Mistaken Identity (1999)

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Based on an actual incident at the University of Virginia Medical Center, this made-for-TV drama stars Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette as Sarah and Linda, two expectant mothers who give birth on the same day in the same hospital. It is not until 18 months after the two women had contentedly… More Based on an actual incident at the University of Virginia Medical Center, this made-for-TV drama stars Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette as Sarah and Linda, two expectant mothers who give birth on the same day in the same hospital. It is not until 18 months after the two women had contentedly gone home with the babies that a DNA test proves the infants were switched at birth thanks to a hospital snafu. Although Sarah and Linda both elect to keep the babies that they've grown to love, they reach an unusual compromise that has profound (and not entirely positive) effects on their respective families and friends -- leading, inevitably, to a heated courtroom battle. Originally telecast by CBS under the title Two Babies: Switched at Birth on November 24, 1999, the film has since been released to video as Mistaken Identity. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Douglas Barr
Written By: Arlene Sarner, Jerry Leichting
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Nov 24, 1999 Wide
On DVD: May 6, 2003

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Dannielle A

Based on a true story, being switched at birth is eerily more common than one might think. This feel-good movie is heart-warming and fun to watch. It has great lessons and much to walk away with. Both Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette give amazing performances as mothers… More
Based on a true story, being switched at birth is eerily more common than one might think. This feel-good movie is heart-warming and fun to watch. It has great lessons and much to walk away with. Both Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette give amazing performances as mothers desperately wanting to be in their biological son's life but not willing to give up the son they raised.
Leo L

An interesting movie.