| A Season for Miracles | |
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| Distributed by | CBS Hallmark Entertainment |
| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
| Produced by | Timothy M. Bourne Brent Shields Richard Welsh |
| Written by | Marilyn Pappano (novel) Maria Nation (teleplay) |
| Starring | Carla Gugino Patty Duke Laura Dern David Conrad Mae Whitman |
| Music by | Craig Safan |
| Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
| Editing by | Harvey Rosenstock |
| Production company | Hallmark Hall of Fame |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release date | 12 December 1999 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Episode no. | Episode 1 | ||
| Original air date | 12 December 1999 | ||
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A Season for Miracles is a 1999 television film based on a novel by Marilyn Pappano. Directed by Michael Pressman, it originally aired on CBS in 1999.
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Emilie Thompson (Carla Gugino) is forced to take charge of her nephew J.T. (Evan Sabara) and niece Alanna (Mae Whitman) when their drug-addicted mother (Laura Dern) overdoses and the kids are threatened with foster care. Emilie has nowhere to run until they land in the sleepy town of Bethlehem just before Christmas. Even though the authorities have been temporarily left behind, Emily will need a miracle to keep her family together. A versatile guardian angel (Patty Duke), who assumes a variety of earthly guises, helps, along with the small town-folk who are surprisingly friendly. One coincidence after another gives the struggling family a chance at happiness.
Ray Richmond of Variety called the film "a holiday grab bag of improbability stacked atop improbability."[1] However, other reviewers say the predictability is what makes it a good Christmas classic.[2]