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2) My brother
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An inner city New York story of two impoverished boys, one of whom is developmentally disabled, and the bond of love they share. Forged in their youth by their mother, and made under life's most desperate of circumstances, this bond is unwavering, even in the face of adversity.
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One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, Children of a Lesser God garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms...
4) Hugo Pool
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The story of a sexy pool cleaner and her experiences with wacky customers, strange parents and a man stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease. In the course of one day she cleans 44 pools, deals with dangerous clients, and still finds love.
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Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family,...
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