American Splendor (2003)
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
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Tillsammans (2000)
In 1975, the dynamics of a Swedish commune begin to change upon the arrival of a beaten wife and her two kids.
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Bagdad Cafe (1987)
A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.
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Frances Ha (2012)
A New York woman (who doesn't really have an apartment) apprentices for a dance company (though she's not really a dancer) and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
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The Way (2010)
A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
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Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)
Four runaway crooks take shelter in a bungalow which is owned by a blind couple.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
An awkward seventh grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.
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Smoke (1995)
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
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Nobody's Fool (1994)
A stubborn man past his prime reflects on his life of strict independence and seeks more from himself.
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Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape, and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into the modern and nihilistic life begins.
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