Some of the best mother-daughter moments are spent curled up on the couch watching a great movie.  Take some time this Mother’s Day and watch one of these flicks with your mom or stepmom.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn and Ashley Judd

This dramatic comedy explores the intense relationship between mom Vivi and daughter Sidda.   The two are nearly torn apart until Vivi’s friends intervene, kidnapping Sidda and whisking her away to her hometown in the South.  Here, the three friends help Sidda to understand her mother’s complicated past.

Mamma Mia

Starring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan

Based on the popular Broadway production, this movie centers around the relationship between Sophie and her mother Donna.  When Sophie decides to get married, she wants her father to give her away, but there’s only one problem: she’s never met him.  The discovery of her mother’s old journal reveals the possibility that three men could be her father.  When she invites all three of the men to her wedding, the result is disastrously hilarious!

Sense and Sensibility

Starring: Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet

Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, this 1995 adaptation is certainly best known for the romantic relationships of its  female protagonists, Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood.  But this story also examines the relationship between a recently widowed Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters, when the four women are forced to move to a small cottage in Devonshire, away from the only life they’ve ever known.

Steel Magnolias

Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts

M’Lynn (portrayed by Sally Field) must sit by and watch her dangerously diabetic daughter Shelby risk her life to pursue her biggest dream: motherhood.  Featuring a stellar supporting cast, this movie also explores the power of friendship between a group of Southern women.

Stepmom

Starring: Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts

In this tearjerker, Susan Sarandon is Jackie, a divorced mom-of-two who can’t stand the new woman in her ex-husband’s life.  But when she discovers that she has cancer, she decides to teach Isabel how to care for her kids after she’s gone.

The bonus watch: Gilmore Girls

Starring: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel

Just about every episode of this hilarious seven-season series featured the strong bond between mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.    After having Rory at the young age of 16, Lorelai practically grows up with her daughter, becoming the best of friends.  And despite seven seasons of hilarious mishaps and relationship drama, these two remained close until the bittersweet end of the beloved series.  Backed by a fantastically quirky cast, this is a must-see.

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