Marvin's Room

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 18 Dec 1996 · English

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Dancing at Lughnasa

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 4 Sept 1998 · English

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

The Winter Guest

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 27 Dec 1997 · English

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

A Streetcar Named Desire

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 18 Sept 1951 · English

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

The Color Purple

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 25 Dec 2023 · English

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Anne of Green Gables

Movie · 8.1 / 10 · 1 Dec 1985 · English

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

In the Bedroom

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 23 Nov 2001 · English

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.

Blackbird

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 6 Sept 2019 · English

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.

A River Runs Through It

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 9 Oct 1992 · English

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

The Piano Lesson

Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 7 Nov 2024 · English

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.

Paris, Texas

Movie · 8.1 / 10 · 16 Jul 1984 · English

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

The Straight Story

Movie · 7.7 / 10 · 15 Oct 1999 · English

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.