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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

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Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer), a photographer, is married to Pat (Treat Williams), a restaurateur, and they would seem to have a perfect life in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1988, they have three small children that Beth takes along to her high school reunion in Chicago. While checking in at a crowded hotel lobby, her middle child, three-year-old Ben, disappears. Despite a frantic search and much media coverage, the boy is not found, and Beth soon falls apart. Nine years later, the family has

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Drama

Directed By: Ulu Grosbard

Written By: Stephen Schiff

In Theaters: Mar 12, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Mar 6, 2001

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer
Beth Cappadora
Treat Williams
Pat Cappadora
Whoopi Goldberg
Candy Bliss
Jonathan Jackson
Vincent (age 16)
Ryan Merriman
Sam
John Kapelos
George Karras
Michael McElroy
Ben
Cory Buck
Vincent (age 7)
Alexa Vega
Kerry (age 9)
Michael McGrady
Jimmy Daugherty
Brenda Strong
Ellen
Rose Gregorio
Rosie
Gabe Kaplan
John Roselius
Lucinda Jenney
Tony Musante

Critic Reviews for The Deep End of the Ocean

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Well-acted but pedestrian TV-like melodrama what what consitutes a family, or sociology versus biology in the kinship debate.

June 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

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Grosbard...forgets the need for character motivation, point of view, or anything else that might make this compelling subject an interesting film.

January 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

a flawed but often effective family drama that turns on the deepest fear of every parent or guardian: that one dumb move, a single moment of neglect that can turn the rest of your life inside out.

June 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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