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1	Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) more movies like this directed by Jon Avnet featuring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Nick Searcy A woman learns the value of friendship as she hears the story of two women and how their friendship shaped their lives in this warm comedy-drama. Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) is an emotionally repressed housewife with a habit of drowning her sorrows in candy bars. Her husband Ed (Gailard Sartain) barely acknowledges her existence, and while he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.07!
2	Hairspray (2007) more movies like this directed by Adam Shankman featuring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden Adam Shankman's adaptation of the stage musical Hairspray, itself an adaptation of the non-musical John Waters film of the same name, stars Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, an overweight high-school student whose only dream is to be on a local Baltimore teen dance program. While her father (Christopher Walken) tells her to follow her dreams, her ... see all copies from $8.48! new only from $8.48!
3	Amadeus (1984) more movies like this directed by Milos Forman featuring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he'd left behind during the Czech political crises of 1968, bringing along his usual cinematographer and fellow Czech expatriate, Miroslav Ondricek. Amadeus is an expansion of a Viennese "urban legend" concerning the death of 18th ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.91!
4	Titanic (1997) more movies like this directed by James Cameron featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher This spectacular epic re-creates the ill-fated maiden voyage of the White Star Line's $7.5 million R.M.S Titanic and the tragic sea disaster of April 15, 1912. Running over three hours and made with the combined contributions of two major studios (20th Century-Fox, Paramount) at a cost of more than $200 million, Titanic ranked as the most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
5	Fiddler on the Roof (1971) more movies like this directed by Norman Jewison featuring Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann Norman Jewison's adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical is set in the Ukranian ghetto village of Anatevka (the film was actually lensed in Yugoslavia). Israeli actor Topol repeats his London stage role as Tevye the milkman, whose equilibrium is constantly being challenged by his poverty, the prejudicial attitudes of non-Jews, and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.32!
6	Anne of Green Gables (1985) more movies like this directed by Kevin Sullivan featuring Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Jonathan Crombie, Schuyler Grant Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, previously filmed in 1934, was afforded a TV-movie treatment in 1985. Megan Follows stars as 13-year-old Anne Shirley, an orphan girl sent to live with a foster family on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Though she has great difficulty controlling her temper, impulsiveness and vivid imagination, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $18.08!
7	Sense and Sensibility (1995) more movies like this directed by Ang Lee featuring Elizabeth Spriggs, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, James Fleet, Greg Wise The recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her mother and sisters, Elinor struggles financially after the death of her father, who bequeathed the Dashwood estate to his oafish son by an earlier marriage. While sorting out the family's affairs, the ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $6.99!
8	Forrest Gump (1994) more movies like this directed by Robert Zemeckis featuring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field "Stupid is as stupid does," says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.05!
9	Shakespeare in Love (1998) more movies like this directed by John Madden featuring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is on a cold streak. Not only is he writing for Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush), owner of "The Rose," a theatre whose doors are about to be closed by sadistic creditors, but he's got a nasty case of writer's block. Shakespeare hasn't written a hit in years. In fact, he hasn't written much of anything recently. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
10	Ever After (1998) more movies like this directed by Andy Tennant featuring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds Andy Tennant directed this Cinderella variant. The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame (Jeanne Moreau) who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor. In flashback, the story then focuses on eight-year-old Danielle, daughter of a wealthy widower, a 16th ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.75!
11 view cover	Out of Africa (1985) more movies like this directed by Sydney Pollack featuring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens Out of Africa is drawn from the life and writings of Danish author Isak Dinesen, who during the time that the film's events occured was known by her married name, Karen Blixen-Flecke. For convenience's sake, Karen (Meryl Streep) has married Baron Bor Blixen-Flecke (Klaus Maria Brandauer). In 1914, the Baron moves himself and his wife to a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69!
12 view cover	The Mission (1986) more movies like this directed by Roland Joffé featuring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn Featuring a majestic score by Ennio Morricone and lush Oscar-winning cinematography by Chris Menges, Roland Joffé's The Mission examines the events surrounding the Treaty of Madrid in 1750, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and turns this episode into an allegory for the mid-'80s struggles of Latin America. Two European forces ... see all copies from $8.72! new only from $19.17!
13 view cover	Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) more movies like this directed by Kevin Sullivan featuring Megan Follows An Emmy-winning adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel by the same name, this is a Canadian TV production which follows the life of a feisty young girl who is adopted by a bachelor farmer and his sister who have decided to adopt a boy and have several surprises due them when Anne arrives. Part of a series that goes through her winning a place ... see all copies from $3.19! new only from $18.08!
