A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
Directing children has to be a challenge for any director, especially if they are aiming for realism, and Alexa Vega (1999's "The Deep End of the Ocean") and newcomer Daryl Sabara are up to the challenge.
The same holds true for Jonathan Jackson ("On the Edge," "The Deep End of the Ocean"), Maura Tierney ("Instinct," "Forces of Nature") and Martin Donovan ("Living Out Loud," "The Portrait of a Lady") in their smaller roles.