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Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwill, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 73GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most dramas, −16 min on the typical 109
typical 10993Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2005
November 4, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
TV MovieDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
and 19 more28 people
- James Earl JonesWilliam
- Joanna CassidyDiana
- Douglas SpainJavier
- Keith D. RobinsonDarrel
- Monique ColemanLeesha
- Kathryne Dora BrownJillian
- Gabby SoleilMajoli
- IMIdris MuhammedStephen
- AMAustin MarquesEdgar
- Jessica SzohrDayva
- SBSpencir BridgesLamont
Tim ReidDouglas
Georg Stanford BrownRahim
Christian MonzonOmar
Mike GomezKeeley
Jim JansenDr. Miller- ACAdam CrosbyNick
Jeanne SakataMartha
Sonya EddyMrs. Carr
Miguel NájeraMr. Samuels- YPYomi PerryEmelda
Jim IshidaResident
CristosVictor Hernandez
Lynne MoodyHelen
Directing · 1
- Georg Stanford Brown Director
Writing · 1
- Randy Feldman Writer
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