One True Thing
One True Thing movie poster
Directed by	Carl Franklin
Written by	Karen Croner
Starring	Meryl Streep Renée Zellweger William Hurt Tom Everett Scott Lauren Graham Nicky Katt
Music by	Cliff Eidelman
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date(s)	September 18, 1998
Country	United States
Language	English
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One True Thing is a 1998 film which tells the story of a woman who is forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her dying mother. It was adapted by Karen Croner from the novel by Anna Quindlen. It was directed by Carl Franklin. The movie stars Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham and Nicky Katt. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 402 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (507 × 755 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This Poster was found at http://www. ... Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949 in Richmond, California) is an African-American film director and actor, most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. ... Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ... Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts) is an American actor. ... Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... Nicky Katt (born May 11, 1970 in South Dakota) is an American actor best known for his role on David E. Kelleys Fox drama Boston Public. ... Cliff Eidelman (born December 5, 1964) is an American film score composer and conductor most famous for scoring the dramatic scores Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery at a very young age. ... Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Anna Quindlen (Born July 20, 1953) is an American journalist and opinion columnist whose New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. ... Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949 in Richmond, California) is an African-American film director and actor, most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. ... Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ... Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts) is an American actor. ... Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... Nicky Katt (born May 11, 1970 in South Dakota) is an American actor best known for his role on David E. Kelleys Fox drama Boston Public. ...

Streep was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

DVD

The 1 Disc DVD cover of One True Thing.

One True Thing was released on DVD on 1998/1999 as Widescreen and Fullscreen one-disc versions, with a handful of bonus features that includes a different ending from the film making it one of the first DVDs to come out as an Unrated version. The Director's Cut of the film was released in a 2 Disc Special Edition DVD on April 4, 2000, with more bonus content than the one-disc set, which includes extra commentary with Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep. The set also contains 4 different endings. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ...

Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews with the review of the New York Times telling that "...this films is full of heart." Other Websites including Yahoo! lauded the film as one of the best in Hollywood History, adding that Meryl Streep should have received an Oscar for her performance. In 1998, Roger Ebert gave the film four stars and described it as, " a movie of intense fascination." The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Yahoo! Inc. ... Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ... OSCAR is an acronym for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

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External links

• One True Thing at the Internet Movie Database

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