The Black Balloon 2008

The Black Balloon 2008

The Black Balloon 2008
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance | 6 March 2008 (Australia)

Storyline:

Thomas is turning 16. His dad’s in the army and they’ve just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who’s autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother’s keeper, or is Charlie’s disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

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Bruno & Boots: The Wizzle War 2017

Bruno & Boots: The Wizzle War 2017

Bruno & Boots: The Wizzle War 2017
Family | TV Movie 1 April 2017

Storyline:

A new teaching system arrives at the hall and the boys hate it and and try to get rid of it in secret. Bruno’s plans never turn out the way they planned so guess who had another plan. The system only holds double digits so once you reach a certain amount something. The boys can’t figure it out until later in the movie but Bruno finds out what happens.

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Baggage 2003

Baggage 2003

Baggage 2003
1h 30min | Drama | March 2003 (USA)

Storyline:

Set in the San Fernando Valley, it’s a journey of three men who unknowingly interact, cause significant changes in each other’s lives, and ultimately learn what it takes to find happiness inside. A 28-year-old struggling writer re-evaluates his life when he returns home for his best friend’s wedding. A retired man tracks down an old high-school love and becomes reconciled with his own family. And a teenage boy breaks free of his bad-news friend and begins his first romantic relationship. By letting go of their respective emotional “baggage”, all of these characters are introduced to a newfound freedom and infinite possibilities for the rest of their lives.

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The Tic Code 1999

The Tic Code 1999

The Tic Code 1999
R | 1h 31min | Drama | 1 June 2000 (Germany)

Storyline:

A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother’s help, he is an underage regular at a local nightspot, where he is teamed up with a sax superstar. Both come to learn that each suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome (thus the film title). The older man has developed mannerisms to cover up his own fallibilities and resents the boy and his mother’s acceptance of the disease.

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Heartthrob 2017

Heartthrob 2017

Heartthrob 2017
Unrated | 1h 26min | Thriller | 4 January 2018 (UK)

Storyline:

Sam Maddox, a troubled girl whose father committed suicide, has earned a reputation at her high school for being a bit promiscuous. When Sam begins seeing brilliant, MIT-bound Henry Sinclair, the two opposites really attract. Although Sam doesn’t realize it, Henry is in the grip of an insane romantic obsession, and he will kill anyone who tries to put an end to his star-crossed – and increasingly deadly – romance.

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