Close-Knit

7.1

2017

127 mins

Drama

After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.

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Her Love Boils Bathwater

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Anne of Green Gables

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A Taste of Honey

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Short Term 12

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Nobody Knows

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The Good Witch

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The Secret Garden

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Love You to Death

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Losing Isaiah

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When Marnie Was There

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One & Two

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The Truth About Emanuel

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A Man

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Our Little Sister

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I Am Sam

Year : 2001Rating : ⭐ 7.6

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

The Glass Castle

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 7.1

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The Color Purple

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The Lower Depths

Year : 1957Rating : ⭐ 7.1

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.