The 25+ Best PG-13 Melodramatic Movies

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List of PG-13 melodramatic movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 melodramatic movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 Melodrama movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 melodramatic movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG-13 Melodrama movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 Melodrama films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 Melodrama film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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  • Rocky V
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    Rocky V

    Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
    8 votes
    • Released: 1990
    • Directed by: John G. Avildsen
    Recently retired boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) falls on hard times after his accountant mismanages his finances. He stages a comeback of sorts by mentoring fiery young boxer Tommy (Tommy Morrison), while also trying to mend his shaky relationship with his own son, Robert (Sage Stallone). These challenges prove to be at least as tough as any fight Rocky has faced in the ring. He wonders if he will be able to meet them and raise his arms in victory again.

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  • Beaches
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    Beaches

    Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard
    8 votes
    • Released: 1988
    • Directed by: Garry Marshall
    In the heart-tugging drama Beaches, two childhood friends, C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) and Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey), navigate life's ups and downs together. Despite differing backgrounds, C.C., a brash singer with dreams of stardom, and Hillary, an affluent lawyer, maintain their bond over decades. As they experience love, heartbreak, and career highs and lows, their friendship remains a constant. Directed by Garry Marshall with a memorable soundtrack including the hit song Wind Beneath My Wings, Beaches is a poignant portrayal of enduring friendship in the face of life's inevitable trials.

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  • Madea's Family Reunion
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    Madea's Family Reunion

    Blair Underwood, Keke Palmer, Lynn Whitfield
    8 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Tyler Perry
    Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by Tyler Perry, based on the stage production and a sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates the terms of her house arrest the judge orders her to take in a troubled foster child named Nikki (Keke Palmer) in order to avoid jail, where they subsequently clash due to Nikki's bad attitude and disrespect, stemming for her poor life up to this point, including an absent father, a mother in jail, and a slew of uncaring foster homes.

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  • I Am Sam
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    I Am Sam

    Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning
    6 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Jessie Nelson
    I Am Sam is a heartfelt drama that centers around Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with an intellectual disability, who fathers a daughter named Lucy Diamond Dawson (Dakota Fanning). As Lucy grows older, her mental capacity surpasses Sam's, leading to the state deeming him unfit as a parent. The story unfolds as Sam, aided by lawyer Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), fights for custody of his daughter. Directed by Jessie Nelson, this film garnered Penn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Notable for its exploration of love and family in unconventional circumstances, I Am Sam challenges societal norms and perceptions.

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  • Far from Heaven
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    Far from Heaven

    Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert
    5 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Todd Haynes
    The story - which crosses both sexual and racial lines - revolves around a privileged suburban family whose lives are filled with daily family etiquette, social events at the club, and an overall desire to keep up with the Joneses. The family is turned upside down when both husband and wife are faced with choices that not only create a gossip mill for the entire community but also change their entire lives forever.

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  • Kolya
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    Kolya

    Zdenek Sverák, Andrej Chalimon, Libuse Safránková
    5 votes
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: Jan Sverák
    As the Cold War winds down, former concert cellist Louka (Zdenek Sverák) barely makes ends meet providing accompaniment at funerals after being blacklisted from his much cushier job with the Prague Philharmonic. For a fee, he marries a Russian woman (Libuse Safránková) so she can become a Czech citizen, but she immediately emigrates to West Germany, sticking the bachelor with her sickly 5-year-old Kolya (Andrej Chalimon) and a host of official questions about the sham marriage.

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