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Dear Frankie (2004)

May 18, 2004 · 1h 45m

7.0/10 TMDB user score
228 votes on TMDB

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...

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Top cast

  • Gerard Butler Gerard Butler The Stranger
  • Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer Lizzie
  • Jack McElhone Jack McElhone Frankie
  • Sharon Small Sharon Small Marie
  • Katy Murphy Katy Murphy Miss MacKenzie
  • Jayd Johnson Jayd Johnson Catriona
  • Mary Riggans Mary Riggans Nell
  • Cal MacAninch Cal MacAninch Davey
  • John Kazek John Kazek Ally
  • Anne Marie Timoney Janet
  • Andrea Gibb Andrea Gibb Waitress
  • Sophie Main Serious Girl
  • Elaine MacKenzie Ellis Librarian
  • Rony Bridges Rony Bridges Post Office Clerk

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