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What Makes a Family is a 2001 American drama television film directed by Maggie Greenwald, written by Robert L. Freedman, and starring Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara, Al Waxman, and Whoopi Goldberg.
- Drama
What Makes a Family: Directed by Maggie Greenwald. With Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones, Anne Meara, Al Waxman. When an artificially-inseminated woman dies, her partner must fight to regain custody of their child.
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- Drama
- Maggie Greenwald
- 2001-01-22
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- Brooke Shields
- Maggie Greenwald
Directed by Maggie Greenwald. Based on the controversial true story. Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy’s parents to snatch the girl from Janine’s care.
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- Maggie Greenwald
What Makes a Family. 2001 · 1 hr 32 min. TV-MA. Drama. A heartwarming true story about a mother who is stricken with a fatal disease, and her partner’s journey to gain legal rights to their child. Subtitles: English.
1h 31m. When an artificially-inseminated woman dies, her partner must fight to regain custody of their child. What Makes a Family featuring Brooke Shields and Cherry Jones is free on Tubi. It's a drama movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 6.5 (827 votes). Want to See. Mark Seen. Where to Watch.
