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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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Release:
Jun 4, 2002
Reviews for The Good Mother
Could have been standard "Lifetime Channel" material, but Keaton and company deliver some great work.
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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