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One True Thing

1998·2h 7m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
13,383 votes
Metascore
63
Metacritic

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

One True Thing is a 1998 drama movie directed by Carl Franklin, starring Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Meryl Streep. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 13,383 votes and runs 2h 7m.

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Director
Carl Franklin
Stars
Renée Zellweger
William Hurt
Meryl Streep
Tom Everett Scott
Details
1998-09-18
127 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Portuguese
Keywords
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