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The Good Mother

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The Good Mother (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 4

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A recent divorcee and mother of a four-year-old girl discovers true passion for the first time in her life after meeting a free-spirited artist. But shocking charges against the young woman could... A recent divorcee and mother of a four-year-old girl discovers true passion for the first time in her life after meeting a free-spirited artist. But shocking charges against the young woman could shatter her new love and force her to prove she is a good mother in this tale of social intolerance. [More]

Starring: Diane Keaton, Ralph Bellamy, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards

Starring: Diane Keaton, Ralph Bellamy, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards, David Gardner, Charles Kimbrough

Director: Leonard Nimoy

Director: Leonard Nimoy

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Jun 4, 2002

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  • Every passion has its price. For Anna Dunlap (Academy Award(R)-winner Diane Keaton), a recent divorcee and mother of a young daughter, Molly, the price may be devastating. Discovering true passion for the first time in her life after meeting artist Leo Cutter (Liam Neeson, STAR WARS, EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE), Anna's life couldn't be more perfect. But shocking charges against the young woman place her newfound lifestyle under scrutiny, shattering her sizzling relationship and forcing her to prove that she is a good mother.
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    Spock and Qui-Gon kick *** at showing feelings.

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    A thought-provoking film about single parenting, sexual mores and the tendency in our society to allow lawyers and judges to settle questions of personal values.

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    Could have been standard "Lifetime Channel" material, but Keaton and company deliver some great work.

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