Marvin's Room

6.7

1996

98 mins

Drama

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Rachel Getting Married

Year : 2008Rating : ⭐ 6.3

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

My Sister's Keeper

Year : 2009Rating : ⭐ 7.4

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

Clouds

Year : 2020Rating : ⭐ 8.2

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

A Streetcar Named Desire

Year : 1951Rating : ⭐ 7.6

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Cassandra's Dream

Year : 2007Rating : ⭐ 6.3

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

The Piano Lesson

Year : 2024Rating : ⭐ 5.9

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.

Blackbird

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 6.7

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.

Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

Year : 2006Rating : ⭐ 6.1

A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

Blue Jasmine

Year : 2013Rating : ⭐ 7.0

After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.

Mum's List

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 6.9

The story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list: writing her thoughts and memories down, to help the man she loved create the best life possible for their two sons, after she was gone.

Hilary and Jackie

Year : 1998Rating : ⭐ 6.6

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

You're Not You

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 7.4

When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a life-changing bond inspiring each other to live life to fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances.

James White

Year : 2015Rating : ⭐ 6.6

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks that force him to assume more responsibility. With the pressure on him mounting, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely.

House of Strangers

Year : 1949Rating : ⭐ 7.0

Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.

The Rainmaker

Year : 1997Rating : ⭐ 7.0

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

Eleanor the Great

Year : 2025Rating : ⭐ 6.8

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

Mr. Church

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 7.4

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

Third Star

Year : 2010Rating : ⭐ 7.0

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.

People Like Us

Year : 2012Rating : ⭐ 6.8

After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.

The Color Purple

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 7.0

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.