Erin Brockovich is a movie that we highly recommend. We all believe it should be considered among the best movies about divorces and how divorced women can withstand any difficulty and hardship that life throws their way.

In the movie, our titular character (played by Julia Roberts), a divorced woman, is in a difficult situation. Erin begs her lawyer Ed Masry (portrayed by Albert Finney), to recruit her to his legal office after an automobile accident (for which she is not at blame). Erin discovers some medical information in the real estate files. She persuades Ed to give her permission to investigate, where she uncovers a cover-up involving tainted water in a rural town that is causing debilitating ailments among the locals.

The screenplay is well-written and straightforward, making it simple to comprehend despite the difficult subject matter. In addition to Roberts' Oscar triumph, the film was nominated for five other awards, namely Best Picture, Best Screenplay (for Susannah Grant), Best Supporting Actor (for Albert Finney), and Best Director (for Steven Soderbergh).

"Erin Brockovich" is hardly a life-altering, earth-shattering picture. However, it is also interesting, humorous, and even seductive. It creates a perfect role for Julia Roberts to eventually be able to demonstrate on-screen her acting talent's complexity, together with her immense beauty and forthright sexuality. Simply said, it is everything we have ever wanted from a Julia Roberts picture.

Year of Release: 2000

Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%

Within the first ten minutes of the film, Emily (played by Julianne Moore) already asks for a divorce (during a supper at a restaurant, no less) and reveals that she's had an affair with one of her colleagues (who is played, of course, by Kevin Bacon). Her confession prompts Cal (played by Steve Carell) to fall out of the car on purpose and announce to their son and caregiver what has transpired during the world's worst date night. And so starts Cal and Emily's hesitant road back to normality, if not a reaffirmation of their relationship.

Crazy, Stupid, Love is one of those films with several storylines - with various combinations of couples - that cast light on various facets, troubles, and pleasures of love. Instead of following the path of more cliched spectacles, such as "Valentine's Day" or "He's Not Into You", the primary emphasis of the story always stays on Emily and Cal. Unlike most rom-coms, Cal and Emily's objective is not to live happily ever after, but rather to reach a place where the possibility of such a future once again appears plausible.

The main objective of Crazy, Stupid, Love. is to find some comedy in this enduring battle; and judging by the movie's success, it seems it has accomplished that goal!

Year of Release: 2011

Stars: Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 76%

Frances Mayes' (played by Diane Lane) life is flipped upside down when she finds that her husband cheated on her with a journalist to whom she wrote a negative review. Patti (by Sandra Oh), her closest friend, invited Mayes to take a trip to Italy in an effort to pull her out of severe melancholy. During the journey, the newly-divorced woman makes an impulsive decision to buy a remote Tuscan home and tries to begin a new life. She met a lot of interesting locals, including the attractive Marcello (Raoul Bova).

This film, directed by Audrey Wells, is based on Frances Mayes's novel Under the Tuscan Sun - At Home in Italy - despite the fact that the plot seems a little like a typical feminine fantasy and is rather predictable. And the author Mayes did really purchase a residence in Tuscany and wrote about her adventures there.

"Under the Tuscan Sun" was shot in Tuscany, Roma - and other Italian places - and is filled with breathtaking images of the countryside and towns. The film's success is due to the splendor of Italy and Lane's compelling performance. In Italy, you wish to spend some more time with the protagonists, which makes the 113 minutes of the movie pass by so swiftly! It is definitely among the best movies about divorces.

Year of Release: 2003

Stars: Diane Lane, Sandra Old

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 62%

"Joy" involves the narrative of a family spanning four generations. Its main storylines, however, focus on the young girl Joy (played by Jennifer Lawrence), who establishes a corporate empire on her own.

Joy juggles familial duties as a daughter, mother, ex-wife, and employee. Selfless and somewhat of a pushover, she ultimately cracks and vows to change into the person she feels she was always intended to be: the inventor and matriarch. And at that point, she creates the self-wringing mop.

