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1) 50/50
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Inspired by personal experiences, an original story about friendship, love, survival, and finding humor in unlikely places. Two best friends' lives change when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
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Hazel and Gus share a sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face unlikely challenges, their courage and dedication to each other prove that while life isn't perfect, love can still be extraordinary in this powerfully moving film based on John Green's New York Times best-selling novel.
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Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...
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Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common, except they both have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to make a Bucket List of all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die. In the process of completing the list, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life.
6) Viviendo
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Adamari López, la actriz reconocida internacionalmente, lo tenía todo -una familia querida, un novio perfecto y un papel protagónico en una telenovela exitosa en México- cuando dos palabras le alteraron la vida para siempre: tienes cáncer. De pronto, en solo unos pocos meses, el mundo tal cual lo conocía se le derrumbó y toda su vida dio un vuelco súbito. En Viviendo, la normalmente privada López revela los triunfos y tormentos de su vida,...
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After musical mogul Lucious Lyon is diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease, he must choose which of his three sons with succeed him at the legendary Empire entertainment company. The game changes when ex-wife Cookie returns from prison. This groundbreaking series features a pulsating soundtrack from legendary music hit maker Timbaland.
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Maria Antonieta Collins, award-winning journalist in Mexico and on Univision and Telemundo, writes about dealing with her husband's cancer, infidelity, and bigamy.
?Como sobrevivir la noticia devastadora de que tu pareja tiene cancer y que, a su vez, el sea la causa de un dolor descomunal por una infidelidad escandalosa? ?Como balancear la tristeza de saber que perderas al amor de tu vida, con la furia al comprender que ese amor te traiciono? ?Como...
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"Nueva York, 2017. Cora Merlo, médico residente de primer año, sufre un infarto fulminante que la obliga a un trasplante de corazón. Aún convaleciente la joven recibe la visita de una extraña mujer con una enigmática oferta: pasar unos días en Steelville, un pequeño pueblo de interior, para conocer la vida de su hijo Charles, el donante de su corazón. Cora se adentra así en un hogar lleno de secretos, en un misterio que se extiende durante...
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"A uniquely hopeful exploration of the impact of Alzheimer's disease. This book combines the compelling story of Jamie Tyrone, a self-proclaimed "lab rat" diagnosed with a 91 percent chance of contracting AD, with the medical expertise of Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, a leading authority on Alzheimer's and dementia." --
"Jamie, junto con el renombrado neurólogo, el doctor Marwan Sabbagh, decidió escribir La lucha por mi vida a modo de guía práctica y útil...
12) A veces miento
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Amber despierta en un hospital. No puede moverse. No puede hablar. No puede abrir sus ojos. Es capaz de escuchar a todos los que la rodean, pero ellos no lo saben. Amber no recuerda que fue lo que le sucedió, pero sospecha que su marido tuvo algo que ver en ello. Alternando entre su paralizado presente, la semana anterior a su accidente y un diario de su niñez veinte años atrás, este perturbador thriller psicológico hará preguntarnos: ¿Es mentira...
13) Awake
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Clay Beresford, Jr. has inherited his late father's financial business. Under the thumb of his overly protective mother Lilith, Clay is hesitant to reveal the details of his engagement to Sam Lockwood. Matters are further complicated by Clay's ailing heart, and he desperately needs a new heart. Clay gets the chance at a new heart and Clay's close surgeon friend Jack is going to be performing the operation. All goes well at the beginning of the surgery,...
14) The good doctor
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"An ambitious but anxious young doctor [is] eager to impress his superiors and colleagues. When 18-year-old patient Diane is admitted for a kidney infection, Martin steps in, getting the much-needed boost of self-esteem he craves. However, the situation takes a dark turn as his enthusiasm transforms into an obsession"--Container.
15) Hot rod
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"Rod Kimble [is] a stuntman with a fake mustache and a dream. Rod has never landed a jump without wiping out. His family and friends think he's a joke. And, to top it off, his stepfather Frank uses him as his own personal puncing bag. But he's not going to let a few minor problems keep him from the biggest stunt of his life!"--Container.
16) Dog eat dog
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His name is 'El Orejon', the ruthless yet agoraphobic kingpin of the Colombian underworld who surveys his empire from atop a luxury high-rise. When fed-up street-soldiers Victor and Eusebio decide to double-cross the boss on a cash-collection shakedown, as well as gunning down his beloved godson, the crime lord dispatches every murderous gangster, merciless thug and voodoo priestess in Cali to eliminate the desperate duo.
17) Kal ho naa ho
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When Aman Mathur moves into the neighborhood, he changes the life of Naina Catherine Kapur by pushing into things the quiet and serious girl would never have dreamed of doing.
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Tras estar en coma e intubado por 4 meses debido al Covid, Toño Mauri despierta y se enfrenta a nuevos retos que tuvo que sortear y vencer acompañado de su familia, guiado por sus médicos y abrazado por Dios, para poder tener una nueva oportunidad de vivir. Tienes ante ti la historia de Toño Mauri. Una historia de lucha, esperanza y triunfo, pero, sobre todo, una historia que nos enseña y manifiesta la fuerza del amor y la unidad. La fuerza de...
20) Restraint
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Two lovers seek a safe haven to hide out after a brutal crime has been committed. However, what they thought was an abandoned mansion is inhabited by a rich agoraphobic, who becomes their hostage. Or does he? Who is the victim in this threesome? Whatever you think is right is wrong.
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