I’ve been trying to remember this movie for a while. I saw it years ago on Freeform, back when it was Fox Family, I’d say around 2000-2001.
The movie was about a guy whose girlfriend had a baby, and then left the baby with him, abandoning them both. I want to say she was actually a one night stand, and he didn’t even know she was pregnant before she left the baby with him, but the details are a little foggy.
All this time, I swore the guy was played by Hugh Grant, but I just looked at his filmography and it definitely wasn’t him. I’m pretty sure the actor was British though, and most likely looked at least a little like Hugh Grant. I’m not sure if it was a British film though, or if just that one character was British.
I think it was a comedy drama, it might have been made for TV. It was in color, and the language was English. I definitely didn’t see it past 2002, so the the newest it could be is 2002, but I’m thinking it was made in maybe the mid to late 90’s.
When I think of actors who look kind of like Hugh Grant, I think of Richard Grant. When I think of films about single fathers, with Richard Grant, I think of “Jack & Sarah.”
The plot isn’t the same as what you remember, so it’s a long shot, but perhaps it will help by eliminating one movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Sarah
You’re good! I can’t believe I got it that wrong, and you still knew what it was!
I just found it on youtube and looked for the scene I most remembered (where the baby was left on the bed while he was sleeping) and that’s it!
Thank you! No wonder I couldn’t find it…I got all the details wrong!
This is “solved” btw! 🙂
Lol only movie I can think of with one night stand and a father being left the baby is stardust (2007)
Solved by HB per Arri!