🎬 Drama, TV Movie

What Makes a Family

"Based on the controversial true story"

⭐ 6.3/10 2001 2h Dir. Maggie Greenwald

About this movie

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.

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6.3/10 23 votes

Quick facts

Year
2001
Runtime
2h
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.3/10
Votes
23
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 TV Movie 🎬 Maggie Greenwald 👤 Brooke Shields 👤 Cherry Jones 👤 Whoopi Goldberg
based on true story judicial system lesbian history

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Questions about What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family has a runtime of 2h (2 hours).
What Makes a Family was directed by Maggie Greenwald and released in 2001.
What Makes a Family is a Drama, TV Movie film (2001).
The cast of What Makes a Family includes Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Anne Meara, Al Waxman.
What Makes a Family has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 23 votes.

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