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3) Labor Day
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Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.
5) Boyhood
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A story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen. The film was shot intermittently over a twelve-year period from May 2002 to October 2013, showing the growth of Mason and his older sister, Samantha, to adulthood.
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It's the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio, a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family's villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia. One day, Oliver, a charming American scholar arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father, an eminent professor. Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives...
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Fifteen-year-old Tristan (Fernando Ramallo) is passionate about two things other boys his age are not-- growing up and penning his own biography.
Tristán esta a punto de cumplir los quince años. Disfruta de la buena vida que sus padres han construido para el. Y sin embargo, no falta demasiado para que su entorno de protección, cariño y comodidades se desmorone al morir sus padres en un accidente automovilístico. A partir de ahí aprenderá lo...
10) Bad turn worse
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After a weekend of partying with stolen money, three Texas teens find themselves indebted to a sociopathic criminal named Giff. To pay their debt, Giff forces the teens to steal from his boss, a money-laundering gangster named Big Red. Things go from bad to worse when betrayal, distrust, and corruption complicate an already dangerous plan.
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"Stamping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap-dancing, violating, Derby-topped hooligan Alex has a good time -- at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of the Anthony Burgess novel"--Container.
13) The way way back
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While fourteen year old Duncan is being dragged on a family trip with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend, he finds a gregarious friend at a local water park. The two form a powerful bond as Duncan learns to swim through the challenges of life, love, family and friendship, resulting in a vacation he'll never forget.
14) Homeless
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Filmed in a real shelter with real homeless people, this film tells the story of Gosh, a teenage boy lost in the bleak routine of life in a shelter.
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1916. While war rages in the Ottoman Empire, Hussein raises his younger brother Theeb in a traditional Bedouin community that is isolated by the vast, unforgiving desert. The brothers' quiet existence is suddenly interrupted when a British Army officer and his guide ask Hussein to escort them to a water well located along the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. So as not to dishonor his recently deceased father, Hussein agrees to lead them on the long...
16) Green is gold
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A thirteen-year-old boy is forced to live with his estranged older brother, an irresponsible marijuana dealer, after his father is sent to prison, and they must discover a way to beat life's odds together.
19) Flower
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Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a sassy seventeen-year-old living with her single mom Laurie and mom's new boyfriend, Bob. When Bob's son, Luke, moves in with the family after a stint in rehab, Erica finds her life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks, Kala and Claudine, in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a dark secret of high school teacher Will, with perilous results. Their teenage kicks become a catalyst for growing up in unexpected...
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Verging on adolescence, Joe finds himself more and more aggravated by his dad's attempts to control his life. Declaring freedom, Joe and his best buddy Patrick, along with an odd kid called Biaggio, escape to the woods, where they construct a house, just for them, with no parents or responsibility. There they discover that they are in control of their destinies, all alone out in the forest.
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