If you loved Driving Miss Daisy, try Mr. Church

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Mr. Church has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than Driving Miss Daisy — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Bruce Beresford, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Driving Miss Daisy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Mr. Church is

Harold and Maude meets The Help. A young girl inherits a cook with her dying mother. Carries a gentle era of unlikely friendship.

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