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The story takes a turn when Manchester falls for a single mother, Leigh (Dunst), sparking a charming yet suspenseful game of cat and mouse.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
She was touched by how their working-class childhood, raised by their single mother Peggy, was reflected in their personalities.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Cope White, a cheerful Texan raised by a peripatetic single mother, joined the Marines with his straight best friend.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The jukebox musical uses nearly two dozen ABBA tunes to tell the story of a young woman named Sophie (Amy Weaver), who was raised by her headstrong single mother Donna (Christine Sherrill) on a whimsical Greek island.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
She was touched by how their working-class childhood, raised by their single mother Peggy, was reflected in their personalities.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Cope White, a cheerful Texan raised by a peripatetic single mother, joined the Marines with his straight best friend.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The jukebox musical uses nearly two dozen ABBA tunes to tell the story of a young woman named Sophie (Amy Weaver), who was raised by her headstrong single mother Donna (Christine Sherrill) on a whimsical Greek island.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Single mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20mother. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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