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Some Kind Of Heaven
Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, a massive, self contained retirement community located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this utopia lie a small group of Villages residents and one interloper who are unable to find happiness within the community's pre-packaged paradise. Lance Oppenheim's vision and sensitivity to his characters is incredible, especially considering the director's age. The film presents issues that make the viewer, regardless of age, think of aging, self fulfillment, love, and happiness. The film has a universal message of hope and understanding, and strikes an emotive chord.
 

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Jungleland
A washed-up professional boxer is reduced to taking on bare fisted brawls as he fights for cash in seedy backroom venues frequented by lowlifes and criminals. His brother is his biggest supporter, but also the one responsible for ruining his career as a legitimate fighter. Desperate for money, the boxer and his brother accept an offer from an organized crime boss to transport a woman across the country where she will become the property of another criminal. The crime boss has also arranged for the boxer to take on a fight that may earn him $100,000 after he delivers the woman to her new owner. Charlie Hunnam and Jack O'Connell star.

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Bridgerton (Netflix)
During the Regency era in England, eight close knit siblings of the powerful Bridgerton family attempt to find love. Riveting with poetic grandeur, the novel-inspired series explores London high society through its opulence, and in just 8 episodes, it pulls you in and explores honour, hardship, indignity, romance, unrequited love, false love, scandal, parent problems, marriage, loyalty security, women, expectation, upbringing, status, family, tradition, suspense, trust, drama, loss, sacrifice, loyalty, parenting, heartbreak, and above all, true love.
 

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