If you're a Gen-Xer who read a certain V.C. Andrews novel (and possibly even its sequels) at an age that was maybe much younger than you should've been, let's just say, you're not alone. As I recall, Flowers in the Attic and its twisted, controversial subject matter had some of us in a vice grip for a time, and though the original 1987 movie adaptation wasn't as faithful to the book as it could have been -- sorry, Kristy Swanson -- the 2014 made-for-TV movie adaptation had my attention more than a decade ago when it arrived on Lifetime. That's the book-to-screen adaptation you can now watch with a Netflix subscription.
In fact, Flowers in the Attic ranks #2 among the movies streaming on Netflix right now, falling just short of the top spot due to the popularity of the disturbing new documentary, Maternal Instinct.
