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Things We Lost in the Fire

Things We Lost in the Fire

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Things We Lost in the Fire

"Hope comes with letting go."

2007

1h 53m

6.6(404 votes)

Drama

Overview

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

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Production Companies

Neal Street Productions

DreamWorks Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Audrey Burke

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Jerry Sunborne

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

Steven Burke

Alison Lohman

Alison Lohman

Kelly

Omar Benson Miller

Omar Benson Miller

Neal

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Howard Glassman

Alexis Llewellyn

Alexis Llewellyn

Harper Burke

Micah Berry

Micah Berry

Dory Burke

Sarah Dubrovsky

Sarah Dubrovsky

Spring

Liam James

Liam James

Cousin Dave

Creative team

Directed by: Susanne Bier
Written by: Allan Loeb
Produced by: Sam Mercer
Sam Mendes

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