# Dear Frankie (2004)

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**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Drama, Family
**Directed by**: Shona Auerbach
**Written by**: Andrea Gibb
**Starring**: Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Sharon Small, Katy Murphy, Jayd Johnson

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A single mother keeps her deaf son’s world afloat with imaginary sea letters. When the fictional father’s ship threatens to dock he must engineer a one-day stand-in. The plot’s heart is vast but the execution occasionally lists.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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