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Joy (2015)
6.6
PG-13
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Duration: 124min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: David O. Russell
Plot: Joy Mangano was an Eastern Airlines reservations worker and a divorced mother of two in 1990. She resides with her two young children, her ex-husband Tony and her grandma Mimi. Every time Joy's father, Rudy, visited her home, her divorced parents would quarrel. The only people who support Joey in following her creative goals are Mimi and her best friend, Jackie. Joy decided to improve her life by creating a new item she designed—a self-wringing mop. She eventually became the mop queen and made a fortune selling miracle mops.
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramírez, Diane Ladd
Keywords: biography, based on a true story, 1990s, inventor, factory, strong woman, entrepreneur, new york state, stolen patent, mop
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5.4
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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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Sisters (2015)
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Dior and I (2015)
7.2
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Genre: Documentary
Release Date: 2015-04-10
Duration: 90min
Country: FR
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