Joy becomes a genuine family and business leader after experiencing betrayal, deceit, the loss of innocence, and the wounds of love. Allies become foes, and foes become friends; both inside and beyond her household, Joy's inner world and vivid imagination have kept her strong through all of the storms she has to endure.

In spite of the choppy narrative and a script devoid of O. Russell's usual sizzle, the film's middle section is what really grabs your attention: the scene where Joy produces and then sells her innovation, the knowledge of the phenomenon of teleshopping, and Joy's transformation into a shrewd career woman. This upbeat, often humorous narrative is Jennifer Lawrence's show through and through, as she unflinchingly waves the flag for feminist movements, enterprise, and family.

Year of Release: 2015

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert de Niro

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 60%

"It's Complicated" is another movie that we highly recommend. Though its Rotten Tomatoes score is not too stellar (about 58%), the audience still has positive feedback to say about the movie. Years after being released, it is considered among the best classics.

Jane (played by Meryl Streep), a renowned restaurateur, and Jake (played by Alec Baldwin) have been divorced for several years but remain friends. Jane discovers that she has become "another woman" in Jake's life after he has remarried, when a casual supper between them quickly escalates into an affair.

At the same time, Adam (by Steve Martin), the architect hired to rebuild her kitchenette, is still recovering from his own breakup. Soon after having a relationship with Jane, he discovers that he has entered a love triangle.

Jane and Jake's rekindled romance and gratification of their sexual wants are at the center of the play. A chat between Jane and her pals is a beautiful scenario in "It's Complicated", and one of our favorites. Unaware that Jane has been in love again with Jake, her friends excitedly discuss the advantages of being a single woman, a conversation that leaves a great impact on the audience.

Year of Release: 2009

Stars: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%

In Bad Moms, Amy (played by Mila Kunis) has a wonderful husband, overachieving children, a lovely house, and a prosperous profession. Unfortunately, she is also overworked, weary, and on the verge of snapping. Amy then teams up with two other overworked moms (played by Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn) to escape everyday life and traditional obligations. As the women let themselves get 3wild with their newly acquired independence, they brought troubles to themselves by having to participate in the final battle with PTA's real queen - Gwendolyn -and her group of ostensibly flawless mothers.

Judd Apatow and his spouse Leslie Mann used to be chosen for this amiable comedy, a movie that may have somewhat atoned for the way he transformed our iconic feminist artist Amy Schumer into a boy-chaser in his last project, Trainwreck. Their departure, fortunately, paved the way for an ensemble of actresses that are all real-life working mothers, whose chemistry and comedic timing could not be surpassed!

The screenplay brothers behind “The Hangover," Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, sometimes miss the mark with their representations of soccer mothers swooning over "hot widower dad." Nevertheless, Bad Moms is incredibly perceptive about the stresses and neuroses of contemporary parenting.

Year of Release: 2016

Stars: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%

The First Wives Club was released in 1996 - more than two decades ago - and yet, its festive plotlines still leave quite an impact on us.

In The First Wives Club, a middle-aged divorcee commits herself by jumping from her rooftop - upon learning that her ex-husband had married a younger woman. At the woman's burial, her college classmates (Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton) reconnect after almost three decades. When the three learn the cause of their friend's death, they all realize a painful truth: that all their ex-husbands took them for granted. As a result, they establish a vow to get vengeance on their former spouses.

"The First Spouses Club" is witty and feisty enough to delight even all the second wives. This is a prime example of a high-concept film, the premise of which is amusing on its own; it's unfortunate that the tale isn't more structured and relies largely on the schtick of the performers.

Indeed, the film's success is due to the synergy between the three hilarious stars. They are the Triple Stooges of female vengeance fantasy: fighting, backbiting, whining, and always making wisecracks - the greatest of which is offered by Midler as she observes her husband purchasing a little envelope of chiffon for his new buddy: "Morty, can't you buy the whole dress?"

Year of Release: 1996

Stars: Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50%