Gracie's Choice

TV Movie
2004
TV-PG
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Anne Heche, Diane Ladd, Kristen Bell, Jack Armstrong, Brian Akins, and David Gibson McLean in Gracie's Choice (2004)

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A teenage girl tries to raise her three half-brothers and one half-sister on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.A teenage girl tries to raise her three half-brothers and one half-sister on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.A teenage girl tries to raise her three half-brothers and one half-sister on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.

Director
- Peter Werner
Writers
- Rena Dictor Le Blanc
- Joyce Eliason
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Werner
Writers
- Rena Dictor Le Blanc
- Joyce Eliason
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Trivia
About seven months before her untimely death in August 2022, Anne Heche was asked who she would like to play her in a movie about her life. Kristen Bell was one of the two she named who played her daughter in this movie and who Anne said reminded her of herself. She said it was no accident that she played her mom years ago.

Goofs
When Gracie is at work filling out an application for a scholarship her hair is in a brown headband. When she is running up to the hospital after getting the phone call her hair is back in clips, one on each side. When she walks into the hospital room her hair is back in the headband again. This could be because they originally had her grandmother go to the hospital earlier in the story and they used the same running clip. Earlier in the story her hair was in the two clips.

Quotes
Gracie Thompson: C'mon boys, the judge only gave us five minutes to come up with a last name.
Ryan Walker: Hey, how about,
[sounding it out]
Ryan Walker: W-Wea-ther-ly? Because we've been through bad weather.

Connections
Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)

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Featured review

8/10

Very touching an compelling movie

Every now an again Lifetime has a movie which is not just a "tearjerker" or "chickflick" but a good story. "Gracie's Choice" was a very well written, acted and as a result a very compelling film. It was very moving and the viewer cannot help but wonder what will become of this family. Being a film on Lifetime will probably keep this film from finding all the audience who would appreciate it. But anyone interested should look for this movie on DVD because it was quite good. Kristen Bell,the actress who portrayed Gracie was excellent and will surely have a successful career. Keep your eyes out for her, her TV show Veronica Mars is quite good. Anne Heche was excellent as the drug-addicted mother. The viewer really begins to care about this family and hopes that they will stay together. Of course being a true story, "Gracie's Choice" is meant to inspire, and it does.