Joan Plowright, an amazing actress, brings such warmth and charm to this movie. The supporting cast is amazing, too. Hankies recommended for viewing!

A comedy as only the Brits and do it about a man who wins the lottery but dies of excitement when he hears the news. His friends and neighbors all conspire to collect any way.

Spoof on Thomas Hardy novels about strange characters who inhabit Cold Comfort Farm and the young woman who comes to visit and fixes everything.

Judi Dench does it again in this comedy with some serious moments. Takes place during WWII and based on real events about a rich, bored widow who buys a theater and puts on classy entertainment with nude girls.

Touching and funny story about how differently kids and adults deal with death. Using their naive reasoning, the kids think they are honoring their grandfather's wishes by giving him a Viking funeral. A celebration of life!

Delightful little movie about Beatrix Potter's life. Well-acted by Rene Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.

Drama of WWII about a young woman who is a Japanese POW. She survives and eventually goes to Australia in search of an Aussie soldier -- also a prisoner -- who helped her during the war.

Delightful coming of age story about a coal miner's son who wants to dance ballet. You can imagine how that idea is greeted by his father and brother but his love of dance leads him to his dream.

A young woman from a wealthy family on the east coast ventures out west to escape from the shame of having an illegitimate child. When she realizes that there are only two choices for women in the west in that time period -- prostitute or wife -- she decides to try and pass herself off as a man and fools nearly everyone. Based on a true story.

Based on unfinished story by Louisa May Alcott. It's a little sappy and predictable but never fails to entertain.

A young woman who aspires to become a writer rebels when all her family want her to do is get married. An Australian flick starring Judy Davis and Sam O'Neil.

A young woman is marrying the boy next door whom she hates. She really wants to be a nun. Her mother's best friend played by Jeanne Moreau (who gets most of the great lines and steals a lot of scenes) comes to her rescue. Joan Plowright also stars.

C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia author) and the woman who taught him about love. Many hankies required but well worth it for the message about how to live life more fully.

A woman traveling with her family accidentally gets left at a roadside stop in Italy. She siezes the opportunity to have an adventure and runs away to Venice. In Italian but well-worth the effort of reading the subtitles.

Interesting story about a woman who wants to make contact with her daughter whom she hasn't seen since infancy. Good performances by Helen Hunt and Scarlet Johanson. Tom Wilkinson ("Michael Clayton") steals every scene he's in.

Mary McDonnell plays a former tv star who is trapped in a wheel chair after an accident. Bitter and angry, she goes home to the south to live and after going through a series of caretakers hires Alfre Woodard who is trying to put her own life back together. The two clash but ultimately help each other find their way back to better lives.

Miss Pettigrew is part Nanny McPhee with a little Mary Poppins thrown in for good measure. A sweet, charming romp that doesn't take itself too seriously -- with a satisfying, happy ending for all.

A shoe factory in England is on the verge of going out of business when the owner meets Lola, an outrageous cross dresser, who wants a pair of sexy boots that won't fall apart under his/her weight. This is about more than just supply and demand. It's about people seeing past appearances and finding what really matters in each other.

A quirky little movie starring the incomparable Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson (yes, the same one who's a late night talk show host now) as her co-conspirator. Grace, a fabulous gardener, conceives a plan to grow a crop of super-marijuana plants to pay off the pile of bills her husband left her when he died. Somewhat predictable but totally enjoyable!