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All's Well That Ends Well (1607) is a comedy by William Shakespeare. All's Well That Ends Well was likely inspired by the tale of Giletta di Narbona from Boccaccio's Decameron. Unpopular during Shakespeare's lifetime, the play remains one of his least staged works to this day. Despite this, scholars praise All's Well That Ends Well for its moral ambiguity. "The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together, our virtues would be proud...
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At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. Back then she played the role of an alluring young girl but now she is being asked to step into the older role. With her assistant Maria prepares to play opposite a young Hollywood starlet and finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an unsettling reflection of herself.
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The story is of 26 year old Brandi Seaton. She is attractive, smart and single. After breaking off her engagement the day before her wedding, she decides to test the waters of the singles dating scene. How and where to begin is the problem. Brandi's roommate, Anita introduces her to a telephone 'partyline' where she meets a handsome, professional named Alex. After one meeting both Brandi and Alex's lives change as their friendly conversations grow...
7) Gloria
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A story about a middle aged woman who gets caught up in a passionate whirlwind romance with a retired naval officer, whom she meets at a dance club for singles. But when she discovers the truth of their relationship, she takes matters into her own hands and sets forth to change her life.
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Criterion collection volume 822
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A film star comes face to face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.
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It's an honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly and Jess, as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't share everything, secrets, clothes, even boyfriends, but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news. A story for every modern woman, it celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken, even in life's...
10) Knock knock
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A family man's kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse when he opens the door to two stranded young women.
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Tyler Perry's new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or 'Madea' as her fans know her. When a judge orders Madea to do 20 hours of community service at a local retirement home, the residents and staff are not ready for Madea's brand of 'the truth'. All's well that ends well when Madea helps the residents of Easy Rest Retirement Home realize the importance of family, love and forgiveness.
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A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world.
13) Ma
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"Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. When she is asked by a teenager to buy some boozer for her group of friends, Sue Ann offers the basement of her home for the kids to hang out and party. But there are some house rules: someone has to stay sober. Don't curse. Never go upstairs. And call her 'Ma.' As her hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and...
14) Hope Gap
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"Hope Gap charts the life of Grace, shocked to learn her husband is leaving her for another, after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on their only grown son. Unraveled and feeling displaced in her small seaside town, Grace ultimately regains her footing and discovers a new, powerful voice." --container
15) Suddenly single
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Samantha Stone, a smart and beautiful wife and mother, has been happily married to her high school sweetheart Sylvester Stone for seventeen years. On the day they're set to move into their dream home, Sylvester confesses that he is leaving her for another woman. Written and produced by American playwright David E. Talbert.
18) Where is Kyra?
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Kyra Johnson, a middle-aged divorcee, moves into her elderly mother's Brooklyn apartment while she looks for work and tries to get back on her feet. When her mother dies suddenly, Kyra is left without any support, both emotional and financial, and finds herself with very few options. Kyra can't accept that her once-tidy life has completely fallen apart. This leads her on a risky path of self-destruction that has devastating consequences.
19) Where is Kyra?
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Kyra Johnson, a middle-aged divorcee, moves into her elderly mother's Brooklyn apartment while she looks for work and tries to get back on her feet. When her mother dies suddenly, Kyra is left without any support, both emotional and financial, and finds herself with very few options. Kyra can't accept that her once-tidy life has completely fallen apart. This leads her on a risky path of self-destruction that has devastating consequences.
20) Paris can wait
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The wife of a successful movie producer takes a car trip from the south of France to Paris with one of her husband's associates.
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