The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Marc Forster

Cast

Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

Runtime

2h 16m

Director

Peter Jackson

Cast

Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins ...

Runtime

2h 19m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain

Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Rob Reiner

Cast

John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards

Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Lesli Linka Glatter

Cast

Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch