The Spitfire Grill (1996)

Stranger comes to town and shakes things up. That's really all there is too it. The mood is admirably low-key, but they went a little overboard with the caricatures sprinkled throughout this small-town-USA (nosy postmistress, shy wife who blossoms, suspicious control-freak, crotchety no-nonsense boss). It would be ideal for family viewing if it weren't for the horrific history of the main character – revealed in the last 15 minutes or so.

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