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Boy Erased (2018)
6.9
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: November. 02,2018
Duration: 115min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Plot: The Eamons family lives around their evangelical beliefs. Marshall is a Baptist pastor, and his only child, 19-year-old Jared, is a freshman at a Christian university. However, the 19-year-old son came out to his parents one day. Unable to accept it, Marshall and his wife Nancy sent Jared to a conversion therapy assessment camp directed by Victor Sykes. This church-supported gay correction program aims to "cure" homosexuality. Otherwise, it will cause the loss of relatives, friends, and religious beliefs. He initially participated in the cruel treatment of the 12 steps but eventually mustered up the courage to escape and chose to embrace his true self.
Cast: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Joe Alwyn
Keywords: lgbt, coming of age, based on a true story, religion, lgbt teen, homophobia, based on memoir or autobiography, college student, conversion therapy, dread
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4.4
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7.3
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The Patriot (2000)
7.2
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Duration: 165min
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Plot: Against the merciless British army, a father who values peace is compelled to battle to the death in this tale set during the American Revolutionary War. The military was long ago abandoned by Benjamin Martin. After his son rose to leadership in a militia against the British army and the soldiers pillaged his home and all he held dear, he shifted from being an idealistic patriot to a pragmatic one.
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Freedom Writers (2007)
7.6
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Duration: 123min
Country: US
Plot: Erin Gruwell is a new instructor at a racially divided high school. She is an English teacher for a class of kids who deal with gangs, poverty, and violence. She encourages them to gain tolerance and knowledge and offers them diaries in which they may record their tales. She pushes the school and her family while altering their life. With Hilary Swank, Freedom Writers is a real and inspirational drama.
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Girl, Interrupted (1999)
7.3
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Release Date: 1999-12-21
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7.7
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Duration: 141min
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5.5
NR
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