Released Date:
2004-01-19
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
86 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
5.4 (156 Reviews)
Director:
Enid ZentelisGenres:
DramaFourteen year old Henrietta--Henri for short--longs for everything she doesn't have. Looking down a road that turns bad instead of right, Henri and her mother Kate are forced to move in with her grandmother in a leaking shack on the edge of town. Henri is hell bent on finding a way out. At the same time, Henri meets a boy at school, Chat Turly, and becomes infatuated with his seemingly ideal wealthy family. Henri overlooks some of the curious behavior she witnesses at the Turlys', choosing instead to see what she wants to see as she tries desperately to become a part of the family. When Henri can no longer ignore the severe flaws in Chat's home life, she comes to appreciate what she does have in a new light.
Released Date:
2010-02-05
Languages:
English, French
Countries:
UK, USA
Runtime:
100 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (106224 Reviews)
Director:
Lone ScherfigGenres:
DramaLynn Barber (memoir)
Nick Hornby (screenplay)
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford.
Released Date:
2011-10-27
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
105 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (5278 Reviews)
Director:
Jim KohlbergGenres:
DramaGwyn Lurie (screenplay)
Gary Marks (screenplay)
Oliver Sacks (essay "The Last Hippie")
Tale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.
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