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Snow Angels (2007), Steel City (2006), My Brother's Keeper (1995), The Lost Weekend (1945), The Selfish Giant (2013), Samaritan Girl (2004), Blue Car (2002) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Snow Angels (2007)
A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter.
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Steel City (2006)
While in jail awaiting trial, a man (John Heard) tries to reconnect with his emotionally damaged son (Thomas Guiry).
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My Brother's Keeper (1995)
Twins (John Lithgow), one HIV-positive, go to court to fight for a bone-marrow transplant not covered by insurance.
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The Lost Weekend (1945)
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
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The Selfish Giant (2013)
Two thirteen year-old working-class friends in Bradford seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal.
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Samaritan Girl (2004)
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young...
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Blue Car (2002)
A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.
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Dayveon (2017)
In the wake of his older brother's death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world.
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Crooked Hearts (1991)
How the discovery of a father's affair affects each member of his family.
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All Creatures Here Below (2018)
A desperate young couple on the run seek refuge in Kansas City.
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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)
The sons (Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon) of two drug-addled hookers must fend for themselves after one's mother goes missing and the other (Jennifer Hudson) is arrested.
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A Teacher (2013)
A high school teacher in Austin, Texas takes sexual advantage over one of her students. Her life begins to unravel as the details of the relationship are exposed.
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Detachment (2011)
A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
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21 Grams (2003)
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1973)
From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters, Ruth and Matilda. A middle-aged widowed eccentric, Beatrice is looking for her life in the classified ads while all about her is the rubble of an unkempt house. All she needs is the right opportunity, she says puffing on a cigarette. Poorly equipped to surv...Read all
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Evenhand (2002)
Set in a dirt-poor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa, Texas, EvenHand tells the story of two very different cops, working together for the first time. Rob Francis, recently divorced, finds the adjustment from his previous assignment in "Sleepytown" difficult. With his new partner, the volatile Ted Morning, he spends his days breaking up domestic dispute...Read all
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The United States of Leland (2003)
A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.
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15 Park Avenue (2005)
An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta. The narrative pivots around the relationship of two sisters, older sister Anjali is a successful professor with a powerful personality. She is the anchoring rock for her family and carer for her sister Meethi whose progression into schizophrenia has been speed ed up by t...Read all
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