The Fosters S05E12

The Fosters S05E12

The Fosters S05E12
#IWasMadeInAmerica
TV-14 | 42min | Drama, Romance | Episode aired 23 January 2018

Storyline:

Callie and her friends create buzz for Ximena’s plight at an anti-immigration rally; an unlikely source offers a key piece of evidence that may help save Anchor Beach from going private; the family celebrates Stef’s birthday.

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The Devil’s Backbone 2001

The Devil's Backbone 2001

The Devil’s Backbone 2001

The Devil’s Backbone 2001
El espinazo del diablo (original title)
R | 1h 46min | Drama, Horror | 20 April 2001 (Spain)

Storyline:

After Carlos – a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War – arrives at an ominous boys’ orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets that he must uncover.

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The Body 1971

The Body 1971

The Body 1971
X | 1h 52min | Documentary | 15 January 1971 (Japan)

Storyline:

A scientific documentary combining narration from anatomical experts and human biologists with interior and exterior camera shots examining the human body, along with a soundtrack using the human body as a medium.

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Chetan, Indian Boy 1973

Chetan, Indian Boy 1973

Chetan, Indian Boy 1973
Tschetan, der Indianerjunge (original title)
1h 30min | Family, Western | 22 June 1973 (West Germany)

Storyline:

Montana 1880: most aboriginal Americans have been killed or banned into reservations. Shepherd Alaska wants to pass the winter with his herd in this lonesome region. He saves the young Tschetan, one of the last of the tribe Lakota, from being lynched for cattle theft. Slowly they befriend each other, and together they stand up against their cruel neighbor, a self-righteous rancher.

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Shameless US S08E11

Shameless US S08E11

Shameless US S08E11
A Gallagher Pedicure
TV-MA | 46min | Comedy, Drama | Episode aired 21 January 2018

Storyline:

Fiona’s homeless tenants barricade themselves inside her apartment. Lip takes in a terrified Sierra and Lucas when her father is released from prison, while Ian takes bigger action with his cult- like following.

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The Name of the Rose 1986

The Name of the Rose 1986

The Name of the Rose 1986
Der Name der Rose (original title)
R | 2h 10min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 24 September 1986 (USA)

Storyline:

1327. After a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan’s Order’s belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan friar, is asked to assist in determining the cause of the untimely death. Alas, more deaths occur as the investigation draws closer to uncovering the secret the Abbey wants hidden, and there is finally no stopping the Holy Inquisition from taking an active hand in the process. William and his young novice must race against time to prove the innocence of the unjustly accused and avoid the wrath of Holy Inquisitor Bernardo Gui.

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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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