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Raising Helen

Raising Helen

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Raising Helen

"Her uptown life gets turned inside out!"

2004

1h 59m

6.1(697 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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!

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Production Companies

Beacon Pictures

Touchstone Pictures

Mandeville Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Helen Harris

John Corbett

John Corbett

Pastor Dan Parker

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Jenny Portman

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Audrey Davis

Spencer Breslin

Spencer Breslin

Henry Davis

Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin

Sarah Davis

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Dominique Courier

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Lindsay Davis

Kevin Kilner

Kevin Kilner

Ed Portman

Sakina Jaffrey

Sakina Jaffrey

Nilma Prasad

Creative team

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Written by: Michael Begler
Jack Amiel
Produced by: Ashok Amritraj
David Hoberman

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