Crazy Heart

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Crazy Heart (2009)

Drama, Music, Romance

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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

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La Bamba

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1987 ★ 7.3

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The Lost Husband

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Once

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Ruth & Boaz

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Elvis

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Pure Country

Pure Country

1992 ★ 7.0

Dusty Chandler is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.

The Night of the Iguana

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Hancock

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2008 ★ 6.4

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?

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Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

Blind

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Almost Famous

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2000 ★ 7.5

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All Together Now

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