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Gracie's Choice (2004)

Starring: Kristen Bell, Diane Ladd Director: Peter Werner (III) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Kristen Bell, Diane Ladd, Shedrack Anderson III, Anne Heche, Roberta Maxwell
  • Directors: Peter Werner (III)
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: English (Unknown)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Lifetime
  • DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
  • Run Time: 91 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000679MF6
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,593 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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    #10 in  Movies & TV > Television > Made-for-TV Movies > Lifetime Original Movies
    #30 in  Movies & TV > Drama > Family Life > Mothers & Daughters
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Gracie Thompson hasn't been so much brought up as dragged through life by her manipulative, drug-addled mother. Missing meals, dodging cops and landlords, changing schools the way most kids change socks, Gracie and her sister and brothers, each the product of a different dead-beat dad, seem to have hit the skids. Then Gracie makes a choice to get a job, succeed in school, find stability. And her choice isn't just for herself. At the age of 17, she decides to be the mother, emotionally and legally, her siblings never had.

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gracie a child yet a women, January 14, 2005
This lifetime original movie was AWESOME. Gracie is a young women still in high school, she has 1 sister and 3 brothers. Her mom is a druggie and thinks about men and drug before her own kids. Well, the kids are eventually put with their grandma who gives the care giver money to the kids mom. When they tell Gracie that they are going to take the kids and put them into foster homes, Gracie stands up and says no. She says she will raise them. So starts the story of a young girl with her whole life ahead of her and she decides she will raise her 3 brothers. Her sister got knocked up and married. Gracie goes to school, works, and is a full time Mom. This is a story of one young girls fight to keep her family together. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. A true heartfelt film.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good for a "Lifetime" Movie, June 12, 2005
For a movie on "Lifetime," this picture is very high quality, very perceptive. It is a story of how a teenager has to survive with a highly disfunctional, self-centered, drug-addicted mother. Her courage is very exciting to watch, and her tremendous efforts are rewarded in the end. You must see this movie.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Breaking the Cycle of Abuse is Possible, September 20, 2007
This LifeTime made-for-tv movie is a true story of Gracie Thompson and her struggle to survive her abusive, heroine addicted mother and keep her siblings together.

Kristen Bell delivers an inspiring performance as Gracie, an intelligent teenager with a strong will and loyalty to her brothers. She spent most of her childhood taking care of them (as well as her mother) while traveling in and out forty-one different schools.

Anne Heche plays her mother Rowena. She uses her children, she uses her boyfriends and she uses her mother to fill her addictions. This is one of Heche's most difficult roles and she does an excellent job of making the audience hate her.

With the help of a school counselor and a social worker Gracie files for emancipation from her mother. She eventually fights to terminate parental rights all together so she won't have to worry about her three younger brothers being taken away from her and being put into separate foster homes. Going to school, achieving A's, working part-time and taking care of a household is a lot to ask most adults never mind a teenager. Gracie proves it's doable.

With so many children being abused and separated and lost in the system it's nice to see a story where the system worked to help one family stay together. Life is full of choices and there comes a time when someone has to decide to make the right one. Gracie's choice is a perfect example of how one girl's choice changes the cycle of abuse in her family. Great film. Reviewed by M. E. Wood.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you have not scene this movie you must
This movie will tug at your heart strings, make you laugh, cry, and take a new look at your life. Gracie is a real role model and being based on a true story i think they did a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sapphire LaFey

4.0 out of 5 stars I was born in hell (4.5)
Ah, Lifetime. Every man's kryptonite. Normally, I'd never, ever, admit to watching, much less purchasing, something with Lifetime's name on it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by incubus1

5.0 out of 5 stars Review
It is one of the best Lifetime movies. All the actors had me believing they were the real persons from the story. From a personal fan of Kristen Bell
Published 24 months ago by Elizabeth M., Thomas

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner for Kristen Bell and Lifetime
"Gracie's Choice" is a true story and no actress could have pulled off the role of Gracie as well as Kristen Bell. Read more
Published on September 6, 2007 by Dr. Fred R. Eichelman

5.0 out of 5 stars All Around
My attention was first drawn to this movie because Kristen Bell of the CW's Veronica Mars is in it. After reading the discription I knew I had to purchase it and I am glad I did... Read more
Published on April 2, 2007 by Elizabeth Hix

5.0 out of 5 stars touching
Im not much of a lifetime movie fan but Im a huge Kristen Bell fan so i bought this just for that and i found myself loving this movie it is a touching story Kristen Bell is very... Read more
Published on March 8, 2007 by Cody A. Tate

5.0 out of 5 stars Gracie's Choice
It's amazing how Gracie rose to the situation. How many other young children could or would do what she did. Just to keep her family together. Read more
Published on November 8, 2006 by Martha A. Sturn

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Story!
WOW!! I thought this movie was fantastic! We as people always think we have it bad until we hear someone elses story. Read more
Published on June 17, 2006 by C. Williams

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Lifetime movies
This is an unusually good Lifetime (woman in trouble) movie. It avoids the sensational aspects that sometimes creep into these films. Read more
Published on March 12, 2005 by It's Me,

4.0 out of 5 stars A good telepic
"Gracie" is a film that will pull at your heartstrings in all the stereotypical ways. What makes it good is the acting, especially from Bell. Read more
Published on January 9, 2005 by chicoer2003

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