Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.

Genres: Romance, Drama

What to watch after Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

• The Age of Innocence (1993) — Same feel: dramatic, reflective
• The Age of Adaline (2015) — Same feel: dramatic, reflective
• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) — Two steps away in the credits
• Playing by Heart (1998) — Ellen Burstyn appears in both
• Interiors (1978) — Two steps away in the credits
• An Unmarried Woman (1978) — Same feel: realistic, dramatic