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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), Southpaw (2015), The Indian Runner (1991), Samaritan Girl (2004), The Pawnbroker (1964), Tyrannosaur (2011), Rust and Bone (2012) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

7.8/10 Drama

Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.

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Southpaw (2015)

Southpaw (2015)

7.4/10 Drama

A champion boxer fights to get his daughter back from child protective services as well as revive his professional career, after a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction.

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The Indian Runner (1991)

The Indian Runner (1991)

7.4/10 Drama

Family tragedy follows a Nebraska policeman (David Morse) and his bad-streak veteran brother (Viggo Mortensen) in the late 1960s.

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Samaritan Girl (2004)

Samaritan Girl (2004)

7.1/10 Drama

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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The Pawnbroker (1964)

The Pawnbroker (1964)

7.7/10 Drama

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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Tyrannosaur (2011)

Tyrannosaur (2011)

7.6/10 Drama

Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction, earns a chance of redemption that appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker.

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Rust and Bone (2012)

Rust and Bone (2012)

7.5/10 Drama, Romance

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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Scarecrow (1973)

Scarecrow (1973)

7.3/10 Drama

Max, an ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, and they partner up as they head east together.

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The Entertainer (1960)

The Entertainer (1960)

7.1/10 Drama

Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

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The Savages (2007)

The Savages (2007)

7.1/10 Comedy, Drama

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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Ballast (2008)

Ballast (2008)

6.9/10 Drama

A drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.

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Red Road (2006)

Red Road (2006)

6.8/10 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.

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Last Ride (2009)

Last Ride (2009)

6.7/10 Drama

A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law for committing a violent crime.

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Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

10.0/10 Drama

An illegitimate child (Jena Malone) endures increasingly sadistic beatings from her mother's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) second husband (Ron Eldard) in the '50s South.

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The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

6.6/10 Drama

A father and daughter isolated on an island off the East Coast and living on a once-thriving commune grapple with the limits of family and sexuality.

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The Levelling (2016)

The Levelling (2016)

6.4/10 Drama

Somerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face the man she hasn't spoken to in years: her father Aubrey (David Troughton). She is shocked to discover her home changed forever by the devastating floods that destroyed the area six m...Read all

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Seize the Day (1986)

Seize the Day (1986)

6.0/10 Drama

Tommy Wilhelm is a good honest man who's fallen on hard times after losing his job, but what really gets to Tommy is seeing both his friends and family turning their backs on him one after the other. He tries to seize the day - in vain.

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The Wounds We Cannot See (2017)

The Wounds We Cannot See (2017)

5.8/10 Documentary, Biography, Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

A 12-year-old boy rebels after a brutal government labels his father a traitor and imprisons him.

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