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Summer with Hope 2022    star_border 5.5
Omid, a teenage athlete who is barred for bureaucratic reasons from a swimming competition; however, as his estranged father has made his consent to a divorce from his mother conditional on Omid's performance in the competition, he begins to train in open-water swimming under the coaching of Mani, with their increasingly close friendship leading to community rumours and allegations they are engaging in a gay sexual relationship with each other.
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The Exchange 2021    star_border 5.7
A socially awkward but highly enterprising teenager decides to acquire a "mail order best friend"; a sophisticated exchange student from France. Instead, he ends up importing his personal nightmare, a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking, sex-obsessed youth who quickly becomes the hero of his new community.
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Strange but True 2019    star_border 6
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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American Woman 2019    star_border 5.1
A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.
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Mouthpiece 2019    star_border 6.2
Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother's funeral.
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Paper Year 2018    star_border 5.8
Young newlyweds encounter a series of challenges during the first year of their marriage.
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The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels 2018
The Artists explores the first three decades of video game history through the stories of the designers and programmers who laid the groundwork to redefine pop culture. For a massive audience, video games are the films of the 21st century and a primary source of storytelling. How did that happen? An entertaining account of this stunning success story, The Artists is the saga of how video games became such an influential cultural force.
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Kitty 2016    star_border 6.1
A girl dreams of becoming a kitten.
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Regression 2015    star_border 5.6
Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.
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Life 2015    star_border 6
In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.
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The Lesser Blessed 2012    star_border 5.9
Larry, a 16-year-old Tlicho Indian, lives in the small northern town of Fort Simmer. He has a crush on his classmate, Juliet Hope. Larry's past holds a variety of terrors—his father is abusive and he once had an accident that nearly killed him. When Johnny Beck , a young Métis from Hay River, moves to town, things heat up, for better or worse.
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Red Lights 2012    star_border 6.2
Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.
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The Whistleblower 2010    star_border 6.7
Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost.
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Amreeka 2009    star_border 6.7
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.
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