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Film · 10 connectionsThe "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms.
Directed byAndrew Fleming
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2018 · 91 min · Comedy · Drama
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2020 · 111 min · Drama · Romance
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2022 · 108 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance
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2009 · 90 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance
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2007 · 93 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance
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2020 · 108 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance
Nena and Drew are a young, happy-ish married couple whose relationship is thrown off its axis when they meet Olivia. The trio's attraction to each other is undeniable, but when they become romantically involved, they struggle to navigate the complications of a polyamorous relationship. The three push each other's boundaries to the limits as they discover painful truths about who they are, what they want, and how to love in turbulent times.
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2018 · 118 min · Comedy · Drama
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
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2014 · 103 min · Comedy · Drama
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
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2007 · 114 min · Comedy · Drama
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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2006 · 84 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance
A thief on the run convinces a single father that he is his long-lost son. Complications ensue when he falls in love with his newfound "sister".
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