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Johns (1996), My Brother's Keeper (1995), Rust and Bone (2012), 15 Park Avenue (2005), Last Ride (2009), Powder Blue (2009), Angel on the Right (2002) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Johns (1996)
A teen hustler (Lukas Haas) works double time to help his cohort (David Arquette) satisfy a birthday wish and pay off a debt to a drug dealer.
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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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Rust and Bone (2012)
Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
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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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Last Ride (2009)
A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law for committing a violent crime.
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Powder Blue (2009)
After serving 25 years in prison, a former hit man (Ray Liotta) tries to track down his daughter (Jessica Biel).
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Angel on the Right (2002)
Released from a Moscow prison, ex-convict Hamro (Maruf Pulodzoda) returns to the Tajikistani village of his birth to care for his frail mother, Halima (Uktamoi Miyasarova). There, Hamro reacquaints himself with old debts -- both financial and emotional -- to the corrupt mayor and to the son he has never met, Yatim (Kova Tilavpur). Hamro faces the judgment of his mother's neighbors, who know all too well about his criminal past, and worries that his days of staying straight may be numbered.
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The Pawnbroker (1964)
A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
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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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The Indian Runner (1991)
Family tragedy follows a Nebraska policeman (David Morse) and his bad-streak veteran brother (Viggo Mortensen) in the late 1960s.
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Imaginary Heroes (2004)
The Travis family façade is destroyed by an event incomprehensible to them -- an event which will open locked doors and finally reveal the secrets that have haunted them for decades.
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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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Rabbit Hole (2010)
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
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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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Rails & Ties (2007)
A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.
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Together Alone (1992)
Two men (Todd Stites, Terry Curry) talk, in real time, in a loft, the morning after having unsafe sex.
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Parked (2011)
Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.
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The Holy Innocents (1984)
Members (Alfredo Landa, Francisco Rabal, Terele Pavez) of a poor family obey the whims of the aristocrats they work for in rural 1960s Spain.
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