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Unhook the Stars

Name: Unhook the Stars
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-09-04
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Gérard Depardieu, Jake Lloyd, Moira Kelly

DramaRomance

Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.

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Cast

Gena RowlandsMarisa TomeiGérard DepardieuJake LloydMoira KellyDavid SherrillDavid ThorntonBridgette WilsonBobby CooperClint HowardDavid RowlandsJamie Bozian

Director

Nick Cassavetes

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