Shareeka Epps
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Some thematic elements, language including some sexual references, alcohol, abuse, and smoking.
A has-been coach is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school girls' basketball team. While he leads the girls to victories on the court, he discovers they have a lot to teach him as well.
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Three women's lives share a common core. They have all been profoundly affected by adoption. At age fourteen, Karen placed a baby for adoption, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child. Even though she is a bright and ambitious lawyer, she is a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy and her husband are just embarking on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents....
3) Half Nelson
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An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit (Ryan Gosling) forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.