06 Mar 1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.
Martian Child
Doesn't matter where you come from, as long as you find where you belong!
A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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John Cusack David
Bobby Coleman Dennis
Amanda Peet Harlee
Sophie Okonedo Sophie
Joan Cusack Liz
Oliver Platt Jeff
Richard Schiff Lefkowitz
Taya Calicetto Esther
David Kaye Andy
Braxton Bonneville Nicholas
Samuel Charles Jonas
Zak Ludwig Young David
Samuel Patrick Chu Boy at Group Home
Ryan Morrissette Boy at Group Home
Nimet Kanji Housekeeper
Howard Hesseman Dr. Berg
Carmen Moore Miss Margie
Beverley Breuer Mrs. Tompkins
Jonathan Holmes Dracoban Director
Andrew McIlroy Earl of Dracoban
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