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A Simple Twist of Fate is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. The screenplay by Steve Martin is loosely based on the 1861 novel Silas Marner by George Eliot. Martin stars, along with Gabriel Byrne, Catherine O'Hara and Stephen Baldwin.
Sep 2, 1994 · Steve Martin stars as a lonely man who adopts a girl whose mother died outside his house, but faces a legal battle with her father. Based on George Eliot's novel Silas Marner, the film is a heartwarming story of love and fate.
- (6.1K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Gillies MacKinnon
- 1994-09-02
Small-town recluse Michael McCann (Steve Martin) lives an isolated existence until unusual events pull him out of his shell. After his beloved coin collection is stolen, an orphaned toddler ...
- (21)
- Gillies Mackinnon
- PG-13
- Steve Martin
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- (71)
- Gillies Mackinnon
- PG-13
- 8
Michael McCann is a man who feels totally betrayed by the world, after his wife revealed to him that their child was not his. A few years after his break-up we find him living alone in a small town. But, everything in his miserable life changes when he adopts a little girl whose mother died outside his house.
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sep 2, 1994 · A movie adaptation of George Eliot's novel Silas Marner, starring Steve Martin as a reclusive cabinetmaker who adopts a girl after a tragic accident. Roger Ebert praises the film's humor and warmth, but criticizes its implausible plot and Victorian sensibility.
