A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989, English. Directed by John Patterson.
The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- John PattersonDirector
- Alfre WoodardMary Thomas
- AJ JohnsonRuby Thomas
- LeonMichael Thomas
- Garland SpencerIsaiah Thomas at Age 11
- Chick VenneraCoach Pingatore
- Larry O. Williams Jr.Isaiah at Age 15
- Jamey SheridanBrother Ted
- Harry LennixNero
- Wanda ChristineSara
- Shamon RicksJojo
- Lanei ChapmanMary at Age 16
- Barbara E. RobertsonMiss Day
Details
- Released
- 3 December 1989
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jason Miller
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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story?
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989) was directed by John Patterson and stars Alfre Woodard, AJ Johnson, Leon.