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Bad Education (2019)
46K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.
Style:
cynical, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, controversial, funny, inspirational, political, entertaining, crime drama ...
Plot:
gay interest, embezzlement, gay, investigative journalism, gay club, infidelity, public school, money, deception, profanity, lgbt, school, scheme, business, american dream, journalism, ambition, guilt, corporate world, power relations, dark humor, betrayal, criminal, wealth, corruption ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, long island, las vegas, manhattan new york city, new jersey, north america
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 124 min.
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Duration: 108 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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