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A Simple Twist of Fate
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A Simple Twist of Fate

1994-09-02 · 106 min · ★ 6.2

Family · Comedy · Drama

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.

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Directors
Gillies MacKinnon
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 3,430,583

Top Cast

Steve MartinSteve MartinMichael McCann
Gabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneJohn Newland
Laura LinneyLaura LinneyNancy Lambert Newland
Catherine O'HaraCatherine O'HaraApril Simon
Alana AustinAlana AustinMathilda McCann - Age 10
Stephen BaldwinStephen BaldwinTanny Newland
Byron JenningsByron JenningsKeating
Michael Des BarresMichael Des BarresBryce
Tim WareTim WareRob
David DwyerDavid DwyerJoe the Bartender
Ed GradyJudge Marcus
Amelia CampbellAmelia CampbellMarsha Swanson
Carolyn McCormickCarolyn McCormickElaine McCann
Terry LoughlinTerry LoughlinCal
Leon LamarLeon LamarStablehand
Anne HecheAnne HecheTanny's Playmate (uncredited)
Alyssa AustinMathilda McCann - Age 5
Afemo OmilamiAfemo OmilamiBailiff
Alaina MobleyMathilda McCann - Age 3
Callie MobleyMathilda McCann - Age 3

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