''Finding Home'' is a 2003 American romantic drama film starring
Geneviève Bujold,
Lisa Brenner
Lisa Dawn Brenner ( Goldstein; born February 12, 1974) is an American actress. Brenner played Maggie Cory on '' Another World''. She was also in '' All My Children'' as Allison Sloan. She played Anne in the 2000 film '' The Patriot''.
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,
Louise Fletcher and
Johnny Messner. The film marked the last full-length feature film appearance of actor
Jason Miller.
Plot
This is a story about family, love, and loss. It follows a young woman named Amanda (
Lisa Brenner
Lisa Dawn Brenner ( Goldstein; born February 12, 1974) is an American actress. Brenner played Maggie Cory on '' Another World''. She was also in '' All My Children'' as Allison Sloan. She played Anne in the 2000 film '' The Patriot''.
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), and her journey in rediscovering the past. After finding out her grandmother (
Louise Fletcher) has died, she finds herself inheriting her grandmothers B&B located on a small island. Going back to the island digs up mixed emotions and memories that Amanda must work through, while figuring out whether or not to sell the B&B. During her stay at the B&B, Amanda uncovers her grandmothers past and gets to the bottom of what really happened the summer she was forced to leave the island she once loved.
Cast
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Lisa Brenner
Lisa Dawn Brenner ( Goldstein; born February 12, 1974) is an American actress. Brenner played Maggie Cory on '' Another World''. She was also in '' All My Children'' as Allison Sloan. She played Anne in the 2000 film '' The Patriot''.
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as Amanda
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Misha Collins as Dave
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Geneviève Bujold as Katie
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Louise Fletcher as Esther
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Jeannetta Arnette
Jeannetta Arnette is an American actress. She became known for her television role as Miss Meara on the situation comedy ''Head of the Class''. She has also appeared in numerous films, including 1992's ''Ladybugs'' and 1999's '' Boys Don't Cry'' ...
as Grace
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Sherri Saum as Candace
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Johnny Messner as Nick
*Andrew Lukich as CJ
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Justin Henry
Justin Henry (born May 25, 1971) is an American actor and businessman, known for playing the object of the titular custody battle in the 1979 film ''Kramer vs. Kramer'', a debut role that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supp ...
as Prescott
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Jason Miller as Lester Brownlow
*Jennifer O'Kain as Young Esther
*Laura Thoren as Young Amanda
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Kyle Gallner as Young Dave
*Alexandra Palmari as Little Amanda
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Sandy Ward as Julian the Lobsterman
*William Bookston as Chuck the Postman
*Sean Blodgett as Delivery Boy
Reception
The film has a 30% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes. Norm Schrager of
Contactmusic.com awarded the film one and a half stars out of five.
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...
awarded the film one star.
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References
External links
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* {{rotten-tomatoes, 10005227_finding_home?
American romantic drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films