Top 50 Lifetime Movies

Celebrates �� Years

From Heather Graham To Heather Locklear, The Lifetime Original Remains A Favorite. By Barb Oates

Do You Remember These Lifetime Originals?

1. STEEL

MAGNOLIAS (2012) Taking top honors in Lifetime’s list is this heart-wrenching remake of the 1989 classic. This one featured an all-black cast including superstars Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad and Alfre Woodard. Watch July 4 at 11:30am.

4. LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE: THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY

(2006) This biopic was based on the life of American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, a teen mom living in poverty who rose to fame. The fi lm was the No. 1 basic cable movie premiere in 2006 for women ages 18-49.

2. ALMOST GOLDEN: THE JESSICA SAVITCH

STORY (1995) Sela Ward and Ron Silver starred in this tragic true story of one of America’s fi rst female news anchors.

5. THE PREGNANCY

PACT (2010) This one made headlines, as it was loosely based on the alleged true story of a group of teen girls in Gloucester, Mass., who conspired to get pregnant.

3. FLOWERS IN

THE ATTIC (2014) This was the fi rst of many fi lms based off of V.C. fi lms based off of V.C. Andrews’ book series, Andrews’ book series, and starred Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn Graham, Ellen Burstyn

and Kiernan Shipka.

11. HOMELESS TO HARVARD: THE LIZ HARVARD: THE LIZ MURRAY STORY MURRAY STORY

(2003) Thora Birch starred in this moving story about a young this moving story about a young girl who rose above poverty and girl who rose above poverty and a troubling family life. Watch July 4 at 10am.

16. FIFTEEN AND PREGNANT

(1998) Inspired by a true story, the fi lm chronicled the journey of 15-year-old Tina (Kirsten Dunst) when she becomes pregnant, and her parents must grapple not only with their own current marital crisis, but also their opposing views on adoption.

rom Sleeping With My Student to Psycho Stripper, there’s no denying some Lifetime Original Movies stop you dead in your tracks with their salacious titles. The Lifetime Original Movie F dates back to July 31, 1990, with the Nancy Allen starrer Memories of Murder. For 30 years, Lifetime originals have solidifi ed their place in the pop culture lexicon. The movies have garnered over 63 Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations and 20 Critics’ Choice nods. Many, however, are best remembered as being worthwhile biopics, punch-you-in-the-gut tear-jerkers, unbelievable truecrime stories or sensationalized cheesy guilty pleasures you just couldn’t turn away from. All summer long, Lifetime celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Lifetime Original Movie by re-airing some of these classics. Here we put the spotlight on some of the top titles.

14. WE WERE THE WERE THE MULVANEYS MULVANEYS

(2002) Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner and Tammy Blythe Danner and Tammy Blanchard shared the story Blanchard shared the story of a close-knit rural family of a close-knit rural family who is shattered by a rape. who is shattered by a rape.

Watch July 5 at 9am. Watch July 5 at 9am.

23. ANGELS

FALL (2007) Based on the book by bestselling author Nora Roberts, this movie starred Heather Locklear, who fans were happy to see return to TV, where she gave a sensitive performance as a chef who gets wrapped up in a murder.

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EDGE EDGE (2020) Will this new original make it in future Top 50 rankings? A in future Top 50 rankings? A woman’s new friendship with a woman’s new friendship with a fellow rideshare passanger takes fellow rideshare passanger takes a disturbingly dark and obsessive a disturbingly dark and obsessive turn. turn. Watch July 5 at 7pm.

LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES

1. Steel Magnolias (2012) 2. Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch

Story (1995) 3. Flowers in the Attic (2014) 4. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia

Barrino Story (2006) 5. The Pregnancy Pact (2010) 6. Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2012) 7. Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson

Story (2002) 8. The Craigslist Killer (2011) 9. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter (2008) 10. Human Traffi cking, Part 2 (2005) 11. Homeless to Harvard: The Liz

Murray Story (2003) 12. Coco Chanel (2008) 13. Dangerous Child (2001) 14. We Were the Mulvaneys (2002) 15. Whitney (2015) 16. Fifteen and Pregnant (1998) 17. A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo

Story (2006) 18. Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014) 19. Human Traffi cking, Part 1 (2005) 20. Odd Girl Out (2005) 21. Midwives (2001) 22. Obsessed (2002) 23. Angels Fall (2007) 24. The Truth About Jane (2000) 25. Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010) 26. Montana Sky (2007) 27. Northern Lights (2009) 28. Murder in the Hamptons (2005) 29. Ambulance Girl (2005) 30. Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) 31. Plain Truth (2004) 32. The Client List (2010) 33. The Two Mr. Kissels (2008) 34. The Gabby Douglas Story (2014) 35. The Secret Life of Zoey (2002) 36. Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012) 37. Sophie & the Moonhanger (1996) 38. Dawn Anna (2005) 39. A Change of Heart (1998) 40. Her Best Friend’s Husband (2002) 41. Any Mother’s Son (1997) 42. Hit & Run (1999) 43. Flirting With Forty (2008) 44. The Dive From Clausen’s Pier (2005) 45. Gracie’s Choice (2004) 46. Widow on the Hill (2005) 47. Petals on the Wind (2014) 48. What Makes a Family (2001) 49. Mom at Sixteen (2005) 50. Dancing in the Dark (1995)

Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016) Source: Lifetime