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1	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) more movies like this directed by Robert Mulligan featuring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, Robert Duvall, Frank Overton, Brock Peters Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel was translated to film in 1962 by Horton Foote and the producer/director team of Robert Mulligan and Alan J. Pakula. Set a small Alabama town in the 1930s, the story focuses on scrupulously honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch, magnificently embodied by Gregory Peck. Finch puts ... see all copies from £2.13! new only from £11.78!
2	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) more movies like this directed by Vincente Minnelli featuring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Marjorie Main Sally Benson's short stories about the turn-of-the-century Smith family of St. Louis were tackled by a battalion of MGM screenwriters, who hoped to find a throughline to connect the anecdotal tales. After several false starts (one of which proposed that the eldest Smith daughter be kidnapped and held for ransom), the result was the charming ... see all copies from £4.13! new only from £5.09!
3	The Sopranos: Season 06 (2006) more movies like this HBO split the sixth and final season of its serial mafia drama The Sopranos into two halves, spaced 10 months apart: the first half (episodes 1-12) aired from mid-March through early June of 2006; a hiatus followed between episodes 12 and 13, before the series picked up again for its final nine episodes on April 8, 2007, purportedly thanks to ... see all copies from £22.14! new only from £30.41!
4	The Long, Hot Summer (1958) more movies like this directed by Martin Ritt featuring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick While often regarded as one of America's greatest novelists, William Faulkner produced work that did not always translate well to the screen; it's ironically appropriate that this movie, based on several of Faulkner's short stories, is often regarded as one of the best films based on his work, though not especially accurate to the original source ... see all copies from £6.21! new only from £7.56!
5	The Sopranos: Season 01 (1999) more movies like this The first season of The Sopranos finds lifelong "organization man" Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) taking over from Jackie Aprile Sr., terminally ill boss of the northern New Jersey branch of the DiMeo crime family. Tony's promotion is met with mixed reactions from his wife Carmela (Edie Falco), daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lyn DiScala) and son AJ ... see all copies from £8.30! new only from £30.48!
6	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) more movies like this directed by Callie Khouri featuring Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd, Fionnula Flanagan, Maggie Smith, Cherry Jones, Shirley Knight, James Garner Screenwriter Callie Khouri makes her directorial debut with this adaptation of a pair of popular novels by author Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Little Altars Everywhere. Sandra Bullock stars as Sidda Lee Walker, a New York playwright who opens a can of emotional worms with her estranged, boozy mother, Vivi (Ellen ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.86!
7	The Godfather (1972) more movies like this directed by Francis Ford Coppola featuring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton Popularly viewed as one of the best American films ever made, the multi-generational crime saga The Godfather is a touchstone of cinema: one of the most widely imitated, quoted, and lampooned movies of all time. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino star as Vito Corleone and his youngest son, Michael, respectively. It is the late 1940s in New York and ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £7.56!
8	Little Women (1994) more movies like this directed by Gillian Armstrong featuring Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Eric Stoltz, John Neville Louisa May Alcott's classic novel about a family of women in Civil War-era New England is again brought to the screen in this adaptation. The focus is on the March sisters, four young girls raised by their mother (Susan Sarandon) after their father leaves for battle as part of the Union Army. At the center is Jo March (Winona Ryder), an ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.43!
9	Gilmore Girls: Season 03 (2002) more movies like this As season three of Gilmore Girls gets under way, it seems apparent that single mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) must abandon all hope of marrying Christopher Haden (David Sutcliffe), the father of Lorelai's teenaged daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel). The pain of this realization is mitigated somewhat as Lorelai's attraction to café owner Luke ... see all copies from £14.59! new only from £14.59!
10	Rome [TV Series] (2005) more movies like this No dull, dry, pedantic tract this, the British drama series Rome covered the progression of Rome from Republic to Empire in a vivid, vibrant, spectacular and often sordid and profane fashion, succeeding brilliantly in putting a human face on ancient history--in many cases, all too human. This up close and personal look into the intrigues of the ... see all copies from £7.20! new only from £75.20!
11	Fly Away Home (1996) more movies like this directed by Carroll Ballard featuring Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, Terry Kinney, Holter Graham Inspired by a true story, Fly Away Home is a family drama about Amy Alden (Anna Paquin), a 13-year-old girl who, after the tragic death of her mother, is sent to live with her father Thomas (Jeff Daniels), a sculptor. Amy misses her mother and has never enjoyed a very warm relationship with her father, so the first few months in her new home are ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.46!
12	Brideshead Revisited (1981) more movies like this directed by Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited was offered to television viewers in this 11-part adaptation that originally aired on the U.K.'s ITV network. The miniseries, like the book, lays bare the eccentricities of the young British aristocracy, concentrating upon several Oxford students. The story is told from the point-of-view of Charles ... see all copies from £19.30! new only from £31.24!
13	Papa's Angels (2000) more movies like this directed by Dwight H. Little The lingering illness and death of his beloved wife has left young Appalachian farmer Grins Jenkins (Scott Bakula) a melancholy shell of his ebullient former self. As Christmas approaches, Jenkins can find no discernable reason for going on with his own life. But Grins' four spunky and resourceful children not about to let their father wither and ... see all copies from £25.63!
