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Pursuit of Happyness (Available on DVD March 27, 2007)This Academy Award-nominated film stars Will Smith, and based on the life of Christopher Gardner. Gardner and his son are faced with poverty and homelessness as Gardner struggles to make a good life for himself and his young son. www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921 catalog.einetwork.net/search~S1/i142481748X
Dandelions (2006)This award-winning short film depicts a day in the life of a homeless teenager. www.imdb.com/title/tt0496609
Unknown Soldier (2004)Winner of the Los Angeles IFP/West Film Festival for Best Dramatic Feature, this movie tells the story of a young African American man who ends up on the streets of Harlem following his father’s sudden death. www.imdb.com/title/tt0391513
Holes (2003)Based on the novel by Louis Sachar this film features a young boy who is wrongly convicted of a crime. He is sent to Camp Green Lake where he and other boys must spend their waking hours digging and digging and digging and digging. But why? catalog.einetwork.net/search~S1/i0788848518 www.imdb.com/title/tt0311289
The Fisher King (1991)Forgiveness and redemption are the main themes of this comedy-drama staring Jeff Bridges as a radio shock-jock and Robin Williams as a homeless person who is on a quest for the Holy Grail. catalog.einetwork.net/search~S1/i0767811089 www.imdb.com/title/tt0101889
Movies Related to Homelessnesswww.imdb.com/keyword/homelessness catalog.einetwork.net/search/dhomeless+persons+drama Related Television"ER" Homeless
for the Holidays (1996)During Christmas week, Dr. Ross attempts to help a homeless teenager and Dr. Doyle meets a battered woman without a home. catalog.einetwork.net/search~S1/i0790791544 imdb.com/title/tt0568007
"Golden Girls" Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket (1988)Sophia and the girls discover that one of Sophia’s friends is living in a homeless shelter. www.imdb.com/title/tt0589727 |
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