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Mysterious Skin (2005)

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.6dir. Gregg Arakicontemplativecerebralwistful

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Boyhood
2014 Β· dir. Richard Linklater
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9drama

both about coming of age Β· shares that contemplative feel

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 Β· dir. Stephen Chbosky
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.9drama

both about based on novel or book Β· shares that wistful feel

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

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Dead Poets Society
1989 Β· dir. Peter Weir
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8.1drama

both about coming of age Β· same contemplative energy

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

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The Social Network
2010 Β· dir. David Fincher
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8drama

both about based on novel or book Β· just as contemplative

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

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Crash
2005 Β· dir. Paul Haggis
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.7drama

kindred drama spirit

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

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The Aviator
2004 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.5drama

kindred drama spirit

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 Β· dir. Gabriele Muccino
πŸ… 67%β˜… 8drama

kindred drama spirit

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

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Seven Pounds
2008 Β· dir. Gabriele Muccino
πŸ… 26%β˜… 7.6drama

kindred drama spirit

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

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Million Dollar Baby
2004 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 90%β˜… 8.1drama

kindred drama spirit

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

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The Book Thief
2013 Β· dir. Brian Percival
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.5drama

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While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

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The Passion of the Christ
2004 Β· dir. Mel Gibson
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.3drama

kindred drama spirit

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

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The Help
2011 Β· dir. Tate Taylor
πŸ… 75%β˜… 8.1drama

kindred drama spirit

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

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