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Tag: loneliness

Posted on December 27, 2016January 4, 2017

Cast Away (2000)

A FedEx executive, stranded on a deserted island when his plane crashes & everyone else dies., must deal not only with physical survival, but also loneliness.

Posted on July 22, 2015August 13, 2015

Mr. Holmes (2015)

I highly recommend this delightful retelling of the Sherlock Holmes story. Click on the photo to read my entire review.

Posted on December 6, 2013December 6, 2014

Midnight Clear (2006)

On a lonely Christmas Eve a number of desperate people’s lives converge on a convenience store. They are very different, and yet all are in need of love and a renewed sense of purpose in life.

Posted on May 16, 2003May 16, 2014

The Station Agent (2003)

The agent is a lonely dwarf inherits an old train station in rural NJ and, despite himself, gains 3 friends who overcome his loneliness & benefit from him.

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