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The Patron Saint of Liars

Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's novel. When she stays on after her baby is born, Rose becomes friends with an elderly nun (Sada Thompson) and begins a relationship with the local handyman, Son (Clancy Brown). Everything seems fine until Rose's first husband tracks her down and she's forced to relive her troubled past.

1998 |1h 32m |  Drama, Romance

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Dana Delany

Rose Cleardon Abbott

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Ellen Burstyn

June Clatterbuck

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Clancy Brown

Son

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lorraine Thomas

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Sada Thompson

Sister Evangeline

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Debra Christofferson

Sister Bernadette

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Marissa Ribisi

Angie

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Jill Gascoine

Mother Corrine

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