Movies

Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Starring: Marianne Sagebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance
A German woman, abandoned by her husband while traveling in the Nevada desert, forms an unlikely alliance with a black American woman.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/bagdad-cafe

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the 40 something: 5/5    Quirky friendship makes for a beautiful movie 

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Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen
A lonely, struggling writer becomes enchanted with his neighbor: an independent young woman who strives to be a high-climbing socialite with a penchance for high-fashion and wild parties. But, soon he uncovers the vulnerability she has at heart.
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the 40 something:4/5    A classic Hepburn movie, love the fashion!
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Chocolat (2000)
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss
A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/chocolat#!lsrc:GSR-MOV-Title

the teen:                       4/5    Favourite Line: "It's not my favourite!"
the 20 something: 5/5    Top notch! Grouse!
the 30 something: 5/5    I love Johnny......
the 40 something: 5/5    Mmmmmm....yummy...
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Eat Pray Love (2010)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup,
While trying to get pregnant, a happily married woman realizes her life needs to go in a different direction, and after a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey. Based on the memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert.
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Starring: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell
Parallel stories of women establishing themselves in the contemporary American South and in the period between the World Wars. A middle-aged woman draws strength and independence from the stories told to her by a resident in an old people's home.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/fried-green-tomatoes
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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katherin Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton
The daughter of a well-to-do white family comes home from a vacation to announce her intentions of marrying a well-to-do black physician. The prospective in-laws must come to terms with the implications.
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the 40 something: 3/5     Classic!
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Julie & Julia (2009)
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch
A woman verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a year long culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/julie-julia#!lsrc:GSR-MOV-Title

the teen:                4/5    Favourite line "I'm Julia Childs... Bon appetit"
the 20 something:  4/5    Innovative and interesting, made me hungry!
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the 40 something:   5/5    Meryl steals the show..Hey let's start a Blog!!
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Like Water For Chocolate (1992)
Starring: Marco Leonardardi, Lumi Cavazos
Story of forbidden love that takes place on a ranch in Mexico near the Texas border in 1910, during the Mexican Revolution. Pedro wishes to marry Tita, the youngest of three daughters of a willful widow on a remote ranch, but tradition dictates that the youngest daughter can never marry--she must cook and care for her mother. To remain near his true love, Pedro marries Tita's oldest sister, and Tita establishes a highly unusual sensual relationship with Pedro through the food she prepares for him.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/like-water-for-chocolate

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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John Capelos, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
A diverse group of high schoolers forced to spend detention on a Saturday in thelibrary. Forced to make the best of their circumstances, they learn to understand each other and discover that in spite of their initial differences, they actually share many common feelings and problems.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/the-breakfast-club#!lsrc:GSR-MOV-Title

the teen:                4/5  Loved watching the character transformations. 
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the 30 something:  5/5   I love it! Classic.
the 40 something: 3/5   Must love 80's fashion...ewgh!
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Leonardo  DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, John C. Reilly
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
http://www.flixster.com/movie/whats-eating-gilbert-grape?lsrc=TypeAhead-MovieClick

the teen: 1/5    Wouldn't watch it again in a hurry.
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the 30 something:  5/5    I love Johnny! 
the 40 something: 4/5    Leondardo steals the show, however I only have eyes for Johnny!
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