If You Believe

If You Believe

Susan Stone is about to discover the miracle of childhood ... her own.

G 1999 · 87 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, TV Movie

Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you'd call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that defined her childhood persona. On the verge of losing her job and being completely on the "outs" with her family, Susan has nearly given up on happiness. Out of nowhere, a cheerful, carefree seven-year-old girl named Suzie awaits Susan back at her apartment. It turns out that little Suzie is the embodiment of Susan's inner child, she is Susan as she once was years ago. Suzie has come to help the adult Susan rediscover and recapture the love of life that she's lost.

Directed by Alan Metzger · Written by Richard Romanus

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Ally Walker Susan Stone
Tom Amandes Thom Weller
Hayden Panettiere Young Susan Stone / Alice Stone
Meredith McGeachie Robin
Andrew Tarbet Bob Stone
Victoria Snow Dorinda
Demore Barnes Mark
Michael Kinney Santa

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