Brenda James, Gena Rowlands, Heather Wahlquist

Charlie (Kevin Zegers) can't seem to stay out of trouble, and his principal, Mr. Dewitt (James Caan), is at his wits' end. Fed up with Charlie's delinquent behavior, Dewitt gives the boy his choice of...( read more  read more... ) penalty: suspension or doing odd jobs for the town's most eccentric resident, Mrs. Ritchie (Gena Rowlands). Charlie chooses to help out Mrs. Ritchie, and the two begin a special friendship as Mrs. Ritchie teaches him about trust, life and love.

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PG-13, 101 min.

Directed by: Paul Johansson

Release Date: March 30, 2004

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DVD Release Date: March 9, 2004

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  • August 5, 2009
    Classic, nothing new or unexpected.
  • March 31, 2008
    One of those "life lessons' movies. Too bad the lesson is "don't pair young actors with crusty old people"
  • November 9, 2007
    I JUST finished watching The Incredible Mrs.Ritchie... What a gem of a movie! I sat down to see what my wife was watching, originally thinking this doesn't look worth watching. But I had nothing better to do and watched - The movie really grew on me as I watched more, and by t...( read more)he end I was helplessly drawn in. Fantastic characters, and superbly well done. It's a movie of contrasting families.
  • June 11, 2007
    zac efron is hott as hell...
  • February 8, 2007
    An ispiriering, heart warming show that i could watch over and over
  • October 30, 2006
    This movie is special to me in the fact that there was a time in my life where a lady helped me out of a bad time in my life.
  • October 28, 2006
    A really sweet movie. I've liked Kevin Zegers ever since I saw him in Transamerica. The only things that confused me were: why did Charlie have to "make his own garden" at the end? And what was with his dad - was he a loving father, or an abusive one? He changed sides so often, i...( read more)t was hard to tell. Anyway, this movie is certainly worth a watch. 4 stars.

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