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There’s just a little over a week until Mother’s Day, and in my family that means it’s time to pull out a mother-daughter film favourite. Here’s some ideas for you and your Mom (or Grandma) to give a shot. Maybe you’ll find a new favourite, or rediscover an old one!    Steel Magnolias (1989) This film is the epitome of successful dramedy. The film is an incredibly poignant and realistic representation of not just mother-daughter relationships, but also female friendship as a whole that will have you in both stitches and tears. Not sold yet? Olympia Dukakis and Shirley MacLaine spend good portions of the film pithily bantering. I would actually wear a shirt that says, “I slapped Ouiser Boudreaux!”.    Mermaids (1990) Cher and Winona Ryder star in this hilarious take on life in the early 1960’s. As mother and daughter Rachel and Charlotte Flax, they are complete opposites. …