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Stand by Me (1986)
8.1
R
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Duration: 89min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Rob Reiner
Plot: In 1959, four lads set out on a walk in Oregon in search of a corpse. Along the road, they encounter risks, difficulties, and secrets. They pick up lessons about growing up, bravery, and friendship. A group of bullies who wish to beat them to their bodies is another issue they must cope with. The narrative is based on a Stephen King novella.
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
Keywords: based on novel or book, coming of age, friendship, road trip, bullying, nostalgic, oregon, affectation, leech, railroad track
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The Straight Story (1999)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1999-10-15
Duration: 112min
Country: US
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Dan Flannery, Jack Walsh
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
8.2
PG-13
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Duration: 135min
Country: US
Plot: When John Nash Jr. was a graduate student, he developed the well-known game theory that has influenced several industries, including the military and the economy. Nevertheless, schizophrenia hampered Nash's exceptional insight. Surrounded by his wife Alicia, Nash fights an illness that has destroyed many before him. With sheer determination, he carried on working as before for over a decade and was granted the Nobel Prize in 1994.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer
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The Green Mile (1999)
8.6
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Duration: 189min
Country: US
Plot: In 1935. Cold Mountain Prison in the American South. There is a mile-long green area called "Green Lane". However, its residents are all on death row, and at the other end of the green space is the electric chair used for execution. Paul Atchcombe is the warden here. He was indifferent to death. But the arrival of the mysterious John Coughley changed everything. Coughley was sentenced to death for the murders of two young girls. He seems to elicit an involuntary sense of trust. This leaves Edgecombe in deep doubt about the truth of his crimes.
Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1975-11-19
Duration: 133min
Country: US
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, William Redfield
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Duration: 98min
Country: US
Plot: On a Saturday, five teenagers who didn't get along had to stay at school. Their cruel teacher assigns them to write an autobiographical paper. They are receptive to one another. They divulge their hopes, anxieties, and secrets. They discover they share a good deal of similarities. Also, they become mates.
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy