Mildred Pierce(1945)

A woman turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society.

I Remember Mama(1948)

Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.

Sounder(1972)

Black sharecroppers during the Depression fight to get their children a decent education.

Bachelor Mother(1939)

A fun-loving shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling.

Gypsy(1962)

A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.

The Magnificent Ambersons(1942)

A possessive son's efforts to keep his mother from remarrying threaten to destroy his family.