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Sam & Kate

Sam & Kate

It's hard raising parents.

20226.31h 50m

Overview

Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home to care for him. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate. At the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina.

Directed by Darren Le Gallo
Written by Darren Le Gallo
Produced by Cindy Bru, Ben Shields Catlin, Ford Corbett
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Top Cast

Jake Hoffman

Jake Hoffman

Sam

Schuyler Fisk

Schuyler Fisk

Kate

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Tina

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Bill

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Ron

Elizabeth Faith Ludlow

Elizabeth Faith Ludlow

Mary

Dylan McNamara

Dylan McNamara

Mark

Elizabeth Becka

Elizabeth Becka

Beth

Larry Larson

Larry Larson

Bob

D

DeMorris Stroud

Dan

Themes & Keywords

romancelovefamilyhometownreturn to hometown

About Sam & Kate

Sam & Kate is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2022 exploring themes of romance, love, family, hometown, return to hometown. Directed by Darren Le Gallo, it stars Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk, Sissy Spacek. Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home to care for him. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate. At the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina.

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