Last updated September 22, 2023
Sissy Spacek stars as Miriam Thompson, a Montgomery, Ala., housewife who finds herself in the midst of a civil rights revolution when she helps her black maid, Odessa (Whoopi Goldberg), during the infamous bus boycott of the 1950s. When Miriam discovers Odessa is forced to walk the 9 miles to her house and back, she volunteers to give Odessa a ride -- much to the dismay of Miriam's husband and social circle.
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In this lavish version of Johanna Spyri's Swiss Alps tale, the irrepressible, orphaned Heidi wins over her crotchety grandfather and then is whisked away from him to the city, where she becomes the companion of an invalid girl.
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The orphaned Heidi wins over her crotchety grandfather and then is whisked away from him to the city, where she becomes the companion of an invalid girl named Klara. The girls become fast friends, but Heidi longs to return to the Swiss Alps.
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Vietnam War vet Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) deals with an entirely different set of conflicts at home in 1970 Mississippi as he copes with post-traumatic stress disorder and employment difficulties, and helps his son Stuart (Elijah Wood) stand up to a group of bullies. Stuart and his siblings build a tree house and when the bullies move in, Stephen helps his kids defend their turf. Mare Winningham also stars in this Jon Avnet-directed film.
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