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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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Duration: 94min
Country: US
Plot: As his grown-up children get married or go abroad to study, Tom, as a parent, feels that the time for family gatherings will become less and less, so he and his wife Kate carefully plan a warm trip to Lake Winnett. However, Jimmy, Tom's old enemy in school days, also came to Lake Winnett with his eight children to spend the summer. Two fathers are constantly competing with each other, and two noisy families meet, and everyone fights for the honor of their own family.
Cast: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo
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Little Nicky (2000)
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Duration: 90min
Country: US
Plot: Despite being a bashful and uneasy man, Ricky is the son of Satan, the devil. The old Satan begged Tolich to take up his devilish activities while he was dying. However, Richie's kind nature led him to choose to make hell more personal. The only problem is that his two brothers have fallen to Earth and are now bad everywhere, so his first course of action is to travel to New York to subdue his brother's evil might.
Cast: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tommy Lister Jr.