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The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)

NR ★ 4.7/10 92 min Drama, Romance United States English
Novel: Ann Patchett
Teleplay: Lynn Roth
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On the run from the past, she found herself

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Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's novel. When she stays on after her baby is born, Rose becomes friends with an elderly nun (Sada Thompson) and begins a relationship with the local handyman, Son (Clancy Brown). Everything seems fine until Rose's first husband tracks her down and she's forced to relive her troubled past.

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Dana Delany
Dana Delany Rose Cleardon Abbott
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn June Clatterbuck
Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown Son
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal Lorraine Thomas
Sada Thompson
Sada Thompson Sister Evangeline
Debra Christofferson
Debra Christofferson Sister Bernadette
Marissa Ribisi
Marissa Ribisi Angie
Jill Gascoine
Jill Gascoine Mother Corrine

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