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The Deep End of the Ocean

The movie The Deep End of the Ocean was based on the book The Deep End of the Ocean.

Which one did you like better, the movie or the book?  There are 4 votes for the book, and 6 votes for the movie.

Movie details for The Deep End of the Ocean

The movie was released in 1999 and directed by Ulu Grosbard, who also directed True Confessions (1981). The Deep End of the Ocean was produced by Sony Pictures. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson, Cory Buck, Ryan Merriman, Alexa Vega, Michael McGrady, Brenda Strong, Michael McElroy, Tony Musante, Rose Gregorio, John Kapelos, Lucinda Jenney, John Roselius, K.K. Dodds, Joey Simmrin, Holly Towne, Olivia Summers and Susie Spear.

 

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Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer) is at her high school reunion when her 3-year-old son disappears from his brother's care. The little boy never turns up, and the family has to deal with the devastating guilt and grief that goes along with it. Nine years... Read More
Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer) is at her high school reunion when her 3-year-old son disappears from his brother's care. The little boy never turns up, and the family has to deal with the devastating guilt and grief that goes along with it. Nine years later, the family has relocated to Chicago. By a sheer fluke, the kid turns up, living no more than two blocks away. The authorities swoop down and return the kid to his biological parents, but things are far from being that simple. The boy grew up around what he has called his father, while his new family are strangers to him; the older son, now a teenager, has brushes with the law and behavioral problems. His adjustment to his lost brother is complicated by normal teenage churlishness, and the dad (Treat Williams) seems to expect everything to fall into place as though the family had been intact all along. It's a tightrope routine for actors in a story like this, being careful not to chew the scenery while at the same time not being too flaccid or understated. For the most part, the members of the cast deal well with the emotional complexity of their roles. Though the story stretches credulity, weirder things do happen in the real world. The family's pain for the first half of the film is certainly credible, though the second half almost seems like a different movie. Whoopi Goldberg plays the detective assigned to the case; casting her is a bit of a stretch, but she makes it work. All in all, a decent three-hanky movie in the vein of Ordinary People. --Jerry Renshaw

Book details for The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean was written by Jacquelyn Mitchard. The book was published in 1996 by Signet. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

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