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Silent Tears(ta)
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Midas Touch(en)
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Bug Diner(en)
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Jaaniv(mr)
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(en)
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My Brother Is an Only Child(it)
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The Mighty(en)
Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not authorized to go out. Being the social outcasts of the town, Kevin and Maxwell come to realize that they are similar to each other and accept that they are "freaks" and nothing will stop them.
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Maurice(fr)
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Change(th)
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Surface(en)
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Obmaru(en)
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