One True Thing

1998

Action / Drama

20
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 58 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 13296 13.3K

dysfunctional family cancer death of parent

Plot summary

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

Director

Carl Franklin Photo
Carl Franklin

Top cast

Julie Janney Photo
Julie Janney as Hospital Nurse
Marcia Jean Kurtz Photo
Marcia Jean Kurtz as Marcia
Meryl Streep Photo
Meryl Streep as Kate Gulden
Julianne Nicholson Photo
Julianne Nicholson as College Student
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.06 GB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 2
2.04 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Lothwesta

A wonderful, wonderful film.

This is one of my favourite films of all time, no doubt about it. Everything about it is superb. While it may appear to be a film which mainly appeals to women, I think that the men should give it a chance too - a substantial part of the storyline is from George Gulden's (William Hurt) point of view, as the father of the family.Through 'One True Thing', we see how a family copes with disease - from everybody's point of view. Although we follow the story from Ellen Gulden's (Renee Zellweger) eyes, it never feels like we're missing out on anything.The strongest point of the film is the superb acting. Hurt and Zellweger give very strong, convincing performances, and the supporting cast are also very good; however, it's Meryl Streep who stands out here. I truly believe this to be not only one of her best performances to date, but one of the best ever. Her work in this film is absolutely astounding. She's everything and anything the film could require from her - and then so much more. What she brings to this role is truly magical; the woman is a genius. How she could have missed out on the Oscar that year, I have absolutely no idea.There isn't much more to say, except for SEE THIS FILM. It is all at once extremely insightful, moving, humorous and beautiful. You won't regret watching this one.
Reviewed by GrumpyOldMan60 7 / 10

Slow start, great finish

I loved this movie. To be very fair, the movie starts off very slowly, with none of the characters being terribly sympathetic. It continues in this way for a good half of the film.But, if you're patient, you'll be greatly rewarded. What the first half of the movie lacks in character development and/or sympathy is adequately compensated for in the second half. It's a bit like riding a roller coaster - a slow, uphill climb to strat off with, and then speed, twists and turns, and a few surprises.As usual, Meryl Streep is wonderful. She is the finest actress of our time. William Hurt is good, if a bit wooden in spots. Renee Zellweger does a very good job, showing that her performance in Jerry McGuire wasn't a fluke.
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