Second Best

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-09-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1043 Reviews)

Director:

Chris Menges

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

William Hurt Nathan Yapp Keith Allen Chris Cleary Miles

Writer:

David Cook (novel)

David Cook (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son. James is the troubled youth he gets with the assistance of social worker Debbie. James has been in an orphanage for years since his mother committed suicide. He adores his outlaw father John, sent to prison not long after the mother's death. Can James learn to love Graham? Can Graham settle for being second best?

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