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The Autumn Heart

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When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters -- she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Literal and schmaltzy as TV Movie, Steven Maler's old-fashioned family melodrama, about a dying mother and her three daughters, is big in heart but small in vision; it should play well on Lifetime. Rated: 1/4 Feb 24, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Powerful movie. Better tham most movies by far, while dealing with tough subject matter. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Best Ally Sheedy movie since The Breakfast Club. Plot Summary: When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo) - she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Steven Maler

Director

Tyne Daly

Ann

Ally Sheedy

Deb

Jack Davidson

Lee

Davidlee Willson

Daniel

Marla Sucharetza

Diane
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Synopsis When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters -- she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard.
Director
Steven Maler
Producer
Kelley McMahon, Jerri Sher
Screenwriter
Davidlee Willson
Distributor
Arrow Releasing Inc.
Production Co
Film Cellar
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.5K
Runtime
1h 50m
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