She's just your normal, overprotective, overbearing, over-the-top mother.
In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good intentions under control.
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Classical in form, contemporary, effortless and warm.
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Cast
- Diane KeatonDaphne
- Mandy MooreMilly
- Gabriel MachtJohnny
- Tom Everett ScottJason
- Lauren GrahamMaggie
- Piper PeraboMae
- Stephen CollinsJoe
- Ty PanitzLionel
- Matt ChampagneEli
- Colin FergusonDerek
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- Michael LehmannDirector
- Jessie NelsonScreenplay
- Karen Leigh HopkinsScreenplay
- Julio MacatDirector of Photography
- David KitayOriginal Music Composer
- Troy TakakiEditor
- Paul SeydorEditor
- Jessie NelsonProducer
- Paul BrooksProducer
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