Borrowed Hearts
Seen it?1997 | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and fantasy fans. If you loved The Apartment or Love Actually, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
- Roma DowneyKathleen Russell
- Eric McCormackSam Field
- Shawn ThompsonDave Hebert (as Shawn Alex Thompson)
- Janet BaileyCarly
- Héctor ElizondoJavier Del Campo
- Barbara GordonBridget
- Sarah Rosen FruitmanZoey Russell
- Kevin HicksJerry Russell
- Wendy MacDonaldJocelyn