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Half Nelson (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Ryan Fleck; Writer: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck; Stars: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Curnen, Karen Chilton, Tina Holmes, Collins Pennie, Deborah Rush, Jay O. Sanders, Bryce Silver, Sebastian Sozzi)
A drug-addicted teacher is befriended by a student.
Humpday (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Lynn Shelton; Writer: Lynn Shelton; Stars: Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore, Lynn Shelton, Trina Willard) , Official Site
Two old friends take male bonding a little too far.
Little Miss Sunshine (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris; Writer: Michael Arndt; Stars: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Marc Turtletaub, Beth Grant, Jill Talley, Brenda Canela)
A dysfunctional family's road trip to a beauty pageant.
Mysterious Skin (Country: USA, Netherlands; Year: 2004; Director: Gregg Araki; Writer: Scott Heim, Gregg Araki; Stars: Chase Ellison, George Webster, Rachael Nastassja Kraft, Lisa Long, Chris Mulkey, Elisabeth Shue, David Lee Smith, Bill Sage, Riley McGuire, Ryan Stenzel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
The wrenching childhood mystery of two indivisually despearte teens.
Saw (Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: James Wan; Writer: Leigh Whannell; Stars: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Tobin Bell)
Gruesome horror film with serial killer pretensions.
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