Heart-warming Melodrama Movies to watch
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Dir: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s.
The Piano (1993)
Dir: Jane Champion
Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill
A mute woman along with her young daughter, and her prized piano, are sent to 1850s New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, and she’s soon lusted after by a local worker on the plantation.
Juno (2007)
Dir: Jason Reitman
Stars: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
The Blind Side (2009)
Dir: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Dir: David Frankel
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier
A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Dir: George Nolfi
Stars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson
The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Dir: Mike Newell
Stars: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.