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A Stranger to Love

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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A Stranger to Love (1996)
DramaRomance

Alan is a normal middle-aged man with a wife and two kids. One night he is attacked and loses his memory. His family believes that he is dead when a dead body is found in the river.Alan is a normal middle-aged man with a wife and two kids. One night he is attacked and loses his memory. His family believes that he is dead when a dead body is found in the river.Alan is a normal middle-aged man with a wife and two kids. One night he is attacked and loses his memory. His family believes that he is dead when a dead body is found in the river.

  • Director
    • Peter Levin
  • Writer
    • Richard Leder
  • Stars
    • Beau Bridges
    • Pam Dawber
    • Tess Harper
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    292
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    • Director
      • Peter Levin
    • Writer
      • Richard Leder
    • Stars
      • Beau Bridges
      • Pam Dawber
      • Tess Harper
    • 10User reviews
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    Beau Bridges
    Beau Bridges
    • Allan Grant…
    Pam Dawber
    Pam Dawber
    • Andie
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Linda Grant
    Erik von Detten
    Erik von Detten
    • Justin
    • (as Erik Von Detten)
    Lyman Ward
    Lyman Ward
    • Handley
    Ernie Lively
    Ernie Lively
    • Capt. Simpson
    Dave Florek
    • Dr. Friedland
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • Jimmy
    Dylan Bridges
    • Chris
    Jordan Bridges
    Jordan Bridges
    • Paul
    Michael 'Mickey' Scruggs
    • Danny
    Mark DeMichele
    • Ruben
    Joseph Rassulo
    Joseph Rassulo
    • Kallen
    • (as Joe Rassulo)
    Claude File
    • Bradley
    Susan Dow
    • Karen
    Lillie Richardson
    • Suzanne
    Billy Forester
    Billy Forester
    • Cook
    Sam Hernandez
    • Romero
    • Director
      • Peter Levin
    • Writer
      • Richard Leder
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    7lisagirl117

    A Decent TV Movie With An Unsettling Ending

    This is a well used plot but the movie was engrossing throughout. The end of the movie was strangely disturbing to me, maybe inevitably, because no matter what the Beau Bridges character decides at the end he was going to be hurting an entire family. I actually found myself hoping he would choose differently than he did at the end. It wouldn't have been the politically right decision but I was more sympathetic toward the other female character.
    7helpless_dancer

    Memory loss can have it's upside

    Good lesson in not being unobservant concerning your surroundings. Such an attitude led to this man losing his memory, identity, and family. He became a dirty, homeless street person who wound up in a trash box just for a scrap of food. When he received sympathy from a kind woman, not only his fortunes changed but her's also leading to a strange outcome.
    7jewelch

    Worth watching

    This movie was pretty good. I'll go as far as to say it's a hidden gem to some degree. I won't say that it's a great movie, but it is well worth watching and I will say I was feeling sorry for all of them. Try it you might just enjoy it to. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 4/11/2021.
    hillari

    Typical Made-For-TV Topic

    This story is based on true-life events, but how many times have we seen this plot? Somebody loses their memory, in this case, a loving husband who's a restaurant owner. He wanders around lost until someone, in case, a lonely woman, helps in out and falls for him in the process. Many cliques, including the scenes where the guy is surprised to know that he has some skill, but can't remember how he came to know how to do it. The only difference is that has a somewhat downbeat ending than usual for this type of story.
    7flowerssusan

    Missing the TV Movies from Yester yrs.

    This is a good movie. Stars Beau Bridges. The movie is not like these cheesy, cheap TV films that are on, now a days. This was a TV film from the mid 1990's. Back when TV films still had good plots, good writing & big name actors that acted in them. In my opinion, good TV films disappeared at the end of the 1990's. I give this movie 7 out of 10 stars & recommend watching. Makes for a good Sunday afternoon movie, curled up with your favorite blanket.

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      In this movie Beau Bridges stars with his real-life son Jordan Bridges.

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Journey Home
    • Filming locations
      • Amado, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Nasser Group
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Longbow Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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