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Second Best

1h 45m|PG-13|Drama|1995
Graham Holt (William Hurt) is a reclusive Welsh postal worker who lives with his terminally ill father. Aware that he'll soon be alone, Graham decides to adopt a son, but, because he's a single man, he's told he'll be offered only the most troubled children available. He soon begins a visitation period with a volatile young boy named James (Chris Cleary Miles) whose mother committed suicide and whose father (Keith Allen) is serving time in jail.

Director:

Chris Menges

Cast:

William Hurt, Chris Miles, Keith Allen, Prunella Scales, Jane Horrocks, Alan Cumming, John Hurt, Shaun Dingwall
Second Best
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