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Ellen Foster

Play trailer Poster for Ellen Foster PG-13,  1997,  1h 36m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In this TV movie set in the American South during the 1980s, 11-year-old Ellen (Jena Malone) enters a life of hardship after her mother's suicide. Fleeing her abusive father, she goes first to live with her bitter grandmother (Julie Harris) and then is shuttled to one strange household after another, always beset by new problems and difficulties but gaining strength and insight along the way. The title of the film refers to her misunderstanding the phrase "foster family."
Ellen Foster

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John Erman

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Julie Harris

Leonora Nelson

Jena Malone

Ellen Foster

Ted Levine

Bill Hammond

Glynnis O'Connor

Charlotte Nelson Hammond

Debra Monk

Aunt Nadine

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Ellen Foster

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Synopsis In this TV movie set in the American South during the 1980s, 11-year-old Ellen (Jena Malone) enters a life of hardship after her mother's suicide. Fleeing her abusive father, she goes first to live with her bitter grandmother (Julie Harris) and then is shuttled to one strange household after another, always beset by new problems and difficulties but gaining strength and insight along the way. The title of the film refers to her misunderstanding the phrase "foster family."
Director
John Erman
Producer
John Erman
Screenwriter
Maria Nation, William Hanley
Production Co
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Hallmark Productions
Rating
PG-13, TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Dec 14, 1997
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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