Andersonville 1996  TV, 167 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok, Frederick Coffin, Cliff De Young, Denis Forest, Justin Henry, William H. Macy
Union soldiers endure squalid conditions during the Civil War when they are locked up at the infamous Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia. This story may seem excessively long; it was originally made for cable TV and shown in two parts.
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Finding Home 2003  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence D. Foldes
Cast: Lisa Brenner, Genevieve Bujold, Louise Fletcher, Jeanetta Arnette, Misha Collins, Sherri Saum, Johnny Messner, Justin Henry, Andrew Lukich, Jason Miller, William Bookston, Jennifer O'Kain
Amanda (Lisa Brenner) inherits her grandmother's Bed-and-Breakfast in Maine and plans to sell the property for financial gain. But, after returning to the home and going through her grandmother's possessions, Amanda uncovers family secrets and reevaluates her focus on life.
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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff, Justin Henry, George Coe, JoBeth Williams, Howland Chamberlin, Joe Seneca, Jack Ramage, Bill Moor, Jess Osuna, Nicholas Hormann, Ellen Parker, Carol Nadell
This is the story of father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) and son Billy (Justin Henry) who are forced to go it on their own after their wife and mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) walks out on them. Ted does learn how to care for Billy and places Billy over other priorities–Ted even loses his much loved job in order to make time for Billy. Now, Joanna returns planning to take custody of Billy, but Ted refuses to give him up, and a custody suit ensues. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), and Writing.
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 Sixteen Candles 1984  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Michael Schoeffling, John Cusack, Gedde Watanabe, Jami Gertz, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Max Showalter, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris, Carlin Glynn, Billie Bird, Carole Cook
Molly Ringwald steals the show as the teenager, Samantha, whose busy family forgets her all-important 16th birthday because it is the evening before her sister's wedding. To make matters worse, her visiting grandparents have taken over Samantha's bedroom. At school, geek (Anthony Michael Hall) will not leave Samantha alone, and Samantha has her eye on hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling), but she has to take foreign exchange student Long Duc Dong (Gedde Watanabe) to the school dance. However, all is not lost in Samantha's trip into womanhood because Jake begins to pay attention to her.
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Sweet Hearts Dance 1988 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins, Kate Reid, Justin Henry, Holly Marie Combs, Heather Coleman, Matthew Wohl, Steven Stabler
Wiley and Sandra Boon (Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon) are high-school sweethearts whose marriage has become stagnated. At the same time Wiley's good friend, Sam Manners (Jeff Daniels), is entering into an exciting new relationship.
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Tiger Town 1983 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Alan Shapiro
Cast: Roy Scheider, Justin Henry, Ron McLarty, Bethany Carpenter, Lindsay Barr, Dave Bokas, Chris Bremer, Mary Louise Wilson, Jack Fish, Noah Moazezi
Over-the-hill Detroit Tiger player Billy Young (Roy Scheider) is in a batting slump, and it appears that he may finish his career without being in a World Series. But along comes 12-year-old Alex (Justin Henry) who attends the games and "wills" Billy to get a hit. It works, but will Alex be on hand for the pennant-deciding game? Disney.
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| 1. Andersonville (1996)
2. Finding Home (2003)
3. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
4. Sixteen Candles (1984)
5. Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
6. Tiger Town (1983)
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