An Unexpected Family
1996, English. Directed by Larry Elikann.
When Ruth Whitney abandons her two children with her sister Barbara is left to take care of them, at first none of them like it but soon they grow to like each other. Then over a year later Ruth comes back saying she wants her kids and Barbara goes to court to fight for custody.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 4 December 1996
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Lee Rose
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An Unexpected Family runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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An Unexpected Family isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 December 1996. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed An Unexpected Family?
An Unexpected Family (1996) was directed by Larry Elikann and stars Stockard Channing, Stephen Collins, Christine Ebersole.