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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)

6.4/10 Drama

Seven-year-old Jeremiah is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah.

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My Skinny Sister (2015)

My Skinny Sister (2015)

9.6/10 Drama

An adolescent girl discovers her older sister is hiding an eating disorder.

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Rosetta (1999)

Rosetta (1999)

7.5/10 Drama

Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.

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Summer Hours (2008)

Summer Hours (2008)

7.2/10 Drama

Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.

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Amanda (2018)

Amanda (2018)

9.6/10 Drama

When 20-year-old David's elder sister is brutally killed in an attack, he takes charge of his 7-year-old niece, Amanda.

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Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

8.1/10 Drama

Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.

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The Color Purple (1985)

The Color Purple (1985)

7.8/10 Drama

A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.

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The Railway Children (1970)

The Railway Children (1970)

7.3/10 Comedy, Drama

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.

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Hounddog (2007)

Hounddog (2007)

1.5/10 Drama

In the 1950s South, the daughter (Dakota Fanning) of an abusive drunk finds solace in the music and moves of Elvis Presley.

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Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)

Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)

6.9/10 Drama

His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. When he's six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Named a co-guardian by PS's feckless, absent father, she asserts her rights and convinces Lila to have PS live with her weekdays. PS is happy at Lila's, playing with children, running about, speaking up. At Vanessa's, ...Read all

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Palindromes (2004)

Palindromes (2004)

6.7/10 Comedy, Drama

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

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Life During Wartime (2009)

Life During Wartime (2009)

6.4/10 Comedy, Drama

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.

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