Raising Helen (2004)

Directed by

Garry Marshall

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 691 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single Manhattan woman suddenly becomes the guardian of her three orphaned nieces and nephew. She must adjust her glamorous lifestyle to raise the children while navigating her own love life.

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What happens

Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, siblings Spencer and Abigail Breslin, and Helen Mirren. The film follows Helen Harris (Hudson), who finds herself as the legal guardian of her sister's children after her sister and brother-in-law are killed in a car accident. Raising Helen was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on May 28, 2004. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $49.7 million worldwide against a $50 million budget, making it a box office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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