Raising Izzie (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, Raising Izzie is a family and tv movie film directed by Roger M. Bobb, running about 87 minutes.

What it’s about. Gertie and Izzie are two young girls on their own. Abandoned by their father and orphaned by their mother, they are doing the best they can to stay in school, stay undetected and stay together. With assistance from their mother before her passing, the girls are financially prepared to sustain themselves for some time. Gertie, 14, takes seriously, her charge to raise her younger sister Izzie, 10, alone. Greg and Tonya are a couple whose love for one another radiates and for some time now, they have attempted to build a family and have failed. Tonya longs to share the love and nurturing she has been channeling through her job as a teacher, into children of her own. Is it God’s will that they don’t have children?

Who’s in it. Raising Izzie stars Rockmond Dunbar as Greg, Vanessa Williams as Tonya, Victoria Staley as Gertie and Kyla Kenedy as Izzie, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Raising Izzie sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on ALLBLK and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Raising Izzie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Raising Izzie tend to enjoy Spirited Away, Back to the Future, The Lion King and Coco.