Rockabye

Rockabye

PG-13 1986 · 120 min · ★ 8.2 · Drama, TV Movie

A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the bus in New York City on her way to Vermont, and reluctantly accepts the help of a hard-nosed reporter in tracking him down after being given the runaround from the police.

Directed by Richard Michaels · Written by Laird Koenig

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