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Immediate Family

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Linda and Michael Spector are unable to have children and pregnant teen Lucy decides that the Spectors can provide a better home for her baby than she and her boyfriend can. But when the day comes to actually give up her baby, it turns out to be much more difficult than she expected.
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Critics Reviews

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Nell Minow Movie Mom 11/24/2002
3/5
Lovely performances elevate this predictable drama. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
I cared for all of the characters, I was moved by the writing and acting of some of the key scenes, and yet the movie as a whole failed to really reach me. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 07/11/2022
A film in which life presents pennies of happiness but set to loan shark prices. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Bruce C. Steele OutWeek 05/20/2020
Their willful exploitation of a young woman in financial straits struck me as pathetic, particularly since the Masterson character is as full of life and passion as the yuppie couple is empty. Go to Full Review Kathi Maio Sojourner 09/07/2019
This is a movie that means to be serious and compassionate. And it is, in a way. It is also one of the most dangerously elitist films about parenting that I've seen in a long time. Go to Full Review Caffeinated Clint Film Threat 02/07/2006
3/5
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Audience Reviews

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Steve D 02/26/2023 I found it all really uncomfortable. See more 04/18/2016 Couple who cannot conceive a child hope to adopt a baby from a pregnant teen. This drama is over the top tearjerking at its best. This could've easily been a Lifetime movie. See more 11/09/2015 Love this movie. Simple, raw and real...four great actors are what really pull this film together. One of my most quoted lines from this movie is, "Only one of us gets be crazy at a time." See more 11/20/2014 ***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.*** See more 02/13/2010 Una pareja sin hijos (James Woods y Glenn Close), desean adoptar el hijo de una pareja adolescente (Mary Stuart Masterson y Kevin Dillon). Actores de primera categoria atrapados en un drama tipo "Hallmark" que provoca nauseas no debidas al embarazo sino a lo embarazoso de la trama. See more 02/13/2010 Una pareja sin hijos (James Woods y Glenn Close), desean adoptar el hijo de una pareja adolescente (Mary Stuart Masterson y Kevin Dillon). Actores de primera categoria atrapados en un drama tipo "Hallmark" que provoca nauseas no debidas al embarazo sino a lo embarazoso de la trama. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jonathan Kaplan

Director

Glenn Close

Linda Spector

James Woods

Michael Spector

Mary Stuart Masterson

Lucy Moore

Kevin Dillon

Sam

Linda Darlow

Lawyer Susan Drew

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Movie Info

Synopsis Linda and Michael Spector are unable to have children and pregnant teen Lucy decides that the Spectors can provide a better home for her baby than she and her boyfriend can. But when the day comes to actually give up her baby, it turns out to be much more difficult than she expected.
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Producer
Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
Screenwriter
Barbara Benedek
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.4M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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