All That Heaven Allows (1955)

Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.

Genres: Drama, Romance

What to watch after All That Heaven Allows

• The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — Same feel: dramatic, critical
• Imitation of Life (1959) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• All This, and Heaven Too (1940) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• Magnificent Obsession (1954) — Same subject: melodrama
• Far from Heaven (2002) — Same subject: melodrama
• Giant (1956) — Rock Hudson appears in both