The Upside of Falling Down

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Michael Pate

Cast

Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Forest Whitaker

Cast

Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

Runtime

1h 16m

Director

Victor Sjöström

Cast

Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love

When a pompous actor tells good girl Alexa that she hasn't lived, she embarks on a bold journey that takes her to mysterious bad boy Johnny. Envious, her shy best friend Ben also dares to pursue Johnny.

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Adam Salky

Cast

Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she se...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

John Schlesinger

Cast

Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell