Little Women showcases the talents of Greta Gerwig, who infuses her own style of humor, heart, and sorrow into the beloved story. There are other movies, like Love & Friendship and Far From The Madding Crowd, that capture the magical aspects of sisterhood and period pieces. Movies like The Help and Steel Magnolias also exemplify solidarity between women in times of crisis and feature strong characterizations of women.

Though it is a classic tale itself, movies like Little Women show that there are plenty of worthwhile and beautiful movies that deal with similar stories of sisterhood. Greta Gerwig wrote and directed this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic 1868 novel, the coming-of-age tale of four sisters who lived in a pitiful condition in their New England home during the Civil War. While maintaining the beloved story and its characters from the source material, Gerwig infuses it with her own style of humor,...