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R.A. asks from Warwick, RI on September 12, 2011

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My hubby is gone for a business trip all week. I am wondering if their has been a movie that any of you would recommend. I enjoy all types of movies, so do not have a preference.

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Thank you all. Keep the recommendations coming :)

Momma L- HUGE fan of period pieces. Loved Tess of Durbervilles, Middlemarch, North and South, Jane Eyre, Jane austen( all ) , Wuthering heights, He knew he was right, ,etc..Will try Cranford..

Teenmom-have you seen Gran Torino? It's a great Eastwood film. One of my favorites along with Heartbreak Ridge.

Saw The Kings Speech-:) It was fabulous, as all Colin Firth's movies are!

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E.G. answers from Atlanta on September 12, 2011

The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech. The King's Speech.

Can y'all tell I'm a fan.......

And in closing, The King's Speech.

It is simply exquisite and made me a Colin Firth fan.

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E.G. answers from Atlanta on September 12, 2011

Can y'all tell I'm a fan.......

And in closing, The King's Speech.

It is simply exquisite and made me a Colin Firth fan.

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F.C. answers from Los Angeles on September 12, 2011

I went to "The Help" great movie in fact Im taking my mom to see it. :)

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M.J. answers from Sacramento on September 12, 2011

Another vote for The Help. Terrific book, terrific movie.

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M.L. answers from Houston on September 12, 2011

I don't know about you but I like to watch the old BBC period piece series when my husband is out of town. I love war, action, drama, indie, comedies... but the girly movies are great when I'm alone.

Middlemarch, North and South... all similar to the Jane Austen type of story.

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B.L. answers from Boston on September 13, 2011

My current favorite is Dangerous Beauty -- a period piece set in 16th century Venice about Veronica Franco, a famous courtesan and poet. Romantic, sexy, gorgeous, and well written.

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L.R. answers from Washington DC on September 12, 2011

You dig period pieces too? Besides the ones mentioned I recommend "Little Dorrit" (the more recent TV version with Matthew MacFadyen, NOT the feature film version from the 1980s). Terrific. Better yet read the book if you have time for the 1,000 pages!

Also great for period drama was the recent "Downton Abbey" mini-series. Have a lovely time in the past, R.....

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T.C. answers from Colorado Springs on September 12, 2011

Will you be going out or Netflixing it?
You got some good recommendations already. I also liked Secretariat. Have you seen Cranford? That's good. It's a period piece like North and South, etc. Funny though.

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C.B. answers from Boston on September 13, 2011

If you like Clint Eastwood, I loved Absolute Power and also In the Line of Fire. One of my repeat favorites is Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson.

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L.B. answers from Boston on September 13, 2011

If you're going to the theater, I highly recommend The Help.
Contagion was good, but if you have the slightest tendency to be germaphobic, DO NOT see it. Really.
Crazy, Stupid Love was pretty good

To rent:
Limitless was pretty good.
The Young Victoria and The Other Boleyn Girl, Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age - if you like historical fiction
The Blind Side
The Social Network

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K.M. answers from Chicago on September 12, 2011

I am assuming this is a call for chick flicks
The Secret Life of Bees
Anything with Katherine Heigel
Ps I love you

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K.G. answers from Boca Raton on September 13, 2011

"Just Go With It"- with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston was FUNNY!

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K.J. answers from Chicago on September 12, 2011

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Have you seen the new Sherlock Holmes? It was very entertaining

Well, the complete Star Wars set comes out on Blu-Ray tomorrow (all 6 movies.) If I had enough $ in the budget I'd get a Blu-Ray player & the set & camp out at home all week ;-)

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