The World to Come
In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
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2017★ 6.8
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2014★ 6.5
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The World Unseen
2007★ 7.0
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1996★ 6.4
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2017★ 6.1
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2002★ 5.9
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2025★ 6.4
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If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000★ 6.5
The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.
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1996★ 7.2
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2024★ 7.2
Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.
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2001★ 6.8
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Fifty Shades Darker
2017★ 6.5
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
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2019★ 5.9
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