Help me figure out what movie this is
January 20, 2009 2:02 PM

Man inherits fortune with a condition. He must work. Meets kid. Falls in love with kid's mother. Kid dies. What movie is it?

Hi,

I saw this movie a while back, but I can't remember the name. I was sorting through a list of movies from 2004-2006, which is the period I think this movie is in... But it's a long list and I'm not even sure that movie was mainstream.

Any help?

I don't remember much of it, but I believe the man must go to work with a friend of his deceased relative, on a big field, doing hard work.

What I most remember do, is that he met a little girl, which is dying (of cancer I think), but at first he is unaware of that.

If I remember correctly, the kid dies on or near Christmas.

Thanks!
posted by ivanv to Media & Arts (8 answers total)
Can't believe I know this, but I think it is The Ultimate Gift -- it's the kid from Little Miss Sunshine.
posted by Siobhan at 2:08 PM on January 20, 2009


Dear god, I can't believe I know this either, but Siobhan is absolutely right.

Did they show this on long airplane flights or something? How in the world was I exposed to it?
posted by tkolar at 2:11 PM on January 20, 2009


The Ultimate Gift?
posted by mkb at 2:11 PM on January 20, 2009


That's it! Thanks a lot!
posted by ivanv at 2:11 PM on January 20, 2009


By the way, why are you surprised you know it? Didn't like it? Wasn't very mainstream? Just curious.
posted by ivanv at 2:12 PM on January 20, 2009


For future questions like this, you may be able to use the IMDb plot keyword function. That's how I found the answer, and I've never even heard of this movie.
posted by mkb at 2:12 PM on January 20, 2009


Ah, I didn't know about that resource mkb, thanks, I'm sure it'll come in handy in the future.
posted by ivanv at 2:13 PM on January 20, 2009


By the way, why are you surprised you know it?

I watch very few movies, and the ones I do generally involve aliens, explosions, and nakedness. Frequently they include exploding naked aliens.

Said movie is very short on all three, and yet I remember significant portions of it.
posted by tkolar at 2:39 PM on January 20, 2009


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