14 view cover	The Lives of Others (2007) more movies like this directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck featuring Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme A man who has devoted his life to ferreting out "dangerous" characters is thrown into a quandary when he investigates a man who poses no threat in this drama, the first feature from German filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It's 1984, and Capt. Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe) is an agent of the Stasi, the East German Secret Police. Weisler ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $16.22!
15 view cover	Pride & Prejudice (2005) more movies like this directed by Joe Wright featuring Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Judi Dench Jane Austen's perennially popular story of the game of love among the British upper classes returns to the screen in this polished film adaptation. The Bennetts (Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland) are the parents of five daughters near the close of the 18th century. Comfortable within their means but well short of rich, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are ... see all copies from $7.45! new only from $10.99!
16 view cover	Doctor Zhivago (1965) more movies like this directed by David Lean featuring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes (plus intermission) ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $8.38!
17 view cover	The Way We Were (1973) more movies like this directed by Sydney Pollack featuring James Woods, Sally Kirkland, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Patrick O'Neal, Viveca Lindfors "Gorgeous goyish guy" meets Jewish radical girl in Sydney Pollack's glossy romance. In 1937, frizzy-haired Red co-ed Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) briefly captures the attention of preppy jock Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford) with her passionate pacifism, while the writing talent beneath his privileged exterior entrances her. Almost eight ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99!
18 view cover	A Christmas Carol (1951) more movies like this directed by Brian Desmond Hurst featuring Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Michael Hordern, Hermione Baddeley Widely considered to be the definitive of the many film versions of Charles Dickens' classic novel is this 1951 British adaptation, starring Alastair Sim (entitled "Scrooge" in its U.K. release). Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a London miser who, despite his wealth, refuses to make charitable contributions and treats his sole employee, Bob Cratchit, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $4.19!
19 view cover	Annie (1981) more movies like this directed by John Huston featuring Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, Bernadette Peters This family classic is adapted from the Broadway musical, which was based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. During the Great Depression in New York City, a plucky red-haired scrapper named Annie (Aileen Quinn) is the voice of hope for her fellow orphans who live under the supervision of drunken floozy Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). Annie's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97!
20 view cover	Persuasion (1995) more movies like this directed by Roger Michell featuring Corin Redgrave, Fiona Shaw, John Woodvine, Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Susan Fleetwood Adapted from what is arguably Jane Austen's most mature and subtlest novel, Persuasion is somewhat more nuanced and restrained than the more frequently adapted Emma and Pride and Prejudice. The protagonist, Anne (Amanda Root), is, by the conventions of society, considered an old maid when she remains unmarried at 27. However, a second chance ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $10.75!
21 view cover	Much Ado About Nothing (1993) more movies like this directed by Kenneth Branagh featuring Kenneth Branagh, Michael Keaton, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson Actor Kenneth Branagh made his directorial debut with a rousing screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's Henry V. Four years later, he returns to the bard's work with this lively version of one of Shakespeare's best comedies. Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), the Prince of Aragon, returns victorious from battle to the praises of the Governor of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99!
22 view cover	The Sting (1973) more movies like this directed by George Roy Hill featuring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston Four years after setting box offices ablaze in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and director George Roy Hill re-teamed with similar success for The Sting. Redford plays Depression-era confidence trickster Johnny Hooker, whose friend and mentor Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) is murdered by racketeer/gambler Doyle ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75!
23 view cover	The Lion in Winter (1968) more movies like this directed by Anthony Harvey featuring Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Terry The year is 1183. Like many a modern-day politician, Britain's King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) finds it occasionally useful to take his wife out of mothballs and parade her before the public. Henry's Queen Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), long exiled to a faraway castle, is "invited" to join Henry and their three sons for a family reunion. In this way, ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $9.62!
24 view cover	The Sandlot (1993) more movies like this directed by David Mickey Evans featuring Daniel Zacapa, Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Karen Allen, Marty York The Sandlot is sparsely narrated by the main character (now an adult) who occasionally drops in on the action to comment on events or help move the story along. Tom Guiry plays Scotty Smalls, the shy new kid on the block who wants to join the rowdy pickup baseball team that plays every day in the neighborhood sandlot. But he doesn't know how to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.58!
25 view cover	Driving Miss Daisy (1989) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the twenty-five year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron (Jessica Tandy) and her equally indomitable Black chauffeur Hoke (Morgan Freeman). Both employer and employee are outsiders, Hoke because of the color of his skin, Miss ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.53!

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