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O Youth and Beauty! (1979)
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Cash Bentley and his wife Louise lead an average upper-middle-class life in suburbia, with a nice home and two fine children. But Cash grows increasingly unsettled in his life, yearning for the glories of his athletic youth and watching them fade further in the distance with accumulating age. Louise worries about him as his difficulties with mid-life pull him further away from happiness and comfort with his family.

TV

Fresno (1986)
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In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte, who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane.

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A Father for Charlie (1995)
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other title: In der Hitze des Südens / 給查理一個父親 …
Set in the heart of America in the 1930s. Walter Osgood (Louis Gosset Jr) is the only black man left in the town of High Lonesome that has been cleared by the overwhelming white supremacist beliefs. Having lost his entire family to them and not knowing where his young Son is or whether he is alive is what sets this movie apart from others

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Away and Back (2015)
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other title: Fazenda Dos Cisnes / Away and Back - Der Weg der Schwäne …
Jack Peterson, a widowed father of three young children, encounters Ginny Newsom, a wildlife biologist, whose mission is tracking trumpeter swans, a family of which settle in a pond on the Peterson farm. Could that be romance in the air?

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White Water Summer (1987)
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other title: 知己同心 / 知已同心 …
艾倫(史恩奧斯汀 飾)是個受到過度保護的都市小孩,被父母強迫參加一個野地夏令營。心不甘情不願的艾倫與三個朋友來到營隊後,遇到了嚴格的指導員維克(凱文貝肯 飾,「靈異駭客」),面對這四個驕縱任性的男孩,維克決定好好地訓練他們,不只要教他們野地求生的方法,更重要的是要讓他們學會對自己負責。四位小男生在全無心理準備下,面臨了人性與自然的挑戰與衝突… 經歷這次激烈嚴格的夏令營,他們是否能脫胎換骨,變成勇敢的男子漢呢?

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Black River (2001)
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other title: 神秘黑河 / 神祕黑河 …
Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter Bo Aikens (Jay Mohr) is fed up with life in Los Angeles. He heads out of the hustle and bustle of the big city and arrives in picturesque Black River in Northern California, seeking relaxation and artistic inspiration. In small, idyllic Black River, nearly everyone is happy, contented, and welcoming of strangers. But despite the beautiful setting, Bo begins to feel unsettled after several disturbing incidents. He discovers that all of his money has been transferred to a bank account in Black River, and a house has been purchased for him by someone on "his" instructions.

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The Advocate's Devil (TV) (1997)
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other title: 火速大行动
律师艾柏的当事人是NBA篮球明星,公众形象良好,经常为公益慈善活动出钱出力,艾柏坚信涉嫌强暴的乔是无辜的,使尽全力要为他辩护。然而,乔许多不合理的行为─被掀出来,艾柏才开始了解到乔不如他想像中单纯。当证据显示乔有性虐待的行为模式时,艾柏怀疑乔不仅强暴通过其他女性,甚至杀害了其中一人。在挖掘真相之际,艾柏决定把手中的线索交给警方。不料……

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Rear Window (1998)
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other title: 后窗
这是根据希区柯克的《后窗》重拍的电视电影,我没有看过原版,只是在电视上看过这个版本,非常的好看,印象也很深刻,主演是演第一代超人的Christopher Reeve 摄影记者杰弗瑞由于一次意外摔断一条腿,经常周游的他如今也不得不在轮椅上过一段无聊的日子了。时值纽约的盛夏,周围的邻居们日夜都敞开窗户,闲来无事的杰弗瑞总是喜欢透过窗户观察周围的邻居们。一位体态迷人的舞蹈女演员每天身穿胸罩短裤、迈着优美的舞步干家务;一位独居的作曲家经常坐在钢琴前创作,干家务时也不例外;一对无子女的夫妇热得躺在三楼阳台上消暑,每天把小狗放下去玩耍;二楼推销商苏先生的妻子久病卧床,不时可以看见两人口角;一楼的单身女子似乎总也找不到伴侣,被杰弗瑞称为“寂寞芳心”;一对新婚夫妇搬进公寓后忙不迭地亲热,随即放下窗帘,此后就难得亮相……

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记住星期日 (2013)
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other title: Remember Sunday
茉莉(阿丽克西斯·布莱德尔 Alexis Bledel 饰)觉得自己的一生就从来没有顺利过,好像每时每刻都处在低谷里。一次偶然中,她邂逅了名为古斯(扎克瑞·莱维 Zachary Levi 饰)的珠宝店员工,英俊帅气的古斯一下子就吸引了茉莉的注意,而古斯似乎也对茉莉充满了兴趣,两人一见钟情,茉莉的春天真的就要来了吗? 事情并没有茉莉想的那么简单,随着交往的深入,茉莉发现古斯常常处于一种心不在焉的状态之中,而且总是容易忘记和她相关的一些事情,难道古斯对茉莉只是逢场作戏,并没有放在心上吗?原来,古斯患有一种古怪的疾病,那就是他无法保留任何的短期记忆。

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Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
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★ 8.7 6 ratings
杰夫·布莱克纳 actor: 艾米丽·万凯普 / 斯蒂夫·泰利 …
other title: 讲台深处 / Let Them Shine …
Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
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★ 7.3 9 ratings
other title: 沉默的服务:玛格丽瑟·卡梅米尔的故事 / 不问不说:玛格丽特•凯门迈尔的故事
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer has served in the army for over twenty years. She's just fallen in love with an artist she's met, she's going for a PhD, and has a job at the VA hospital, as well as in the reserves. She decides to upgrade her security rating, with an eye toward promotion, and during the interview, she tells the investigator that she is a lesbian. The army begins proceedings to discharge her. And with the support of her family, her lover, (and LAMBDA), she decides to fight for her right to serve.

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Flowers for Algernon (2000)
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★ 7.6 7 ratings
杰夫·布莱克纳 actor: 马修·莫迪恩 / 邦妮·比蒂丽娅 …
other title: 献给阿尔吉侬的花束
大脑迟钝的查理在面包房做工,整天受到的是刁难和嘲笑,因为他在别人眼中始终是傻瓜。他最大的心愿是通过学习使自己聪明起来。斯特劳斯博士在做一项实验,期望手术能改变人的智商。查理接受了手术,不仅清除了障碍,甚至超过常人。他发现博士的研究之前已有人在做同样的事,便直陈事实。之后他在利用自己的非凡聪明的大脑为解开这项课题的谜底花费了大量的努力。在整个过程中,他的老师始终陪伴他,帮他学会有头脑和心去看待朋友和一切。他终于找回失去的被爱的感觉。丧失的童年的记忆中,小女孩哈里特,那个从不讥笑他的伙伴,他终于又找回来了。