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Director  Leonard Nimoy
Initial DVD release  June 4, 2002
Duration  
Language  English
6/10 IMDb

Genre  Drama, Romance
Budget  32 million USD (2011)
Country  United States
The Good Mother (1988 film) movie poster

Release date  November 4, 1988
Based on  The Good Mother bySue Miller
Writer  Michael Bortman (screenplay), Sue Miller (based upon the novel by)
Cast  Diane Keaton (Anna), Liam Neeson (Leo), Jason Robards (Muth), Ralph Bellamy (Grandfather), Teresa Wright (Grandmother)
Similar movies  Elmer Bernstein composed the music for The Good Mother and Doctors Wives
Tagline  Can a court determine how we should live, how we should love, how we should raise our children? Now Anna must prove that she is the Good Mother.

The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film and an adaptation of Sue Miller's novel of the same name. Directed by Leonard Nimoy, the film stars Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson in the leading roles. The Good Mother explores feelings and beliefs about children's exposure to adult sexuality and challenges society's growing reliance upon courts to settle complex private and ethical matters.

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Plot

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Anna Dunlap (Diane Keaton), is a piano teacher who works part-time at a college laboratory and a recent divorcee who has custody of a six-year-old daughter. She meets and falls in love with Leo (Liam Neeson), an Irish sculptor who helps her to find true passion and fulfillment. But her sexual liberation comes at a very high cost: her ex-husband Brian (Naughton) questions her new lifestyle. Worse, he accuses Leo of sexually molesting Molly and sues Anna for custody of their daughter.

Cast

  • Diane Keaton as Anna Dunlop
  • Liam Neeson as Leo Cutter
  • Jason Robards as W. O. Muth
  • Ralph Bellamy as Frank, Anna's maternal grandfather
  • Teresa Wright as Eleanor, Anna's maternal grandmother
  • James Naughton as Brian Dunlop
  • Asia Vieira as Molly Dunlop
  • Joe Morton as Frank Williams
  • Fred Melamed as Dr. Payne
  • Katey Sagal as Ursula
  • Margaret Bard as Aunt Rain
  • Nancy Beatty as Anna's Mother
  • Barry Belchamber as Anna's Father
  • Mairon Bennett as Young Anna
  • Zachary Bennett as Young Bobby
  • Scott Brunt as Eric

    • Reception

    The movie received mixed reviews.

    References

    The Good Mother (1988 film) Wikipedia
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    The Good Mother (1988 film) IMDb The Good Mother (1988 film) themoviedb.org