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Extraordinary Measures

Release Date: Jan 22, 2010
Rated: thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment
Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min.
Genres: Drama
Director:Tom Vaughan
Cast:Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Courtney B. Vance, Diego Velázquez. Full cast + crew

Synopsis

Inspired by an incredible true story, the CBS Films docudrama portrays one father's desperate quest to save his children from succumbing to a rare life-threatening genetic disorder. Working-class father John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with Pompe disease -- a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. In time, it...more

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Dave White Profile <h3>Dave White</h3> <p><strong>Your Movies.com Man at the Multiplex</strong></p> <br /> <p>Dave White's first movie review was of the animated feature Snoopy Come Home. He was seven years old...<a href="http://www.movies.com/movie-reviews/dave-white">Read full profile</a></p>

HE'S ALREADY WORKING 'ROUND THE CLOCK!

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2.5

Jen Yamato Profile <h3>Jen Yamato</h3> <p><strong>A movie fiend on a mission</strong></p> <br /> <p>Jen Yamato is a walking, popcorn-eating contradiction: she loves all kinds of cinema, from art films to schlocky B-movies...<a href="http://www.movies.com/movie-reviews/jen-yamato">Read full profile</a></p>

Moving topic, mediocre melodrama.

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