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The Patriot (2000)
7.2
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Duration: 165min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Roland Emmerich
Plot: Against the merciless British army, a father who values peace is compelled to battle to the death in this tale set during the American Revolutionary War. The military was long ago abandoned by Benjamin Martin. After his son rose to leadership in a militia against the British army and the soldiers pillaged his home and all he held dear, he shifted from being an idealistic patriot to a pragmatic one.
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper
Keywords: gore, loss of son, daughter, epic, southern u.s., mission, rebel, patriotism, general, insurgence
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8.2
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7.4
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The Green Mile (1999)
8.6
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Duration: 189min
Country: US
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7.9
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Whale Rider (2003)
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Plot: The Wangara people live on the east coast of New Zealand, believing their ancestor Paikea escaped a crashed canoe by landing on the back of a whale and that they had lived there for at least a thousand years. Henceforth, Wangara leaders were regarded as the direct descendants of Paikaia, as they were consistently the oldest male sons. A patriarchal tribe in New Zealand has an 11-year-old girl named Pai who feels she will one day take the helm as their new chief.
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