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Whoop Inc. Original release. Network. Lifetime. Release. January 22, 2001. ( 2001-01-22) What Makes a Family is a 2001 American drama television film directed by Maggie Greenwald, written by Robert L. Freedman, and starring Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara, Al Waxman, and Whoopi Goldberg. The film premiered on Lifetime on January 22, 2001.
Jan 22, 2001 · What Makes a Family: Directed by Maggie Greenwald. With Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara, Al Waxman. When an artificially-inseminated woman dies, her partner must fight to regain custody of their child.
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- Maggie Greenwald
- TV-14
- Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara
What Makes a Family. 2001 · 1 hr 31 min. TV-MA. Drama. A heartwarming true story about a mother who is stricken with a fatal disease, and her partner’s journey to gain legal rights to their child. Subtitles: English. Starring: Brooke Shields Anne Meara Cherry Jones Al Waxman Whoopi Goldberg Jordy Benattar Melanie Nicholls-King Stewart Arnott ...
- Maggie Greenwald
- January 1, 2001
- 91 min
Two gay women have a daughter through artificial insemination. When one of them dies, the parents of the dead partner try to take the child. Based on the true story of Janine Radcliffe. Janine Nielssen first comes to terms with her own sexuality when she meets Sandy Cataldi, an out-of-the-closet lesbian. They fall in love and exchange marriage ...
- Maggie Greenwald
- Brooke Shields
Jan 22, 2001 · The documentary makes clear that while the fictionalized film took some dramatic license in its storytelling, its spirit was based on a true story after all. WHAT MAKES A FAMILY Lifetime, tonight at 9
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Released January 22nd, 2001, 'What Makes a Family' stars Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Anne Meara The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr, and received a user score of 65 (out of ...
Movie Info. Lesbian partners Janine Nielssen (Brooke Shields) and Sandy Cataldi (Cherry Jones) decide to have a baby through artificial insemination. Sandy opts to be the biological mother, and ...
- Drama