14 view cover	Thicker Than Water (2005) more movies like this directed by David S. Cass, Sr. While going through the possessions left behind by her recently deceased father, a prominent and well-respected judge, High-powered attorney Natalie Jones (Melissa Gilbert) is shocked to come across a worn, yellowed snapshot showing her father in a warm embrace with famed rodeo trick rider Maggie Mae Jarrat. It soon develops that, unbeknownst to ... see all copies from £3.43! new only from £3.85!
15 view cover	Legends of the Fall (1994) more movies like this directed by Edward Zwick featuring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas, Julia Ormond, Tantoo Cardinal The sweeping, melodramatic saga of three brothers, their powerful father, and a beautiful woman, the popular period drama Legends of the Fall presents a romanticized view of rugged masculinity against lush Montana scenery. Based on a novel by Jim Harrison, the film covers decades in the lives of Alfred (Aidan Quinn), Tristan (Brad Pitt), and ... see all copies from £2.00! new only from £3.43!
16 view cover	Gilmore Girls: Season 04 (2003) more movies like this Returning home to Stars Hollow after a whirlwind European trip at the outset of Gilmore Girls' fourth season, single mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) is informed that her business partner, Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy), is pregnant, while Lorelai's daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), prepares for her freshman year at Yale University. Arriving ... see all copies from £9.52! new only from £15.14!
17 view cover	Terms of Endearment (1983) more movies like this directed by James L. Brooks featuring Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow Terms of Endearment covers three decades in the lives of widow Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger). Fiercely protected by Aurora throughout childhood, Emma runs into resistance from her mother when she marries wishy-washy college teacher Flap (Jeff Daniels). Aurora is even more put out at the prospect of being a ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.77!
18 view cover	Babette's Feast (1988) more movies like this directed by Gabriel Axel featuring Stéphane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Gudmar Wivesson, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel The Danish/French Babette's Feast is based on a story by Isak Dinesen, also the source of the very different Out of Africa (1985). Stephane Audran plays Babette, a 19th century Parisian political refugee who seeks shelter in a rough Danish coastal town. Philippa (Bodil Kjer) and Martina (Birgitte Federspiel), the elderly daughters of the town's ... see all copies from £4.50! new only from £7.56!
19 view cover	On Golden Pond (1981) more movies like this directed by Mark Rydell featuring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman There's little that happens in On Golden Pond that isn't thoroughly predictable from the start, but the film is blessed with so much star power, charm and honest sentiment that everyone in the audience is willing to ignore the cliches and go the distance. In his last film, Henry Fonda plays Norman Thayer, a cranky 80-year-old retired professor, ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £4.36!
20 view cover	The Jazz Singer (1980) more movies like this directed by Richard Fleischer featuring Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams, Franklyn Ajaye, Paul Nicholas Pop singer Neil Diamond stars in this ill-begotten second remake of Al Jolson's seminal 1927 musical The Jazz Singer. The moth-eaten story concerns a cantor's son who desires success as a pop singer, despite the wishes of his imperious father. The film takes place in the present day with Yussel Rabinowitz (Neil Diamond) playing a young (though ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.43!
21 view cover	The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) more movies like this directed by Gabriele Muccino featuring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen The rousing, true-life story of a single dad who went from living on the streets to owning his own brokerage firm is brought to the big screen by superstar Will Smith, appearing for the first time opposite his real-life son Jaden Smith. Set in early-'80s San Francisco, the film charts the hard times and eventual comeback of Chris Gardner, a ... see all copies from £4.13! new only from £4.20!
22 view cover	Christmas Eve (1986) more movies like this directed by Stuart Cooper featuring Arthur Hill, Loretta Young, Ron Leibman Christmas Eve was actually first telecast on December 22, 1986, but nobody cared about the "error" then, so why should we? Making her first television appearance in 23 years, Loretta Young (her ageless beauty undimmed by her silvery hair) plays a wealthy New York matriarch who learns that she is dying. This strengthens her determination to be ... see all copies from £22.18!
23 view cover	American Beauty (1999) more movies like this directed by Sam Mendes featuring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper Noted theater director Sam Mendes, who was responsible for the acclaimed 1998 revival of Cabaret and Nicole Kidman's turn in The Blue Room, made his motion picture debut with this film about the dark side of an American family, and about the nature and price of beauty in a culture obsessed with outward appearances. Kevin Spacey plays Lester ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.77!
24 view cover	Whale Rider (2003) more movies like this directed by Niki Caro featuring Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa Based on the novel of the same name by Maori writer Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider is a unique family drama directed Niki Caro. On the eastern coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born ... see all copies from £3.43! new only from £5.71!
25 view cover	Rain Man (1988) more movies like this directed by Barry Levinson featuring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Jack Murdock Self-centered, avaricious Californian Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is informed that his long-estranged father has died. Expecting at least a portion of the elder Babbitt's $3 million estate, Charlie learns that all he's inherited is his dad's prize roses and a 1949 Buick Roadmaster. Discovering that the $3 million is being held in trust for an ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.39!

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