Places in the Heart (1984)

In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Places in the Heart

• Of Mice and Men (1992) — Same feel: dramatic, sad
• Field of Dreams (1989) — Same subject: farm
• Steel Magnolias (1989)
• Passion Fish (1992)
• Music of the Heart (1999)
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)