A Time to Remember (1987): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1987, A Time to Remember is a drama and family film directed by Thomas Travers, running about 77 minutes.

What it’s about. It is small town America in the 1950's. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his beautiful voice catches the attention of the formidable but kind Father Walsh who arranges for him to receive formal training. This infuriates Angelo's widowed father, Frank, who wants his son to be a steelworker like him. Determined to "make a man out of him", Frank forbids Angelo from singing. When Angelo is chased by bullies into the path of an oncoming car, he recovers all but his voice, retreating into a silent world that no one can touch. One night, locked in the church basement, the frightened Angelo experiences a spectacular vision, a true Christmas miracle, that changes his life. And when his vision and his voice return during Christmas Eve Mass, no one can deny the beauty and blessing of his amazing gift.

Who’s in it. A Time to Remember stars Donald O'Connor as Father Walsh, Morgana King as Mama Theresa, Raymond Serra as Frank Villano and Ruben Gomez as Angelo Villano, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, A Time to Remember has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Time to Remember page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Time to Remember tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.