Amy Adams got an Oscar nomination in this favorite from 2005. When big-city art dealer Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz) meets her new husband’s (Alessandro Nivola) small-town southern family she learns she is not in Chicago anymore. The colliding cultures create havic as Madeleine meets her in-laws, a drop-out brother, and a high-strung pregnant wife (Adams). Funny and poignant twists and turns abound as all try to co-exist. Rated R for sexual content and language.

Chicago Sun-Time, Roger Ebert: Junebug is a great film because it is a true film. It humbles other films that claim to be about family secrets and eccentricities. It understands that families are complicated and their problems are not solved during a short visit, just in time for the film to end. Families and their problems go on and on, and they aren’t solved, they’re dealt with.

Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberma: Amy Adams in a performance as deep as it is delightful, is the film’s heart and also its flaky, wonderstruck soul.

L.A. Weekl y, Scott Foundas: Ensemble casts like this are not easy to come by. Adams is something more than that — a brilliant young comedian bursting into bloom.

Christian Science Monitor, David Sterritt: This low-key drama is a miracle of mood, atmosphere, and sensitivity.

The New Republic, Stanley Kauffmann: The screenwriter Angus MacLachlan and the director Phil Morrison and an astonishingly perfect cast have quietly made a daring picture.

Baltimore Sun, Michael Sragow: One happy surprise after another, even when the content is bittersweet or sad.