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One True Thing (1998)

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All Time

of 190,179

1,105

1990's

of 24,698

173

1998

of 6,348

20
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  631
  
  Drama of 1998
  
  of 606
  
  11
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  109

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One True Thing (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9967

Avg Critic Score:2.9315

One True Thing (1998) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Although the plot rarely excels, the actors bring enough to their roles to transform this motion picture into a satisfying weeper. ...read the complete One True Thing movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

It is the craftsmanship that elevates One True Thing above the level of a soaper. ...read the complete One True Thing movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Anna Quindlen's novel about a family affected by dysfunction and coping with cancer looks great in the hands of director Carl Franklin (One False Move), but Franklin's efforts aren't enough to raise the Quindlen's manipulative material above it's ...read the complete One True Thing movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

No matter how well we eventually come to understand our parents, our deepest feelings about them are formed at a time when we are young and have incomplete information. ...read the complete One True Thing movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Sometimes, the performance of one actor can elevate a mediocre script to the level of solid entertainment. This is a phenomenon we see again and again, and One True Thing is just the latest example. ...read the complete One True Thing movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)

One True Thing is a tear-jerker, no doubt. But with this script and this calibre of actors, its quality shows through. And Streep's performance will probably secure her another Oscar nomination....read the complete One True Thing (1998) review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)

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Walter Frith

What makes this film work is that although the story is told in flashback from the the daughter's point of view, we don't really know until the end of the film, who it is she's talking to about the film's situations. Combining that with top notch...read the complete One True Thing (1998) review at Walter Frith

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Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)

The vicarious catharsis offered by this adaptation of Anna Quindlen's novel is as efficient as that of any family-affected-by-illness drama....read the complete One True Thing (1998) review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)

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