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One True Thing

1998-09-182h 7mDrama / Romance6.5/10TMDB · 141 votes

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

“Love What You Have.”

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Directed byCarl Franklin

Original languageEnglish

Original release1998-09-18

ProductionUnited States of America

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Meryl StreepKate Gulden

Renée ZellwegerEllen Gulden

William HurtGeorge Gulden

Tom Everett ScottBrian Gulden

Lauren GrahamJules

Nicky KattJordan Belzer

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James EckhouseDistrict Attorney Patrick BreenMr. Tweedy Gerrit GrahamOliver Most David ByronSenator Sullivan Stephen PeabodyHarold Lizbeth MackayDr. Cohen Mary Catherine WrightClarice Sloane SheltonMrs. Best Michele ShayJune Bobo Lewis

Muriel

Marylouise BurkeLouisa

Marcia Jean KurtzMarcia

Diana CanovaDiana

John DeyleSanta / Mayor

Hallee HirshEight-Year-Old Ellen

Jeffrey ScaperrottaFour-Year Old Brian

Todd CerverisCasey

Anna Carolina AlvimNurse Teresa

Julie JanneyHospital Nurse

Susan StoutTweedy's Secretary

Greg HedtkeMagazine Executive

Christian JamesMagazine Executive

Lauren ToubHalloween Girl

Ashley RemyHalloween Girl

Saul WilliamsGraduate Student

Julianne NicholsonCollege Student

Amber KainCollege Student

Yolande BavanNari

Benjamin AndrewsParty Kid

Kathryn WalshParty Kid

James E. GraseckViolinist

Doug AllenClub Band Leader

Kirk DriscollClub Band Member

Paul PimslerClub Band Member

Scott SprayClub Band Member

Jay StollmanClub Band Member

Cathy ComiskeyChristmas Choir Member

Ruth EgnerChristmas Choir Member

Phil GambleChristmas Choir Member

David HutchingsChristmas Choir Member

Linda HutchingsChristmas Choir Member

Wilbur LewisChristmas Choir Member

Rich MorinChristmas Choir Member

Annette MulhollandChristmas Choir Member

Rosemary PalmerChristmas Choir Member

Gina PiccoloChristmas Choir Member

Rebecca RainesChristmas Choir Member

Barbara RussellChristmas Choir Member

Joanna Hoty RussellChristmas Choir Member

Barbara SavinoChristmas Choir Member

Normana SchaafChristmas Choir Member

Paul SchroederChristmas Choir Member

Mary G. SimsChristmas Choir Member

Wolodymyr SmishkewychChristmas Choir Member

Chris SterlingChristmas Choir Member

Nancy TkacsChristmas Choir Member

Peter ZimmermannChristmas Choir Member

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