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A Little Princess (1995)
7.6
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Duration: 97min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Plot: The Little Princess, a beloved classic by renowned children's author F. H. Burnett, served as the inspiration for the movie. The tale revolves around the young lead character, Sara, whose father, Captain Crewe, must go to battle in South Africa and sends her to an exclusive girls' school to further her education. Sara receives word from the front on her birthday that her father is lost in combat. The resilient Sara looks for her "dead" father everywhere.
Cast: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Rusty Schwimmer, Vanessa Lee Chester
Keywords: based on novel, parent child relationship, school, orphan, female friendship, boarding school, class differences, little girl, servant, private school
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6.4
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8.5
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8.1
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Release Date: 1982-06-25
Duration: 118min
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Gladiator (2000)
8.5
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Duration: 155min
Country: US
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Duration: 115min
Country: US
Plot: Due to his low income, Charlie Bucket dreamed of chocolate his whole life, something he could never buy. Everything changed when the well-known Wonka Chocolate Empire's leader, Willy Wonka, announced a contest in which five golden tickets were scattered around the nation and concealed in chocolate. The delights of the Wonka Chocolate Factory will be shown to children who find tickets.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor
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Duration: 179min
Country: US
Plot: A young hobbit by the name of Frodo Baggins unintentionally acquires a magic ring in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The ring was formerly owned by the Dark Lord Sauron, who lost it, and it possesses great hidden power. In order to keep Sauron from regaining the ring and bolstering his army, Frodo makes the decision to destroy it. A massive conflict between good and evil is about to start as Sauron sends his minions to murder Frodo.
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Ian Holm
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Duration: 179min
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Plot: Following his capitulation to Sauron, the white wizard Saruman assumed command of the Rohan Kingdom's ruler and dispatched a sizable army of orcs bent on eradicating the human species. Assisting the Kingdom of Rohan in fending off the orc invasion are Aragorn, Legolas, and Kinley under the leadership of Gandalf. Once the talking Tree Spirit saves Pippin and Mellie, they run across a "resurrected" Gandalf, who looks after them and drives them to a Tree Spirit conference. Ahead of him, at the gateway to the Mountain Range of Doom, is where Frodo finds himself—led by Gollum.
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis
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Groundhog Day (1993)
8
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Duration: 101min
Country: US
Plot: Phil is a weatherman who gives humorous weather forecasts in front of the camera every day. But every February 2, he travels to Punxsutawney, a small border town, to cover the local Groundhog Day celebration. When Phil finished his regular reporting for the year, he couldn't get home because of a sudden snowstorm. After waking up the next day, Phil finds that the time is still stuck in the previous day's Groundhog Day and yesterday's all over again. But no matter how he chooses to spend the day, he can never go any further and begins his repeated life.
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