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A Season for Miracles is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Pressman released in USA on 12 december 1999 with Carla Gugino
A Season for Miracles (1999)
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Add to a movie listA Season for Miracles is a 1999 American television film based on a novel of the same name by Marilyn Pappano. Directed by Michael Pressman, it originally aired on CBS in 1999.
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Emilie Thompson (Carla Gugino) is forced to take charge of her nephew J.T. (Evan Sabara) and niece Alanna (Mae Whitman) when their drug-addicted mother (Laura Dern) overdoses and the kids are threatened with foster care. Emilie has nowhere to run until they land in the sleepy town of Bethlehem just before Christmas. Even though the authorities have been temporarily left behind, Emilie will need a miracle to keep her family together. A versatile guardian angel (Patty Duke), who assumes a variety of earthly guises, helps, along with the small town-folk who are surprisingly friendly. One coincidence after another gives the struggling family a chance at happiness.Actors
Carla Gugino
(Emilie Thompson)
Kathy Baker
(Ruth Doyle)
Patty Duke
(Angel)
Laura Dern
(Berry Thompson)
David Conrad
(Police Captain Nathan Blair)
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