Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler are paired in Shona Aeurbach’s heart-warmer about a little boy whose mother says his father is working aboard a ship, then has to find a flesh-and-blood person to fill the role. With Jack McElhone and Sean Brown. (102 min, PG-13)

Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/dear_frankie.html

This article appears in Jul 13-19, 2005.

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