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From Jon Avnet, starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
Rated PG-13

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 drama directed by Jon Avnet that follows the story of two women, Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) and Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy). Evelyn is a middle-aged housewife who is struggling with her marriage and her life in general. She finds solace in a relationship with Ninny, an elderly woman who tells her stories of friendship, family, and courage in her small town of Whistle Stop, Alabama during the 1930s. Through Ninny's stories, Evelyn finds the courage to stand up to her husband and find her own path in life. Fried Green Tomatoes is a heartwarming and inspiring story about life, friendship, and overcoming adversity.

From Steven Spielberg, starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Rated PG-13

The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, a young African-American woman in the early 1900s, living in the American South, who survives a life of abuse and hardship. Celie eventually finds a way to express her inner strength and overcome the obstacles she faces. The Color Purple is a powerful story of strength, resilience, and hope, as Celie learns to find her own voice in the world. It is an uplifting tale, full of strong female characters, and is ultimately an inspiring story of self-discovery and self-love.

From Craig Gillespie, starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson
Rated R

I, Tonya is a biographical dark comedy-drama film directed by Craig Gillespie. The movie follows the life of competitive figure skater Tonya Harding, focusing on her controversial involvement in the 1994 attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan. It stars Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney and Julianne Nicholson. The story is told from the perspectives of Tonya, her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, her mother LaVona Golden, and Shawn Eckhardt, the co-conspirator in the attack. It follows Tonya's rise in the figure skating world despite coming from a lower-class background, her troubled relationship with her abusive mother, and her struggles with the media and public perception. The film culminates with Tonya's participation in the 1994 US Figure Skating Championship and the aftermath of the attack.

From Taylor Hackford, starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfitt
Rated R

From Brian Gibson, starring Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, RaéVen Kelly, Virginia Capers
Rated R

From Francis Ford Coppola, starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight
Rated PG-13

From Adrienne Shelly, starring Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines
Rated PG-13

From Joseph Ruben, starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, Elizabeth Lawrence
Rated R

From Michael Apted, starring Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Tessa Allen, Juliette Lewis
Rated PG-13

From Alan Rudolph, starring Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, John Pankow
Rated R

From Salim Akil, starring Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke
Rated PG-13

From Tyler Perry, starring Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe
Rated PG-13