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Thomas Mann (also seen in The Stanford Prison Experiment) leads this tale of unlikely friendship as Greg Gaines, an awkward acquaintance of everyone in high school who keeps everyone at the perfect calculated distance so as to avoid any conflict and drama, making it easy to coasting through his adolescence.

Special - education grads Quincy and Biddy move in together and forge an unlikely friendship as they attempt to navigate the challenges of living in the real world.

Otto manages to escape, and after a spot of learning how to hunt, gather and craft, Otto stumbles upon Troll, forming an unlikely friendship as they embark on a journey of survival and discovery.

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He's developed an unlikely friendship with one of Australia's best known atheist comedian radio hosts and spends time with countercultural figures such as Billy Corgan of the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.

But the men at the center of it have used the notorious incident as the basis for one of sports» unlikeliest friendships

We have forged an unlikely friendship over the years as we continually create our open adoption.

The Help stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny - three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk.

It's obvious that in adapting the book, the focus was placed on telling a tale of unlikely friendship between two dreamers, with the disastrous production of The Room serving more as setting and comedic relief.

As a portrait of unlikely female friendship and impassioned campaigning it did justice to little - known heroine Lacks.

Through this unlikely but unforgettable friendship, Goodbye Solo deftly explores the passing of a generation as well as the rapidly changing face of America.

Kristen Stewart stars as a guard at Guantanamo Bay who forms an unlikely friendship with a prisoner in writer - director Peter Sattler's feature debut.

Yet along the way — and as he's being investigated by a reporter (Kathryn Hahn) interested in his story — Guy strikes up an unlikely friendship with fellow competitor Chaitainya (Rohan Chand) and decides to broaden the kid's limited horizons.

As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship.

I liked Driving Lessons, a sharp, engaging, and amusing comedy / drama that does well as a coming - of - age film, family drama, and unlikely friendship tale.

As the take on the gargantuan task with only each other for company, the two men start to reevaluate their lives while finding an unlikely friendship along the way.

Their unlikely friendship takes them overseas to America as he films their journey in the hopes it will get her story heard.

Lady Susan, an early Jane Austen manuscript that apparently never made it to the rewriting stage and was published over fifty years after Austen's death as an unfinished novella, is the unlikely source of Whit Stillman's new film, Love & Friendship.

For as hilarious as The Disaster Artist is, its story of unlikely becoming a legend and friendship aids that triumph.

Tyrannosaur, on the other hand, stars Mullan as an abusive alcoholic who forms an unlikely friendship, and eventual protective bond, with an abused woman.

As secrets are revealed, Eloise bonds with her tablemates and discovers that friendships, and even romance, can develop under the most unlikely circumstances.»

Focus Features» Victoria & Abdul, also from the Toronto fest, stars Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria and is based on the true - life story of the monarch's unlikely friendship with an Indian attendant.

Most recently Starlet, about a young white blonde California girl and porn actress who forms an unlikely friendship with a grieving old woman, and Tangerine, which follows two black trans women as they hunt down a boyfriend's new cis white girlfriend, garnered attention from critics enthralled with their stylistic savvy.

About a dinosaur that befriends a small boy (the asteroid never hit the Earth), one can expect a great unlikely friendship to be formed, as Pixar has done so well in the past.

But the producers» spectacular ambitions are undercut time and again by two factors: by the fact that the essential dramatic interest inheres in the grotesquely confined agonies of one man and, beyond that, in the unlikely (which is to say, in entertainment terms, likely) friendship and love of two men; and by the very nature of Franklin Schaffner as a director — that he is also one of the producers serves not so much to contradict my idea of Schaffner the director as to index an ambivalence that is the richest source of tension in the movie.

But as meddling kids and their brash pets are oft to do, they soon begin an unlikely friendship, and find themselves at the center of a dangerous crime.

Unexpected follows the two women as they embark on an unlikely friendship.

