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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) Movie vs Book
Film · 1999 · Directed by Ulu Grosbard · Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) Movie: Cast and Details
A mother's three-year-old son disappears, and years later a boy turns up at the family's door.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Close to the bookIt keeps the story's main events but shortens the long emotional aftermath.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the detail of a family in crisis. The film is a shorter version.
What the book gives you
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
The first book chosen for Oprah’s Book Club.
Who will like it: Readers who like emotional family dramas.