Movies Like Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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Love, Simon

2018·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Greg Berlanti

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Tethered Wings

2024·1h 29m·★ 6.7·Thierry Binisti

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012·1h 43m·★ 7.9·Stephen Chbosky

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1990·2h 3m·★ 6.0·Peter Bogdanovich

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Geography Club

2013·1h 24m·★ 6.5·Gary Entin

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Twinless

2025·1h 40m·★ 7.3·James Sweeney

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Nowhere

1997·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Gregg Araki

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2005·54m·★ 5.6·Cyril Legann

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2007·2h 2m·★ 8.2·Joel Coen

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1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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Moonlight

2016·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Barry Jenkins

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Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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