Alice is 35. Her son is 12. Together they're running away from home.

Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, Jodie Foster, Billy Bush

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"The first thing you got to do is figure out what it is you want. And once you figure it out, you just jump in there with both feet and let the devil take the hindmost!" - Flo

Why watch this? There is strength is simply moving on, no matter how hard it goes.

Plot Summary: After her husband dies, Alice Hyatt and her son, Tommy, leave their small town in New Mexico for California, where Alice hopes to restart her singing career. They settle in Arizona due to financial difficulties, where Alice works as a waitress. Her plans to move on change when she develops a relationship with a rancher named David.

Dad's Preview: My Mom was everything to me. At age 47, she found herself divorced with a bratty, spoiled six year-old boy to raise. We set out from our home in Abilene, Texas, and moved to El Paso, ten hours, and a barren desert, away. She started over, too. New setting. New job. New obstacles. This story sings to that. Here, Alice is forced to take on jobs she feels are beneath her because she has a son to support. Like my Mom, this slice-of-life movie is about real, motherly strength, and the value of finding friends to support you. Ellen Burstyn, as Alice, gives the performance of her career.

Audrey Maas, David Susskind; Warner Bros.