• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1995-03-17
  • Runtime106 minutes
  • TaglineWho decides what makes a mother?
  • Revenue7,603,766$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesParamount Pictures
  • Budget17,000,000$

Movie Overview

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

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Jessica Lange

Halle Berry

David Strathairn

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Daisy Eagan

Marc John Jefferies

Samuel L. Jackson

Joie Lee

Regina Taylor

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Jacqueline Brookes

Patrick Clear

Gaby Santinelli

Mike Bacarella

John Beasley

John Judd

Cheryl Hamada

Laura Cerón

Deanna Dunagan

Mike Nussbaum

Margaret Travolta

Jaqueline Fleming

Greg Hollimon

Rick Worthy

Valeri Ross

Jacqueline Williams

Ora Jones

Jennifer Crystal Foley