Shirley Valentine: Shirley Bradshaw (nee Valentine) has always been able to see the funny side of any situation. She was a high-school rebel and now she's a housewife and mother who one day looks back at her life and realises that she has lost touch with her dreams. When her best friend wins a magazine contest and asks Shirley to accompany her on a fortnight's holiday in Greece, Shirley begins a voyage of self-discovery. On the island of Mykonos, as Shirley luxuriates among sun, sand and taramasalata, she encounters islander Costas Caldes and falls in love... with life.

Terms Of Endearment: Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.