One True Thing

A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks that force him to assume more responsibility. With the pressure on him mounting, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely.

An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.

An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.