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The Quiet Thaw of Grief

A run of hushed, big-hearted films where a widow, a widower, or a withdrawn child is coaxed back toward life by one unlikely bond — watch them near each other when you want to be moved, not wrung out.

Mostly gentle crowd-pleasers and festival darlings that go down easy even at their saddest; the artier titles ask a little patience but never punish it, so this is a safe, warming night for almost anyone.