Sometimes the best gift of all is time together. A Mother’s Day movie night is a great way to spend some quality family time. Pop a big bowl of popcorn, pour mom her favourite beverage and sit back and enjoy a mom-inspired movie marathon.
Here are a few classic movies that celebrate mothers and motherhood.
Stepmom (1998)
A New York fashion photographer (Julia Roberts) contends with her boyfriend's (Ed Harris) children and ex-wife (Susan Sarandon).
The Sound of Music (1965)
A governess (Julie Andrews) charms an Austrian widower (Christopher Plummer) and his kids.
The Blindside (2009)
Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenager who goes on to play football in the NFL.
Akeela and the Bee (2006)
The story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Little Women (1994)
The four March sisters—Meg (Trini Alvarado), Jo (Winona Ryder), Beth (Claire Danes), and Amy (Kirsten Dunst)—grow from girls to women under the guidance of their strong-willed mother (Susan Sarandon).
Mamma Mia (2008)
A bride secretly invites three men from her mother's (Meryl Streep) past to come to the wedding.
Freaky Friday (2003)
A woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her daughter (Lindsay Lohan) magically exchange bodies.
The Parent Trap (1961)
A girl meets her estranged twin (Hayley Mills), and together they plot to reunite their divorced parents.
Terms of Endearment (1983)
A mother (Shirley MacLaine) and daughter (Debra Winger) maintain a strong but often turbulent bond.
Steel Magnolias (1989)
A close-knit circle of friends come together at Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in Louisiana.