96 minutes
11/12/2004
Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina Vasquez breaks her engagement with her beloved fiancé Mike due to his suffocating jealousy, but misses him. Mike is stalked by a stranger, bartender Artie Venzuela. The poor Jules arranges to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, where he spent the best Christmas of his life when he was a teenager. The lives of some of these characters cross with others along the night.
Susan Sarandon
as Rose Collins
Paul Walker
as Mike Riley
Penélope Cruz
as Nina Vasquez
Alan Arkin
as Artie
Marcus Thomas
as Jules Calvert
Sonny Marinelli
as Dennis
Daniel Sunjata
as Marco
Chazz Palminteri
as Arizona
Robin Williams
as Charlie Boyd / The Priest
Rob Daly
as Paul
John Doman
as Dr. Baron
Billy Porter
as Randy
Carmen Ejogo
as Dr. Batiste
Donna Hanover
as Debbie Carmichael
Merwin Mondesir
as Glenn
Una Kay
as Helen
Sonia Benezra
as Aunt Sonya
Marcia Bennett
as Nurse Stein
Howard Rosenstein
as ER Doctor
Jane Wheeler
as Karen
David Julian Hirsh
as Barton
Marguerite Kinh
as Mrs. Lee
Arthur Holden
as Piano Player
Maurizio Terrazzano
as Tom
Rachelle Lefevre
as Holly
Erika Rosenbaum
as Merry
Charles Rosenblum
as Coffee Vendor
Victoria Sanchez
as Young Mother
Scott Faulconbridge
as Man in Front Row
Budd Mishkin
as NY1 Reporter
Carmen Echeverria
as Young Girl
Gianpaolo Venuta
as Young Guy
Nicholas Haze
as Waiter
Ruth Chiang
as Nurse Woo
Kevin Ryder
as Bartender
Andy Bradshaw
as Security Guard #1
Robert Newton Brown
as Security Guard #2
Bill Corday
as Meek Man
Jennifer Seguin
as Young Woman
Lindsay Owen Pierre
as Friend
David Schaap
as Man with Head Injury
Lynne Adams
as Head ER Nurse
Kathleen Mackey
as Heather
Donna Giaimo
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Fay Josephine Pele
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Bridget Charles Ellis
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Mary R.G. Grissom
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Kathryn J. Hermes
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Bernadette M. Reis
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Margaret Timothy Sato
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Patricia C. Shaules
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Patricia C. Shaules
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Nancy M. Usselmann
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Christina M. Wegendt
as Singing Nun of the Daughters of St. Paul
Gabriella Palminteri
as Girl in Red Coat
James Callaghan
as Extra (uncredited)
Isabelle Champeau
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Lucinda Davis
as Nurse Gomez (uncredited)
Francesco Giannini
as Family member (uncredited)
Chantal Lonergan
as Joy (uncredited)
Dante Palminteri
as Boy in Hospital (uncredited)
Adrianne Richards
as Nurse Kline (uncredited)
Derek Schnobb
as Boy (uncredited)