Ivan's Childhood (1962)
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
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The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
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The Wages of Fear (1953)
In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home
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Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
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Trainspotting (1996)
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household.
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British POWs build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, oblivious of the Allies' plans to destroy it.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
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