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In the Best Interest of the Children

Play trailer In the Best Interest of the Children TV-PG 1992 1h 36m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The court rules on five children caught between their foster parents and their manic-depressive mother (Sarah Jessica Parker).

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Angie A This movie pissed me off so badly, they put those children in a happy stable home and then ripped them away once they FINALLY get stable to put them back into a tumultuous environment for the benefit of their mother not their children Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Lexi Randall stands out. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This a rare chance to see Sarah Jessica Parker perform in a honest script without flashiness at the early points in her career. She does an amazing job of playing this very difficult role and making the audience connect with a character that they would rather just not like and push away. All of the children in this film are AMAZING at being able to convey such intense emotions and understand their deep roles. This is not an easy movie to find as it was made for TV and it's rather old now but it's worth putting in the effort to search for! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is one of the best if not the best for accurately portraying the roles of Human Resource Departments. BRAVO! We need more realistic portrayals like this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie is so good i just wacth it today on wetv i have not seen it in soo long cues the last time that i wacth it was with my mom Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member An eye opener to mental illness and how that can effect a person ability to not only parent, but make choices that are sound for herself as well.....make sure you have a box of tissue handy..... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The court rules on five children caught between their foster parents and their manic-depressive mother (Sarah Jessica Parker).
Director
Michael Ray Rhodes
Production Co
NBC Productions
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m