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Rated: NR Stars: ***
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Format: DVD 57 min.
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Plot: Tracks three welfare-recipients' involvement in New York's controversial Work Experience Program.
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Cast: Narration by Tamara Tunie. Directed by Kathey Leichter and Jonathan Skurnik.
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Categories: Documentary ∙ Employment ∙ Welfare |
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Rated: R Stars: ***
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Format: DVD 103 min.
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Plot: A stranger changes the lifestyle of a diverse family.
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Cast: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Little Richard, Tracy Nelson. Directed by Paul Mazursky.
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Categories: Comedy ∙ Family ∙ Welfare |
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Rated: R Stars: ****
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Format: DVD 110 min.
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Plot: After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
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Cast: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy. Directed by Ken Loach.
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Categories: Drama ∙ Government ∙ Welfare |
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Rated: NR Stars: ****
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Format: DVD min.
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Plot: A man on government assistance will do anything to take care of his family, even if it is beyond the law.
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Cast: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown. Directed by Ken Loach.
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Categories: Comedy ∙ Family ∙ Welfare |
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Rated: PG Stars: ***
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Format: DVD 97 min.
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Plot: During WWII era Los Angeles, a hotel manager's nephew gets left in charge for a weekend.
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Cast: Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert Donner. Directed by Steve Rash.
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Categories: Comedy ∙ War ∙ Welfare |
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Rated: PG-13 Stars: ***1/2
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Format: DVD 109 min.
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Plot: A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
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Cast: Amy Aquino, Alison Lohman, John Billingsley, Michelle Pfeiffer. Directed by Peter Kosminsky.
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Categories: Juvenile ∙ Welfare ∙ Drama |
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