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Raising Helen

Raising Helen

DramaComedyRomance3.1

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her...

May 27, 2004 · Directed by Garry Marshall

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Runtime1h 59m
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Cast & crew

Kate Hudson
Helen Harris
John Corbett
Pastor Dan Parker
Joan Cusack
Jenny Portman
Hayden Panettiere
Audrey Davis
Spencer Breslin
Henry Davis
Abigail Breslin
Sarah Davis
Helen Mirren
Dominique Courier
Felicity Huffman
Lindsay Davis
Kevin Kilner
Ed Portman
Sakina Jaffrey
Nilma Prasad
Joseph Mazzello
Prom Date Peter
Héctor Elizondo
Mickey Massey

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