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Lorenzo’s Oil

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At the beginning of the film, Lorenzo (Noah Banks, Zack O’Malley Greenburg) is portrayed as a active and exuberant young. A few years later, he begins to show neurological problems, loss of hearing, and tantrums. Lorenzo is diagnosed as having adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) which is usually fatal within two years. When they fail to find a […]

Boys Don’t Cry

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Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank) moves to a small Nebraska town. He is a teenage female-to-male non-operative transgender man. When Brandon is discovered to be anatomically female by the brother of a woman he dated, he becomes the target of physical threats. He moves to Falls City, Nebraska where he cultivates friendships with ex-convicts John Lotter […]

Born On The Fourth of July

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The film begins with Ron Kovic’s (Tom Cruise) childhood during a summer in Massapequa, New York. He plays war in the woods, attends a Fourth of July parade, plays and wins at a local neighborhood baseball game, and watches President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, which later inspires him to enlist in the Marines. After […]

Without Limits

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Without Limits is a biographical film about the friendship between running star Steve Prefontaine (Billy Crudup) and his coach Bill Bowerman (Donald Sutherland), who had co-founded Nike, Inc. This is a movie about life and the challenges we all face as family members, individuals, students, teachers, and members of society. It’s about sacrifice and going […]