At a buttoned-up elite boys’ boarding school in Vermont, a passionate English teacher (Robin Williams) inspires his students (a baby-faced Ethan Hawke among them) to buck convention, carpe diem, and look at life from different perspectives (standing atop a desk, say). The film racked up Oscar nominations for best picture, actor (Williams), and director (Peter Weir) and won for Tom Schulman’s original screenplay.
Steel Magnolias (1989)
The casting and performances in this three-hanky weepy are truly without equal: Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Julia Roberts (nominated here for best supporting actress) are a group of women who bond in a small Louisiana town and must eventually cope with tragedy.
Beaches (1988)
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