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Brando Unauthorized (2010)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
This biopic of the legendary actor Marlon Brando stars Damian Chapa as the two-time Oscar-winner and focuses primarily on the troubled relationship Brando had with his son Christian who battled drug addiction
Style:
serious, emotional, dramatic, intense, melancholic, controversial, independent film, tragic
Plot:
biopic, hollywood, actor, father son relationship, troubled relationship, drug addiction, mature, family tragedy, legacy, rise and fall, celebrity culture, behind the scenes, godfather, psychological drama
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play.
Style:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The professional and personal lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are examined.
Style:
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Plot:
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46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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46%
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Place:
los angeles
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44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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187
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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