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Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)

Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)

7.4/10 Drama

This Ken Loach docu-drama relates the story of a British woman's fight with Social Services over the care of her children. Maggie has a history of bouncing from one abusive relationship to another. She has four children, of four different fathers, who came to the attention of Social Services when they were injured in a fire. Subsequently, Maggie was found to be an "un...Read all

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The Color of Friendship (2000)

The Color of Friendship (2000)

10.0/10 Drama

A black family (Carl Lumbly, Penny Johnson, Shadia Simmons) receives a white South African exchange student, raised in apartheid, into its home in 1977.

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Winter's Bone (2010)

Winter's Bone (2010)

7.2/10 Drama, Mystery

An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

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One True Thing (1998)

One True Thing (1998)

7.0/10 Drama

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

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Margot at the Wedding (2007)

Margot at the Wedding (2007)

6.0/10 Comedy, Drama

Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.

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Billy Elliot (2000)

Billy Elliot (2000)

8.5/10 Drama, Gay & Lesbian

A working-class youngster (Jamie Bell) in 1984 England discovers a hidden talent for dance with the help of a hard-bitten teacher (Julie Walters).

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Children of Heaven (1997)

Children of Heaven (1997)

8.3/10 Drama

Two fearful children (Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi) look for a pair of missing shoes, then try to get another pair before their parents discover the loss.

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Hidden Figures (2016)

Hidden Figures (2016)

7.8/10 Drama, Biography, History

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

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Billy Elliot (2000)

Billy Elliot (2000)

7.7/10 Drama, Music

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

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Sorry We Missed You (2019)

Sorry We Missed You (2019)

7.6/10 Drama

Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.

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Men of Honor (2000)

Men of Honor (2000)

7.2/10 Biography, Drama

The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.

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A Christmas Tale (2008)

A Christmas Tale (2008)

7.0/10 Comedy, Other, Drama

The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.

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Lymelife (2008)

Lymelife (2008)

6.9/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A family unit begins to bow under the pressure of a failing marriage.

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Under Heaven (1998)

Under Heaven (1998)

5.9/10 Drama

Cynthia and Buck are a young couple with little but love. Soon Cynthia drops the cough syrup and beer drinking Buck: her dreams of being a princess did not involve an unemployed boyfriend who steals steaks and fruit-pies under his shirt. Setting out on her own, a devastated Buck left behind, Cynthia gets a job caring for rich but terminally ill Eleanor. As God would h...Read all

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A Raisin in the Sun (2008)

A Raisin in the Sun (2008)

8.6/10 Drama

A widow (Phylicia Rashad), her son (Sean Combs) and other members of a black family have differing ideas on how to spend a $10,000 life-insurance check.

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Something to Talk About (1995)

Something to Talk About (1995)

5.7/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.

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Christmas Miracle (2012)

Christmas Miracle (2012)

5.4/10 Other, Drama

Due to a road closure, eight strangers must take refuge in an abandoned church during a storm. They learn how to manage through various dilemmas by working together.

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Fathers and Sons (2005)

Fathers and Sons (2005)

5.3/10 Drama

Vignettes follow the intertwined lives of three families who live in the same neighborhood.

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