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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: December. 14,2006
Duration: 117min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Plot: Christopher Gardner must face a hard reality when bone scanners aren't sold. He loses everything when his wife departs, and he and his kid wind up living on the streets. He is so desperate that he works as an unpaid intern stockbroker and sells scanners. After six months of intense training, he needs to do better than others in order to get a paid job. Gardner struggles with homelessness, makes ends meet by selling scanners, and manages the rigors of the internship.
Cast: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen
Keywords: biography, san francisco, california, homelessness, single parent, bus, homeless person, work, worker, bad luck, church service
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Duration: 169min
Country: US
Plot: James Ryan is one soldier that a small group of American troops sacrifice their lives to save when a million men land on the beaches of Normandy. In the fight, three of James Ryan's elder brothers lost their lives. The US General Command decided to safely evacuate her lone surviving kid from the combat zone to spare the poor mother the agony of losing her son. The troops in the tiny squad begin to question the mission's logic when they find themselves stranded in enemy territory and threatened by different threats at any time.
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The Straight Story (1999)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1999-10-15
Duration: 112min
Country: US
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton, Jane Galloway Heitz, Dan Flannery
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The Pianist (2002)
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Duration: 150min
Country: PL
Plot: During World War II, a gifted Polish Jewish pianist goes into hiding to avoid the Nazis. He lived in the Warsaw ghetto, starved and humiliated, under constant threat of death. He evaded a blanket search and hid in the ruins of the city. Fortunately, his musical talent moved a German officer, and under the protection of the officer, the pianist finally survived the end of the war and ushered in the dawn of freedom.
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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Duration: 135min
Country: US
Plot: When John Nash Jr. was a graduate student, he developed the well-known game theory that has influenced several industries, including the military and the economy. Nevertheless, schizophrenia hampered Nash's exceptional insight. Surrounded by his wife Alicia, Nash fights an illness that has destroyed many before him. With sheer determination, he carried on working as before for over a decade and was granted the Nobel Prize in 1994.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer
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Erin Brockovich (2000)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2000-03-17
Duration: 131min
Country: US
Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones
