A Simple Twist of Fate
1994 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.1 · 48% critics
After heartbreak and years of isolation, a bitter small-town man finds his guarded life transformed when a lost little girl suddenly enters it. As he learns to care for her, the story becomes a warm but sometimes heavy drama about healing, trust, and what makes a family.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-09-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (119 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy heartfelt, old-fashioned dramas about unexpected family bonds, especially if Stolen Summer sounds appealing; Not for you if you want a broad comedy, brisk pacing, or a more realistic tone.
Pros: warm heart; strong lead performance; touching father-daughter bond | Cons: slow first half; overly sentimental at times; drawn-out later conflict
Cast & crew
Steve Martin
as Michael McCann
Gabriel Byrne
as John Newland
Laura Linney
as Nancy Lambert Newland
Catherine O'Hara
as April Simon
Alana Austin
as Mathilda McCann - Age 10
Stephen Baldwin
as Tanny Newland
Byron Jennings
as Keating
Michael Des Barres
as Bryce
Tim Ware
as Rob
David Dwyer
as Joe the Bartender
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon