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A Tail of Independence

Mermaids

The 1990 romantic comedy/drama starring Cher; Winona Ryder; Christina Ricci; and Bob Hoskins. A single mother relocates with her two daughters to Massachusetts in 1963, where several events and relationships challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.

9pm Saturday MERMAIDS (1990) PG-13 Comedy/Drama
An unconventional single mother Rachel (Cher) and her daughters, Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and Kate (Christina Ricci), navigate love, identity, and family secrets in 1960s Oklahoma.

MERMAIDS

 
After yet another failed relationship, Rachel Flax moves her family up to Massachusetts to start all over again. Reluctantly dragged along with her is her daughter, Charlotte, who is going through a very confusing time of her life and wants to become a nun. She instead falls in love with a quiet, mild-mannered church employee named Joe to Rachel's mixed response.

 

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