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Matilda (1996)
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Duration: 98min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Danny DeVito
Plot: Matilda is an intelligent, kind, and bookworm girl. Her brother and dad don't care about her and are cruel to her. She attends a school where Miss Trunchbull, the cruel administrator, utilizes physical force to discipline the students. She meets Miss Honey, a kind instructor who gives her encouragement. When she discovers she has abilities, she utilizes them to aid Miss Honey and foil Miss Trunchbull. The movie Matilda is wonderful and amusing.
Cast: Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris
Keywords: based on novel or book, parents kids relationship, school, based on young adult novel, childhood trauma, teacher student relationship, telekinesis, child prodigy, difficult childhood, schoolmarm
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Relative Strangers (2006)
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Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 2006-05-01
Duration: 84min
Country: US
Cast: Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell, Beverly D'Angelo
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Fire and Ice (1983)
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Release Date: 1983-08-26
Duration: 81min
Country: US
Cast: Steve Sandor, Leo Gordon, William Ostrander, Susan Tyrrell, Maggie Roswell
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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
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PG-13
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Duration: 106min
Country: US
Plot: The Jane Austen Book Club: The story of this film centers on a six-person California reading club. They read works by the well-known author Jane Austen from long ago. Their personal issues differ from one another. The books teach them how to find solutions to their issues. They also notice parallels between the texts and their own life. The books are clever and humorous.
Cast: Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Amy Brenneman, Hugh Dancy
