There Was a Little Boy
1993, English. Directed by Mimi Leder.
Julie and Gregg are about to become parents again, but they feel conflicted since their first child was kidnapped and never seen again. But the couple soon faces an even bigger shock. Julie's new bad-boy (really bad-boy) student may actually be her long-lost son! Based on Claire R. Jacobs's book
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- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 16 May 1993
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- United States of America
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There Was a Little Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 May 1993. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed There Was a Little Boy?
There Was a Little Boy (1993) was directed by Mimi Leder and stars Cybill Shepherd, John Heard, Scott Bairstow.