The Trip to Bountiful
Dec 20, 1985 | IMDB 7.2
108 min Watch NowDrama
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
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Berlin Tunnel 21
Ankle Bone
Goodbye Bafana
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Laura
Exodus
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Courtship
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IMDB 3 | Nov , 1992
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IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 2002
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.Driving Miss Daisy
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1989
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IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2003
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IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1996
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IMDB 5.9 | May , 2006
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IMDB 4.5 | May , 1915
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IMDB 3.3 | Dec , 1995
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IMDB 5.3 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1981
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IMDB 4.6 | Dec , 1968
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2007
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 2005
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1960
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IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 1982
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1987
In 1915, Elizabeth has fallen in love with Horace Robedaux, a young man her father condemns as a "wild boy." No matter how strict and protective, her parents cannot deter their daughter's growing independence.