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The Straight story

United States, 1999
film

Richard Farnsworth is Alvin, a poor World War II veteran who, when hearing his estranged brother has suffered a stroke, decides to travel across the American ..

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Australia, 1987
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Simple men

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The Road

United States of America, 2009
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Straight time

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The Journey

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How to make a movie

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Lost highway

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The Crossing guard

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Road to Alice

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Short cuts [Widescreen]

United States, 1993
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The James Dean story: a different kind of motion picture

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Lost Highway

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Deliverance (D)

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Shane [Edited version]

United States, 1952
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Vietnam: the long road home

Australia, 1989
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