One True Thing

One True Thing is a 1998 American drama film about a woman who is forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her mother who is dying of cancer. The movie stars Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt and Tom Everett Scott. Directed by Carl Franklin. Written by Karen Croner, based on the novel by Anna Quindlen. George Your mother needs you, Ellen! Jesus Christ, you've got a Harvard education, but where is your heart? Kate It's so much easier to be happy. It's so much easier to choose to love the things that you have, instead of always yearning for what you're missing, or what it is that you're imagining you're missing. It is so much more peaceful. Dialogue Kate: [dressed as Dorothy] Welcome! There's no place like home! Ellen: [silently, to herself] Thank God. Cast Meryl Streep as Kate Gulden Renée Zellweger as Ellen Gulden William Hurt as George Gulden Tom Everett Scott as Brian Gulden Lauren Graham as Jules Nicky Katt as Jordan Belzer James Eckhouse as District Attorney Gerrit Graham as Oliver Most Patrick Breen as Mr. Tweedy Julianne Nicholson as College student External links Category:1998 films Category:1990s American films Category:Drama films Category:Films based on novels Category:Films about cancer Category:Films about mother–daughter relationships