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Reba McEntire, Keith Carradine, Donald Moffat

A brush with death leads a loving mother and housewife to follow her dream of pursuing a higher education in this family drama starring Reba McEntire and Keith Carradine, and directed by David Hugh Jo... read more read more...nes. Lily (McEntire) has lived a charmed life. Blessed with a loving husband (Carradine) and beautiful children, the optimistic mother is fully content with her simple existence until the death of her father and a brush with breast cancer leave her longing for something more. As Lily begins to ponder her mortality and question her decision to sacrifice her education for the sake of starting a family, she realizes that it may be time to go back to school and try to make a difference in the world. Determined to make the most of her education despite the formidable obstacles that lie ahead, Lily soon finds that the support of her family is all she needs to realize her dreams of a better future and prove that it's never too late to make a fresh start. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: David Hugh Jones

Release Date: October 9, 1994

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DVD Release Date: July 5, 2005

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  • iljd
    July 6, 2008
    iljd
    Not many people have heard of this movie, but after I watched it it became one of my all time favorites. I would recommend it to any Reba McEntire fans and anyone who wants to see a movie about the usual country mother who gets caught in the most unusual situations. It is a great... read more family film and I can't wait to watch it with all of my friends and family! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to watch 'Is There Life Out There'.

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