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One True Thing (1998) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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One True Thing

Movie1998·127 min

One True Thing

Directed by Carl Franklin

An Oscar-nominated drama romance film directed by Carl Franklin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 64%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

138 ratings

About One True Thing

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: family dysfunction, grief and loss, coming of age, late 20th century, medicine science, domestic home, small town, parent child, everyman, slow burn reveal, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Carl Franklin
Language: English

Cast

Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (1998)

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How One True Thing Ranks

All movies

Top 64%

1990s movies

Top 63%

Drama movies

Top 66%

Carl Franklin films#4 of 5

Top 64% All movies.

the vibe

One True Thing Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalearnestcontemplativecozy

What it's about

slow-burn revealnonlinear flashbackfamily dysfunctiongrief & losscoming of ageeverymanparent childmedicine sciencedomestic homesmall townlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet