Top Cast
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Andie MacDowell
Marilyn
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Olivia Williams
Ria
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Stephen Rea
Colm
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Iain Glen
Danny
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Jean-Marc Barr
Andy
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Heike Makatsch
Bernadette
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August Zirner
Greg
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Ruby Wax
Carlotta
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Maria Doyle Kennedy
Rosemary
Overview
A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
Rating
Recommendations
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
In America
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Kramer vs. Kramer
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Breathe In
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Nowhere Special
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Lilting
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The Gift
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Faces
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Nothing Personal
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