Clara’s Heart (1988)

In Jamaica grieving the loss of her infant daughter, Kathleen Quinlan meets housekeeper Whoopi Goldberg and brings her back to the United States to work. Once there, Goldberg is an unwelcome sight to Quinlan’s young son, Neil Patrick Harris, but they soon develop a bond stronger than any other in the family. The parental characters are quite awful people, both caught up in their own drama to the point where they essentially ignore their son’s desires completely. Luckily Goldberg is divine and together with Harris in his first film role make for an endearing duo.