Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

6.1/10
1h36min
TV-PG
1994Drama

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A beloved novelist battles grief and guilt while raising her deaf son, ultimately facing her deepest struggles alone.

Hint: In a race across the US heartland, a red car discovers the true meaning of friendship.

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Millions adored Daphne Fields, for she shared their passion, their pain, their joy, and their sorrow. America's most popular novelist remained a closed book. She hides many secrets. The husband and daughter she lost in a fire. The son who barely survived it and would be deaf forever. The victories, the defeats, the challenges of facing life as a woman alone and helping her son meet the challenges of his handicap. A strong woman, she would not accept defeat, or help from anyone- until she found she could no longer face it alone.