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1) Coraline
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A young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life, but much better. When her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents, including the Other Mother, try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family.
2) Greater
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Brandon Burlsworth is perhaps the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon had always dreamed of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but was considered too short and too fat to play Division I. However, Brandon took a risk and walked on in 1994. Written off by fellow teammates and coaches, Brandon displayed dogged determination in the face of staggering odds, and proved every one who had ever doubted him wrong.
3) Greater
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"Greater follows the true story of Brandon Burlsworth, the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon dreams of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks but is told he isn't good enough to play Division 1. Written off by fellow teammates and coaches, Brandon displays dogged determination in the face of staggering odds. The awkward kid who once was an embarrassment to his teammates and annoyance to his coaches ends up becoming an All-American...
6) Gracie
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Gracie Bowen is your average 15-year-old, except for one thing-- she is determined to play varsity boys soccer. When her school forbids her to play and even her family questions her ability, Gracie sets out on an extraordinary quest to prove them all wrong. Fighting to change the school's policy and facing off against some of the toughest competitors on the soccer field, Gracie must summon all of her strength and courage to finally show the world...
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It's the world of cats and Danny is an ambitious one going to Hollywood to become a film star. With the help of his newfound friends - the hilarious hippo, Tillie; the lovely but cynical Sawyer; and the adorable penguin, Pudge - Danny vows to break through the "species barrier" and prove that dreams really can come true!
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[A]n irresistible young Jewish man in 1948 Montreal is driven by an insatiable desire to be a "somebody" and he somehow works his way into our hearts even as he cheats and schemes and connives to buy a large parcel of land. He uses the girl who loves him, he forges checks, he lies... and he is enormously proud of himself because of it. Those around him are tremendously disgusted. We are torn. There's a little bit of Duddy Kravitz in everyone.
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Coraline: 'An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets."--IMDB.
ParaNorman: "A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse."--IMDB.
Boxtrolls: "A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator."--IMDB.
Kubo and the two strings:...
11) Bag of love
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Afro-Asiatic
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Ezekiel, a poor hustler and resident of one of the Africa countries, must travel to the city from his village to collect the items sent to him by Samantha, his online friend from the United States.
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When Clara arrived in America, she didn't know that young women had to go to work and grow up fast. But that didn't stop Clara. She went to night school and helped her family by sewing in a factory. She never accepted that girls should be treated poorly with low pay, so she led the largest walkout of women workers the country had seen. She learned that everyone deserved a fair chance, to stand and fight for what she wanted, and, most importantly,...
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The spacesuit: When Ellie, an ordinary woman, is asked to lead a team of seamstresses to design the very first spacesuit, no one believes they can win, but they're determined to try!
Anna Strong: The biography of Anna Strong, one of George Washington's personal spies, tells the story of a brave woman who helped change the course of American History.
Brave girl: When Clara arrived in America, she didn't know that young women had to go to work and...
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