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Hardflip (2012)

  • Action
  • Drama
  • 114 min
  • PG-13 age guide
  • ★ 5.1/10 from 16 ratings

Caleb is a young skater whose ill mother and absent father leave him reaching for the only hope he has...becoming a sponsored skater. After finding a stack of old love letters, he sets out to find the father he never knew and inadvertently begins a journey he never could have expected.

Directed byJohnny Remo

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Ice Princess

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    • strong story and style similarity
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    Million Dollar Baby

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    • strong story and style similarity
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    A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

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    I, Tonya

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    This Is Where I Leave You

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