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Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Tony Campisi, Clarissa Lassig, Sarah Schaub ... see more see more... , Miles Feulner , Amy Sakasitz , T.J. Lowther , Frank Gerrish , Dave Jensen , Frank Kanig , John Rixey Moore , Soon-Teck Oh , Jeff Olson , H.E.D. Redford , DonRe Sampson , George Sullivan , Paul Ventura , Michael Flynn , April Webster , Cate Praggastis , Micaela Nelligan , David Jensen , Joshua Schaefer , Soon-Tek Oh , Soon Teck-Oh

Oscar-winner Kathy Bates stars in this tearjerker about a strong-willed widow determined to make it on her own. Bates is Frances Lacey, mother of six, left alone to provide for the family after her hu... read more read more...sband dies. Hoping to steer the kids away from the hazards on the streets of Los Angeles, she packs the brood up in the family car and heads out to find a new place to plant some roots. When Frances spots the unfinished frame of a house owned by a lonely Japanese man (Soon Tek-Oh), she cuts a deal with him to get the house in exchange for chores done by the family. Despite the trappings of poverty and the miseries that accompany financial uncertainty, Frances refuses to allow herself or her children to wallow in self-pity and instead forges ahead teaching them valuable life lessons. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Tony Bill

Release Date: January 1, 1993

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • smith44
    April 2, 2012
    smith44
    This movie is too depressing.
  • deano
    August 10, 2008
    deano
    Good drama story of a single mother and her six kids move into an abandoned farmhouse in Idaho, making a deal with the owner to fix it up and eventually buy it from him. There is a crisis every ten minutes, and not much happens that you haven't seen before, but the actors carry t... read morehe film, especially Edward Furlong and Clarissa Lessig as the two older children.
  • ileo
    December 27, 2007
    ileo
    A great movie.
  • seleh87
    August 15, 2008
    seleh87
    this was a good movie....a poor family had a rough time...this movie made me cry...i remembered times like that when i were younger....this movie is based on a true story.....hard times came and went....but it got better in the end for them....the mother was very stubborn too..... read more..she didn't want to take hand outs....she was so set in building her house....
  • laney33
    June 29, 2008
    laney33
    This is a great movie about one family's struggle with poverty and a mother who will stop at nothing to make a good home for her children.
  • momwrites4cash
    June 2, 2007
    momwrites4cash
    This is a great movie! Sometimes sad, sometimes happy but always heart touching. I could watch it over and over again.
  • wizardoftacoma
    December 30, 2006
    wizardoftacoma
    This movie can really warm your heart and make you cry at the same time. Definitely on my Favorite's list.
  • sdcraftnmom
    September 27, 2006
    sdcraftnmom
    Just one of them movies that really warm ur heart and make ya cry at the same time.Definitely on my fav's list.

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Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy
December 6, 2006
Emanuel Levy, Variety

Though Kathy Bates and Furlong's acting is decent, there is no reason to see this inspirational saga on the big screen; in scope and goal, it's a suitable TV Movie of the Week. Full Review

Steve Crum
March 2, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

De-press-ing drama of Kathy Bates and her starving family trying to survive.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
July 12, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Offers a flinty portrait of a single mother of six, who is one-of-a-kind. Full Review

Frank Ochieng
June 7, 2003
Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye

Needlessly corny...a manipulative melodrama that wastes the presence of a fine actress such as Bates...Furlong's brooding becomes rather tedious in Bill's drowsy dud

Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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Chuck O'Leary
July 29, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
July 5, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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