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The Christmas Shoes (2002)  link to The Christmas Shoes on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 142

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IMDb Rating:
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6.9/10 (1748 votes)

Country: USA, 100 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Andy Wolk

Cast: Rob Lowe (as Robert Layton), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (as Maggie Andrews), Max Morrow (as Nathan Andrews), Maria del Mar (as Kate Layton), Hugh Thompson (as Jack Andrews)

Medium: Unknown,

Plot Outline: Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir and declines a job in Robert's firm. When Robert's mother passes away, he begins to reconsider things and his and Nathan's paths cross on Christmas Eve as Nathan tries to raise the money for the shoes and Robert tries to get a present for his daughter.

Location: E16

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3