Second Best (1994)

Directed by

Chris Menges

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A quiet man running a small post office in rural Wales decides to adopt a troubled ten year old boy. The film follows their gradual and often bumpy attempts to build a family together.

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What happens

Second Best is a 1994 British drama film produced by Sarah Radclyffe and directed by Chris Menges. It closely follows the 1991 novel of the same name by David Cook, who also wrote the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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