
Return(2011)
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.


“Don't hope for a miracle. Make one.”
Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist, Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of his children. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.

Brendan Fraser
John Crowley

Harrison Ford
Dr. Robert Stonehill

Keri Russell
Aileen Crowley

Courtney B. Vance
Marcus Temple

Meredith Droeger
Megan Crowley

Diego Velazquez
Patrick Crowley

Jared Harris
Docteur Kent Webber

Patrick Bauchau
CEO Erich Loring

Alan Ruck
Pete Sutphen

David Clennon
Dr. Renzler
Extraordinary Measures is a drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of hereditary disease, university research. Directed by Tom Vaughan, it stars Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell. Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist, Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of his children. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.
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