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What Makes a Family (2001)
What Makes a Family (2001)
Rated: 6.8 out of 10 with 776 votes.
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
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6.8N/AUnited StatesEnglishIMDb
Main Actors:
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Brooke Shields
Janine Nielssen
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Cherry Jones
Sandy Cataldi
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Whoopi Goldberg
Terry Harrison
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Anne Meara
Evelyn Cataldi
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Al Waxman
Frank Cataldi
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Jordy Benattar
Heather Cataldi
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Melanie Nicholls-King
Nora
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Stewart Arnott
Peter
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Joanne Vannicola
Melissa
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Roberta Maxwell
Claire
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Dean McDermott
O'Brien
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Sean McCann
Judge Black
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Philip Williams
Martin Crane
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Jayne Eastwood
Judge Shales
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George Buza
Reverend Greg Wasney
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Cayle Chernin
ICU Nurse
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Tony Devon
Gene
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Roger Dunn
Professor
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Richard Fitzpatrick
Michael
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Joyce Gordon
Tanned Woman
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Dawn Greenhalgh
Dr. Gage
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Andrew Moodie
ICU Nurse Cecil
Title:What Makes a Family
Release Date:
Directed by:Maggie Greenwald
Genres:DramaTV-Movie
Keywords:Based-On-True-Story
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