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Summary
When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 62
Audience score73%
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 36 countries
Released
2007
August 19, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking24 of 29
Lisa PepperSarah Cain
Tess HarperMiriam Esh
Elliott GouldBill Alexander
Tom TateBryan Ford
Abigail MasonLyddie Cottrell
Phil AbramsCharles Eberley
Yolanda StangeNorma
Soren FultonCaleb Cottrell
Jennifer O'DellMadison Miller
Bailee MadisonHannah Cottrell
David ClennonHomeless Man
Danielle ChuchranAnna Mae Cottrell
Tanner MaguireJosiah Cottrell- CNCarl NelsonWaiter
- TMTom MarkusBishop Stoltzfus
- JFJohn F. CruzSamuel King
- MLMonique LanierAda King
- MWMax WhitakerSol King
- AWAnnette WrightSecretary
Susan Dolan StevensTeacher
Caitlin E.J. MeyerCourtney- WLWhitney LeeAmanda
- JOJeff OlsonCoach Doyle
- SOSteve O'NeillFire Captain
Directing · 3
- Michael Landon Jr. Director, Producer
- Donald Hauer First Assistant Director
- Mitchell Bock Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Brian Bird Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Cindy Kelley Screenplay, Producer
- Beverly Lewis Novel
Production · 4
- Eric Weiler Co-Producer, Production Design
- Victoria Burrows Casting
- Scot Boland Casting
- Robert Gros Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Matthew Williams Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Steve Haugen Editor
Sound · 1
- Mark McKenzie Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Mark J. Mullins Art Direction, Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Nancy Cavallaro Costume Design
- Gina Homan Makeup Department Head
- Lora Laing Hair Department Head
Other crew · 4
- Don Shanks Stunt Coordinator
- Skip Carlsen Stunt Double
- Rick Josephsen Special Effects Coordinator
- Kathy Jarvis Stunt Double
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