Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)

Christopher Bell, Glenn Close, and Lexi Randall in Sarah, Plain and Tall. (Photo: Trillium Productions)

Starring: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Faith Randall

Set around the turn of the century. Jacob, a widowed farmer with two small children, places an ad in a paper for a new wife. The ad is answered by a spinster in Maine, who writes letters to them and describes herself as "plain and tall." And she takes a trip to Jacob's farm to see if she can make a difference.