''Finding Home'' is a 2003 American romantic drama film starring

Geneviève Bujold Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film cre ...

, Lisa Brenner,

Louise Fletcher Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress who portrayed the antagonist Nurse Ratched in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award, a ...

and Johnny Messner. The film marked the last full-length feature film appearance of actor Jason Miller.

Plot

This is a story about family, love, and loss. It follows a young woman named Amanda ( Lisa Brenner), and her journey in rediscovering the past. After finding out her grandmother (

) has died, she finds herself inheriting her grandmothers B&B located on a small island. Going back to the island digs up mixed emotions and memories that Amanda must work through, while figuring out whether or not to sell the B&B. During her stay at the B&B, Amanda uncovers her grandmothers past and gets to the bottom of what really happened the summer she was forced to leave the island she once loved.

Cast

* Lisa Brenner as Amanda *

Misha Collins Dmitri "Misha" Collins "My mom went to Russia when she was in college, and ��she had a boyfriend whose name was Mitya, which she thought was the same as Misha, which it's not. And his real name was Dmitri, so my real name, actually—my birth c ...

as Dave *

as Katie *

as Esther * Jeannetta Arnette as Grace *

Sherri Saum Sherri Michelle Saum (born October 1, 1974) is an American actress. Saum is best known for her co-lead role as Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series '' The Fosters'' (2013–2018) as well as a subsequent guest star role in its spinoff ...

as Candace * Johnny Messner as Nick *Andrew Lukich as CJ *

Justin Henry Justin Henry (born May 25, 1971) is an American actor and businessman, known for playing the object of the titular custody battle in the 1979 film ''Kramer vs. Kramer'', a debut role that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supp ...

as Prescott * Jason Miller as Lester Brownlow *Jennifer O'Kain as Young Esther *Laura Thoren as Young Amanda *

Kyle Gallner Kyle Steven Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in the television series ''Veronica Mars'', superhero Bart Allen in the drama series ''Smallville'' and Reed Garrett ...

as Young Dave *Alexandra Palmari as Little Amanda *

Sandy Ward Sandy Brown (July 12, 1926 – March 6, 2005) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the recurring role of "Logger Pete" on 11 episodes of the American sitcom television series '' Malcolm in the Middle'' ...

as Julian the Lobsterman *William Bookston as Chuck the Postman *Sean Blodgett as Delivery Boy

Reception

The film has a 30% rating on

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. Norm Schrager of

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awarded the film one and a half stars out of five. Roger Ebert awarded the film one star.page 104

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, 10005227_finding_home? American romantic drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films