Then She Found Me (2008)

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Love the Hard Way

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Rating: R

Release Date: Apr 25, 2008

Running Time: 100 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Lynn Cohen, Cherise Boothe, John Benjamin Hickey, Tommy Nelson, Ben Shenkman, David Callegati

director: Helen Hunt

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me: Your Father

Then She Found Me: Bernice's Dressing Room

Following the separation from her husband and the death of her adopted mother, April Epner is contacted by her apparent birth mother, who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students, only to find that the mystery to life’s questions cannot be solved by a simple revelation.

Helen Hunt tries to prove she can do it all--co-writing, directing, co-producing and starring--in this heartfelt dramedy about a schoolteacher in mid-life crisis. It's not ''as good as it gets'' but commendable nonetheless.

Story

A New York schoolteacher (Hunt), who is painfully self-aware that her biological clock is ticking LOUDLY, finds herself thrust into a downward spiral. In quick succession her new husband (Matthew Broderick) of just a few months leaves her, her loving adoptive mother…