Celebrate Mother’s Day with beautiful bouquets and our top 21 movies about moms

This weekend, two mother-themed movies hit theaters: “Baby Mama,” a comedy about hiring a surrogate starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and from director/actress Helen Hunt “Then She Found Me,” a drama about a woman who, in the midst of a midlife crisis, is reconnected with her biological mother. (Bette Midler co-stars with Hunt.)

If you and your mother are likely to see these movies by Mother’s Day, rest assured, there are lots of other films that are perfect to rent. What better way for Mom to relax after brunch than a good movie? Watching a movie at home with the family lets Mom keep enjoying her gorgeous bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers. Aah, I can almost smell them now…roses, lilies, stock … beats popcorn any day!

And a bonus: You'll be all set to watch Teleflora's America's Favorite Mom americasfavoritemom.com Mother's Day TV special at 7 p.m./6c on NBC.

Floral bouquet for America's Favorite Mom

Floral bouquet for America's Favorite Mom

So, here are some favorite flicks (be warned, some are tear-jerkers!) and the actresses who star as Mom:

“Stella Dallas,” 1937, Barbara Stanwyck

“The Grapes of Wrath,” 1940, Jane Darwell

“How Green Was My Valley,” 1941, Sara Allgood

“Open City,” 1945, Anna Magnani

“Mildred Pierce,” 1945, Joan Crawford

“I Remember Mama,”1948, Irene Dunne

“Imitation of Life, 1959, Lana Turner (Claudette Colbert stars in the 1934 version)

“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Any More,” 1975, Ellen Burstyn

“Terms of Endearment,” 1983, Shirley MacLaine

“Mask,” 1985, Cher

“Steel Magnolias,” 1989, Sally Field

“Stella,” 1990, Bette Midler

“The Joy Luck Club,” 1993, Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu

“Mrs. Doubtfire,” 1993, Robin Williams

“Serial Mom,” 1994, Kathleen Turner

“Mother,” 1996, Debbie Reynolds

“Secrets and Lies,” 1996, Brenda Blethyn

“Hope Floats,” 1998, Sandra Bullock

“One True Thing,” 1998, Meryl Streep

“Anywhere But Here,” 1999, Susan Sarandon

“Chocolat,” 2000, Juliette Binoche

What is your favorite mom movie or TV show? Write in and let us know.

Flower Fact of the Day: From Saturday to Tuesday, the Boston Museum of Fine Art mfa.org hosts its annual floral festival Art in Bloom. Sunday's headlining event is a talk and demo from NYC-based floral designer Michael George. If you can't make it to the show, read a Boston Globe interview with George at: boston.com/lifestyle/house/articles/2008/04/24/
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April 24, 2008

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s.malik

hey. what do u think of Bridget Jones Diary.
And Forrest Gump. Although Forrest Gump is not about Moms but Tom Hanks keeps on talkingabout his Mom.

Gloria Feldt

Kathleen Turner's memoir, "Send Yourself Roses" , along with a bog bouquet, is the perfect Mother's Day Gift!

Corey Henley

My favorite Mom movie was Kill Bill vol. 1 & 2. Think about it, c'mon!

Shirley

Sounds like a perfect day for mom. I choose Serial Mom while I am enjoying my flowers !

Mike

There's a great Japanese movie about mothers (and fathers) called "Tokyo Story," directed by Yasujiro Ozu. And don't forget Luise Rainer in "The Good Earth," and the terrific Bette Davis tearjerker "The Old Maid," directed by Edmund Goulding.
And what about Katharine Hepburn in "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "The Lion in Winter," "The Glass Menagerie," "On Golden Pond" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Real-life bachelor girl Kate may have been the best movie mother of them all!

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