Made-for-TV-movies get a pretty bad rap, don't they? For many of us, that term makes us think of something completely melodramatic that has to do with modern damsels in distress. Many of them are like the TV version of those hilarious romance novels you see at the grocery store. But there are actually some great movies that fall into this category that I know lots of people love — even if they won't readily admit it.

For example, I was impressed [1] with Lifetime's TV movie, Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy [2], which starred Sarah Chalke and was based on Geralyn Lucas's true story of her battle with breast cancer. The movie is pretty solid entertainment, and inspiring to boot. I also really liked Iron Jawed Angels [3], about suffragettes in America, as well as Angels in America (that cast [4]!).

Of course, let's not forget that the High School Musical [5] phenomenon started, for better of for worse, on the old tube as well.

What are your favorite made-for-TV-movies?

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