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The Good Father (1985), Barney's Version (2010), Sunflower (2005), The Santa Clause (1994), I Can Only Imagine (2018), Dean (2016), Happiness and Tears (2001) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

The Good Father (1985)

The Good Father (1985)

7.7/10 Drama

After his divorce, Bill Hooper (Anthony Hopkins) is a shattered man; the biggest blow was losing custody of his son. So when he meets Roger (Jim Broadbent), a man whose wife has also left him and taken their son, Bill takes up Roger's cause as his own -- agreeing to pay all his legal fees. Yet, as the custody battle heats up, Bill makes gestures to reconnect with his ex-wife, Emmy (Harriet Walter), that show that their divorce -- and Bill's anger -- may be more complex than they appear.

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Barney's Version (2010)

Barney's Version (2010)

7.3/10 Comedy, Drama

The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.

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Sunflower (2005)

Sunflower (2005)

6.9/10 Drama

When Chairman Mao dies, many men jailed during his regime are released, including artist Zhang Gengnian (Sun Haiying), who comes back to his wife, Xiuqing (Joan Chen), and son, Xiangyang (Zhang Fan), after a long absence. There is unease in the family home, though, as Xiangyang is mistrustful of the father he barely knows and Gengnian is no longer able to paint after years of forced labor. Xiangyang begins to excel at art, which could either bring him closer to his father or widen the schism.

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The Santa Clause (1994)

The Santa Clause (1994)

6.5/10 Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy

When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.

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I Can Only Imagine (2018)

I Can Only Imagine (2018)

7.4/10 Biography, Drama, Family, Music

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

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Dean (2016)

Dean (2016)

6.4/10 Comedy, Drama

An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.

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Happiness and Tears (2001)

Happiness and Tears (2001)

10.0/10 Comedy, Drama

Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan), the adoptive son of business magnate Yash Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan), feels eternal gratitude to his father for rescuing him from a life of poverty. Yet, when Yash forbids his love of poor Anjali (Kajol), Rahul marries her and moves to London with new wife and sister-in-law, Pooja (Kareena Kapoor), breaking the heart of his mother (Jaya Bachchan). Ten years later, Rahul's younger brother (Hrithik Roshan) comes to London intent on brokering peace between father and son.

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Canvas (2006)

Canvas (2006)

7.8/10 Drama

In a small coastal town, contractor John Marino (Joe Pantoliano) struggles to understand his wife, Mary (Marcia Gay Harden), when she starts behaving strangely. After a doctor's visit, they discover she has schizophrenia. Nothing the doctors do helps, however, so John must live with his wife's incurable mental illness, while also helping their confused child Chris (Devon Gearhart) make sense of it. But as Mary's mental state declines, John finds an unexpected source of comfort in his son.

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Kolya (1996)

Kolya (1996)

7.8/10 Comedy, Drama, Music

Franta Louka is a concert cellist in Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia, a confirmed bachelor and a lady's man. Having lost his place in the state orchestra, he must make ends meet by playing ...

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Devi (1960)

Devi (1960)

7.8/10 Drama

A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.

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Common Places (2002)

Common Places (2002)

7.6/10 Drama

In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his beloved wife Liliana Rovira to visit their son Pedro, the leftist Literature professor Fernando Robles is compulsory retired in the University, and he concludes that it is impossible to live with his pension. The crisis in Argentina does not allow Fernando to get a new job, and his wife decides to sell her...Read all

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

7.4/10 Romance, Drama, Musical

After marrying a poor woman, rich Rahul is disowned by his father and moves to London to build a new life. Years later, his now grown up little brother Rohan embarks on a mission to bring Rahul back home and reunite the family again.

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Anything for Her (2008)

Anything for Her (2008)

7.1/10 Crime, Romance, Mystery, Drama, Thriller

With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.

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Making Love (1981)

Making Love (1981)

6.9/10 Drama

A successful young L.A. doctor and his equally successful television-producer wife find their happily-ever-after life torn assunder when he suddenly confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men. Zach and Claire live a comfortable life secure in their love for one another when Bart, a swinging L.A. novelist, walks into Zach's office and awakens unfamiliar feel...Read all

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Poor Cow (1967)

Poor Cow (1967)

6.8/10 Drama

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices, she has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. One day, her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.

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The Beaver (2011)

The Beaver (2011)

6.7/10 Drama

A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.

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Last Light (1993)

Last Light (1993)

6.7/10 Drama

A prison guard (Forest Whitaker) and a murderer (Kiefer Sutherland) on death row find common ground in unexpected ways.

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Paris Awakens (1991)

Paris Awakens (1991)

6.4/10 Drama

Adrien is 19 years old. He has not met his father, Clément for 4 years. Adrien returns home and the two try to better understand each other. Clément lives together with Louis, a twenty-something girl who wants to be an actress. The boy starts a flirt with Louise which pushes the father-son relationship back to a crisis...

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