When the Second World War is declared, Tom finds that his quiet life in the village of Little Weirwold is set to change. Nine-year-old Willie Beech is evacuated from London and billeted on him, Willie is a quiet sad child with a deprived and disturbing past but he slowly begins to flourish under the care of ‘Mister Tom' and enjoys an idyllic village life. John Thaw (Inspector Morse) stars as the widowed and cantankerous Tom Oakley in this charming film adaptation of the prize-winning children's find out more...

Sean Penn plays a severely mentally handicapped father who decides to make a desperate and unlikely bid to regain custody of his young daughter. I Am Sam is a man sized tissue box of a film that has you sobbing to the point of dehydration, what saves it from this utter abyss (OK, that's personal bias) are the powerful performances and the gratefully received wit and charm. find out more...

A classic weepie tale about a divorced father split between the need to look after his son and the pressure of his yuppie career then having to fight a custody battle for the child. This superior drama deservedly won five Oscars. find out more...

No-nonsense Macy's executive Doris Walker is in desperate need of a new store Santa, luckily Kris Kringle is on-hand to help out. There's only one problem with this jolly old man, he thinks he actually is Santa Claus. Is Kris who he say's he is, or is he a certifiable nut case? Doris's six-year-old daughter seems convinced, but can Kris persuade a grand jury? A wonderful, magical film - this is what Christmas is all about!!! find out more...

A photoshopped idyll of middle class American family life is how this sob fest begins (I ain't giving anything away, this is by the same author as ‘Notebook' for crying out loud). One of the daughters has cancer, so the parents deliberately have another child to provide a donor, said donor reaches an age when she becomes less enamoured about constantly going under the scalpel for her older sis and takes her parents (in particular the obsessive/deranged mum) to court for a stab at freedom (see wh find out more...

Hanks deservedly won an Oscar for his portrayal of a brilliant young lawyer with AIDS, is sacked for "incompetence", and sues his bosses. Denzel Washington is superb as the homophobic brief who helps him fight the system. Excellent and thought-provoking. find out more...