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Realistic Steady Raw Restrained Sun-drenched

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Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.

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Marriage of convenience, Religious faith under strain, Frontier family formation, Economic dependency and support, Maternal influence and bonding, Widowhood and pregnancy

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Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

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Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.

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Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and the dignity in which they go about their lives. Bill Porter is one of those heroes. Born with cerebral palsy, he was told for many years that he was unemployable. But with the unwavering support of a dedicated mother and an indomitable spirit that has become his trademark, Porter did support himself as a door-to-door salesman in Portland, Oregon.

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Intense Measured

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An on-the-scene documentary following the events of September 11, 2001 from an insider's view, through the lens of two French filmmakers who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie NYC fireman and ended up filming the tragic event that changed our lives forever.

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Frontline resilience under crisis, Memory and memorialization, Media witnessing during disaster, Improvisation under emergency response, Insider perspective in documentary storytelling, Uncertainty in rapid-response operations

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All vile things must come to an end, and for Daria Morgendorffer that means it's time to look beyond high school to college. Our little girl has grown up so fast. It's time for higher learning, lowered expectations, and a heavy dose of sarcasm. Life can't suck more after high school, can it?

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Relentless Measured

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Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.

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Army hierarchy under stress, Immigrant workers, Duty vs endurance, World war i class tension, Frontline isolation, Communication under fire

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Playful Tense Whimsical Atmospheric Fast-paced

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A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.

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Family secrets, Coming of age, Heritage identity, Rivalry and competition, Luck versus effort

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Playful Tense Steady Whimsical Witty

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The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.

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Revenge and consequences, Appearance versus reality, Resilience under threat, Two world coexistence, Magic transformation, Familial cooperation

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Realistic Tense Bleak Deliberate Stylish

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The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.

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Public image vs private life, Studio control of image, Parental neglect and longing, Artistic ascent under scrutiny, Fame and personal costs, Mentorship and industry dynamics

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