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The British working class is once again the empathetic subject of Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You, a wrenching,intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the so-called “gig economy.” Ricky, a former laborer, and his home-attendant wife Abby-who lost their home in the 2008 financial crash-are desperate to get out of their economic distress. When an opportunity comes up for Ricky to work as his own boss as a delivery driver, they trade...
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[2012]
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Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night? The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.
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The year is 1795 and the feisty 20-year-old Jane Austen is an emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. As a prospective match for Jane, her parents are eyeing Mr. Wisley. He is the nephew to the very formidable,...
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The Ron Clark story: An innovative teacher (Matthew Perry) takes risks and dreams big in one of Harlem's toughest classrooms.
Leave yesterday behind: A talented young polo player (John Ritter) is left paralyzed and must overcome the obstacles of his injury.
Solomon's choice: A family is torn when their teenage daughter (Reese Witherspoon) is diagnosed with leukemia and their medically-unstable son is the best bet for a bone marrow transplant.
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2012.
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"Salem falls" tells the story of a beloved teacher and soccer coach at an all girls' prep school whose career is ruined when a student's crush initiates an uproar of false accusations. "Plain truth" is a movie about a high-profile criminal attorney who ditches her self-indulgent city life to defend an Amish teenager on trial for murdering her newborn baby. "The pact" is a powerful story about a supposed "suicide pact" between two teens that goes...
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