A Season for Miracles
7.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Michael Pressman Music director Craig Safan Air date December 12, 1999 Distributed by CBS, Sonar Entertainment Country USA | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Production companies Hallmark Hall of Fame Original air date December 12, 1999 Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Release date December 12, 1999 Writer Marilyn Pappano (novel), Maria Nation (teleplay) Cast Carla Gugino (Emilie Thompson), Kathy Baker (Ruth Doyle), David Conrad (Police Captain Nathan Blair), Laura Dern (Berry Thompson) Similar movies A Christmas Tree Miracle, Scrooged, The Night Before, The Santa Clause, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Arthur Christmas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A season for miracles
A 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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Plot summary
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 children are threatened with foster care. Fleeing the authorities, the trio come across 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.
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Critical reception
Ray Richmond of Variety called the film "a holiday grab bag of improbability stacked atop improbability."
References
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