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Then She Found Me

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

R In Theaters 04/25/2008 , 100min.
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Plot & Details

Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt makes her feature directorial debut with this adaptation of Elinor Lipman's best-selling novel about a Philadelphia schoolteacher (Hunt) whose long-lost birth mother (Bette Midler) reappears at the very moment her daughter is careening into a midlife crisis. Abandoned by her husband (Matthew Broderick) and still grieving the death of her adoptive mother, the emotionally fragile teacher enters into a relationship with the father of one of her students just as her biological mother, an eccentric talk-show host, appears on her doorstep attempting a reconciliation.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Comedy,Drama,Romance
  • Run Time: 100min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 04/25/2008
  • DVD Release Date: 09/02/2008
  • Distributor(s): ThinkFilm
  • Director(s): Helen Hunt
  • Starring: Helen Hunt , Bette Midler , Colin Firth , Matthew Broderick , Ben Shenkman
  • Themes: Mothers and Daughters,Death of a Parent,Breakups and Divorces,Adoption
  • Tone: Bittersweet,Humorous,Intimate,Poignant
  • Keywords: biological-family [vs. adoptive],mid-life-crisis,mother,schoolteacher
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (04-25-2008)
  • Language: English

Awards

Toronto International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2007 Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented Nominated