Karen Croner (screenplay)
Contact:
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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
User Comments:
True Thing is True to Life more

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:
Continuity: Ellen's nightdress changes between shots when she answers the phone in bed. 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:
Featured in AFI Tribute to Meryl Streep (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
My Blue Room more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
True Thing is True to Life, 10 November 2001
10/10
Author: LibertyBelle from Philadelphia, PA

It's not surprising that the majority of higher-rated votes were submitted by females aged 45+. This is the timeframe in women's lives when they become the caretakers of aged and ill parents. I lost my mother, from complications of cancer, in June, and went through most of the same emotions portrayed by Zellweger in this film. Yes, it made me cry, but the tears were real, the characters were real, and the plot development extremely accurate. Kudos to the entire cast and crew for a wonderful portrayal of life and death, and the promises of tomorrow.

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