A stirring look at life in New England during the Civil War, Little Women (from the well-loved novel by Louisa Alcott)  is a triumph for all involved. We follow one family as they split into the world, ending up with the most independent, the outspoken Jo.

With her husband off at war, Marmee (Susan Sarandon) is left alone to raise their four daughters, her "little women". There is the spirited Jo (Winona Ryder); conservative Meg (Trini Alvarado), fragile Beth (Claire Danes), and romantic Amy (Kristen Dunst/Samantha Mathis). As the years pass, the sisters share some of the most cherished and painful memories of self-discovery, as Marmee and Aunt March (Mary Wickes) guide them through issues of independence, romance and virtue. Gabriel Byrne, Eric Stoltz, and Christian Bale co-star in this warm and happy movie.