I'd choose The Laramie Saga. Why? It has a lot of elements that would make it a great movie: humor, tears, mystery, action, CSI, romance and lots of mansex!
It is a good depiction of the 1980's in America, IMO.
If Jack hadn't died in BBM I would've chosen A Love Born From Steel too but he does die and making him coming back from the dead won't work.