A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)8.0 /10

Storyline:  In Brooklyn around 1900, the Nolan family struggles with poverty and a father’s alcoholism while finding small joys amid hardship. Their lives unfold through Aunt Sissy’s turbulent marriages, the loss of the only tree outside their tenement, and young Francie’s hope to attend a better school—dreams that depend on whether her father can change his ways.