List of the best Lasse Hallström movies: Hachiko: A Dog's Story(2009), What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993), The Cider House Rules(1999), The Hundred-Foot Journey(2014), Chocolat(2000), A Dog's Purpose(2017), An Unfinished Life(2005), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2011), More About the Children of Bullerby Village(1987), The Children of Bullerby Village(1986), Safe Haven(2013), The Hoax(2006) ... ...
Drama
UK|USA
2009
93 Minutes
Director
Richard Gere Joan Allen Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Jason Alexander Erick Avari Sarah Roemer Davenia McFadden Robbie Collier Sublett
college professor puppy clock emotional university train station friendship running work transformation
A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
118 Minutes
Director
Johnny Depp Juliette Lewis Mary Steenburgen Leonardo DiCaprio Darlene Cates Laura Harrington Mary Kate Schellhardt Kevin Tighe John C. Reilly Crispin Glover Penelope Branning
young man brother sister mother housewife love interest moving emotional iowa small town countryside household family dysfunction siblings affair rural life mental impairment new love discovery transformation
A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
Drama
USA
1999
131 Minutes
Director
Tobey Maguire Charlize Theron Delroy Lindo Paul Rudd Michael Caine Jane Alexander Kathy Baker Erykah Badu Kieran Culkin Kate Nelligan Dwight "Heavy D" Myers
orphan love interest doctor mentor emotional touching farm maine orphanage incest world war ii drugs pregnancy friendship abortion growing up transformation pursuit 1940s
A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.
Comedy, Drama
USA|India|United Arab Emirates
2014
122 Minutes
Director
Helen Mirren Om Puri Manish Dayal Charlotte Le Bon Amit Shah Farzana Dua Elahe Dillon Mitra Aria Pandya Michel Blanc Clément Sibony Vincent Elbaz
ingénue chef indian proprieter frenchwoman family member charming creative cool emotional heartwarming kitchen restaurant house india france yard talent cooking indian life
The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery.
Drama
UK|USA
2000
121 Minutes
Director
Juliette Binoche Johnny Depp Lena Olin Judi Dench Alfred Molina Peter Stormare Carrie-Anne Moss Leslie Caron John Wood Hugh O'Conor Victoire Thivisol
mother friend mayor preacher pirate grandmother emotional quirky france village boat cooking religion alcoholism rebellion politics romance temptation discovery rescue
A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|India
2017
120 Minutes
Director
Dennis Quaid Peggy Lipton Bryce Gheisar KJ Apa Juliet Rylance Luke Kirby Gabrielle Rose Michael Bofshever Britt Robertson Logan Miller Kirby Howell-Baptiste
dog husband wife son girlfriend police officer endearing heartwarming moving passionate amusing house park field carnival neighborhood family pets life lessons reincarnation
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Drama
Germany|USA
2005
107 Minutes
Director
Robert Redford Morgan Freeman Jennifer Lopez Becca Gardner Josh Lucas Damian Lewis Camryn Manheim Lynda Boyd
rancher daughter-in-law daughter friend boyfriend abusive boyfriend melodramatic gripping heartwarming farm wilderness family home redemption domestic violence grief healing reconciliation car crash transformation discovery
Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK
2011
111 Minutes
Director
Ewan McGregor Emily Blunt Amr Waked Kristin Scott Thomas Tom Mison Rachael Stirling Catherine Steadman Jill Baker Waleed Akhtar
scientist businesswoman sheik spokeswoman prime minister quirky amusing heartwarming united kingdom yemen lake laboratory fishing cross-cultural relations unlikely romance love quest 2010s
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Sweden
1987
86 Minutes
Director
Linda Bergstrom Anna Sahlin Ellen Demerus Harald Lönnbro Henrik Larsson Crispin Dickson-Wendenlus Tove Edfeldl Ann-Solie Knape Soren Petersson Elisabeth Nordkvist Ingwar Svensson
There are only a handful of children living in Bullerbyn. This film follows their story through the fall and winter, picking up at the moment "The Children of Noisy Village" finishes.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Sweden
1986
90 Minutes
Director
Linda Bergstrom Anna Sahlin Ellen Demerus Harald Lönnbro Henrik Larsson Crispin Dickson-Wendenlus Tove Edfeldl Ann-Solie Knape Soren Petersson Elisabeth Nordkvist Ingwar Svensson
The story of the children who live in Bullerbyn, Sweden, through the spring and summer months.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
115 Minutes
Director
Josh Duhamel Julianne Hough Cobie Smulders David Lyons Noah Lomax Mimi Kirkland Irene Ziegler Jon Kohler
waitress widower friend resident child mysterious man passionate heartwarming emotional small town north carolina restaurant household convenience store on the run relocation romance dark secrets the past relationships
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Drama, History
USA
2006
115 Minutes
Director
Richard Gere Alfred Molina Hope Davis Marcia Gay Harden Stanley Tucci Julie Delpy Eli Wallach Zeljko Ivanek John Carter Christopher Evan Welch Peter McRobbie
author con artist publisher mistress wife billionaire amusing playful suspenseful new york city office household washington, d.c. writers biography scams affair shady dealings quest 1970s
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Musical
Sweden|Australia
1978
94 Minutes
Director
Robert Hughes Bruce Barry Tom Oliver Stig Anderson
dj bodyguard singer musician manager amusing lighthearted australia concert stage elevator abba touring pop music performance interview quest pursuit 1970s
An incompetent radio DJ tries to get an interview with the Swedish pop group during their famous week-long 1977 tour of Australia.
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Director
Channing Tatum Amanda Seyfried Richard Jenkins Henry Thomas D.J. Cotrona Cullen Moss Gavin McCulley Jose Lucena Keith Robinson Scott Porter Leslea Fisher
soldier student mother father neighbor melodramatic emotional family home battlefield military base hospital love family death love triangle love transformation 2000s
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1995
106 Minutes
Director
Julia Roberts Dennis Quaid Robert Duvall Gena Rowlands Kyra Sedgwick Brett Cullen Haley Aull Muse Watson Anne Shropshire
wife husband sister mother father lover engaging touching quirky amusing charming small town ranch racetrack hometown infidelity relationships family horses rebellion
A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA|Canada
2018
99 Minutes
Director
Keira Knightley Joe Johnston Mackenzie Foy Misty Copeland Helen Mirren Morgan Freeman Eugenio Derbez Richard E. Grant Jayden Fowora-Knight Matthew Macfadyen Anna Madeley
soldier mouse queen king ballerina spectacular brooding uneasy creative incredible parallel universe woods castle stage parallel universe ballet adventure quest rescue adventure
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2012
122 Minutes
Director
Tobias Zilliacus Mikael Persbrandt Lena Olin Helena af Sandeberg Oscar Pettersson Anna Azcarate Jonatan Bökman Jan Waldekranz Eva Melander Göran Thorell Gustav Levin
hypnotist commissioner detective thrilling stockholm team crime family mystery
A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
Comedy, Drama
1985
100 Minutes
Director
Anton Glanzelius Tomas von Brömssen Melinda Kinnaman Anki Liden Kicki Rundgren Ing-Marie Carlsson Leif Ericsson Christina Carlwind
boy friend emotional gripping sweden small town abandonment transformation 1950s
A boy (Anton Glanzelius), obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle (Tomas von Brömssen) in 1959 Sweden.