My Life Without Me
What you are… is what you leave behind.
2003 · 106 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Romance
A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.
Directed by Isabel Coixet · Written by Isabel Coixet
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Sarah Polley Ann -
Amanda Plummer Laurie -
Scott Speedman Don -
Mark Ruffalo Lee -
Leonor Watling Neighbor Ann -
Debbie Harry Ann's Mother -
Maria de Medeiros Hairdresser -
Julian Richings Dr. Thompson -
Jessica Amlee Penny - K Kenya Jo Kennedy Patsy
- C Camille Martinez Camille Martínez
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Alfred Molina Ann's Father
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