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1) Green book
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"Inspired by a true friendship, this film transcends race, class, and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line. When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected...
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"Argo": Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
"Birdman": A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
"Green book": A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American...
3) Scott Joplin
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"The fascinating story about the life of the ragtime great best known for his song, 'The Entertainer'. Joplin began his career touring as a piano player in bordellos around the country. When he is discovered during a piano competition by the famous music publisher John Stark, Joplin turns into an instant success, composing songs so popular that he becomes the first black composer to be allowed to play at the World's Fair. [It] recounts Joplin's determination...
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Argo: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Based on the declassified true story.
American beauty: An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell...
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