Following the death of her husband, college professor Elizabeth Perkins finds comfort, friendship and a renewed interest in life from the company of younger sister Gwyneth Paltrow, ex-stepmother Kathleen Turner and neighbor Whoopi Goldberg. Winning "female bonding" seriocomedy also stars rocker Jon Bon Jovi as a sexy housepainter. 104 min.

This unsettling look at a Hollywood family dealing with death and dysfunction stars Frank Langella as a successful TV producer who discovers he has terminal cancer, Andrew McCarthy as his out-of-work actor son, and Rosanna Arquette as his neurotic daughter in search of secrets from her past. Bruce Wagner adapts his own acclaimed novel for the screen; with Elizabeth Perkins. 103 min.