As well as creating the basis for the cross-continent antics that follow — run - ins with a drug baron (Tomer Sisley, Sleepless Night) and his enforcer (Matthew Willig, The Employer), and unlikely friendships with fellow travellers (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, The Dictator's Kathryn Hahn and Castle's Molly Quinn) among them — this short scene also provides the foundation for the film's thematic arc, one as obvious and over-stated as its narrativAs well as creating the basis for the cross-continent antics that follow — run - ins with a drug baron (Tomer Sisley, Sleepless Night) and his enforcer (Matthew Willig, The Employer), and unlikely friendships with fellow travellers (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, The Dictator's Kathryn Hahn and Castle's Molly Quinn) among them — this short scene also provides the foundation for the film's thematic arc, one as obvious and over-stated as its narrativas creating the basis for the cross-continent antics that follow — run - ins with a drug baron (Tomer Sisley, Sleepless Night) and his enforcer (Matthew Willig, The Employer), and unlikely friendships with fellow travellers (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, The Dictator's Kathryn Hahn and Castle's Molly Quinn) among them — this short scene also provides the foundation for the film's thematic arc, one as obvious and over-stated as its narrativas obvious and over-stated as its narrativas its narrative.

In this solitary backdrop, the two bicker and joke with each other as they reflect on their relationships with women, resulting in a clumsy fall headfirst into an unlikely friendship.

Faces Places documents these heartwarming encounters, as well as the unlikely, tender friendship Varda and JR formed along the way.

Heading into its third weekend, IFC Films added 154 locations for The Man Who Knew Infinity, starring Dev Patel as the Indian - born self - taught mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan who began an unlikely friendship with an eccentric professor (played by Jeremy Irons) at Cambridge University in 1913.

Starring Dev Patel as the Indian - born self - taught mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan who began an unlikely friendship with an eccentric professor (played by Jeremy Irons) at Cambridge University in 1913 grossed $ 88,134.

Jenkins begins taking percussion lessons from Sleiman, and as they give in to the rhythm, an unlikely friendship develops, though in American independent films, unlikely friendships tend to develop with more frequency than in the real world.

As in Shawshank, the film is set in the past (here, 1935) and focuses on an unlikely friendship that develops behind prison walls.

They develop an unlikely friendship, as both are interested in what the other does for a living.

Camp X-Ray (Director & Screenwriter: Peter Sattler)-- A young woman is stationed as a guard in Guantanamo Bay, where she forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees.

The movie is based on Hillary Jordan's novel of the same name and follows the unlikely friendship of two World War Two veterans, one white and one black, as they return from war and find common ground as their families face difficulty in their local community, and the actress signed up for the film in the hope the director could turn the story into something «big and epic».

The night begins with 2003's «Lost in Translation,» starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, as two Americans who cross paths one night in a luxury hotel bar in Tokyo and form an unlikely friendship.

As the two disparate New Yorkers strike up an unlikely friendship, it sure sounds like «learning to drive» will be a metaphor for more than just, you know, learning to drive.

This strange look at director Agnes Varda and photographer / muralist J.R. as they travel through rural France and form an unlikely friendship is just fascinating.

An unlikely friendship develops between these two that exposes the positive and negative traits in both of them as Michelle deals with changing her course and Raya struggles with her prideful attitude.

As secrets are revealed, Eloise bonds with her new tablemates and discovers that friendships — and even romance — can happen under the most unlikely circumstances.

So it's unlikely that Kate Beckinsale's witty and note - perfect performance as unscrupulous heroine Lady Susan Vernon in Jane Austen adaptation «Love & Friendship» will bag the Oscar.

There, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with 19 - year - old Evelyn, who works as Sasha's personal assistant.

As Georges forges unlikely new friendships, he also manages to uncover wonderful truths about himself and the world around him.

This unlikely friendship turned love story forms the heartwarming core of the upcoming novel from bestselling author Callahan, who has previously published as Patti Callahan Henry.

As their friendship grows, their small, seaside town suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap; the unlikely duo must take to the road.

Told in two voices, the reader listens as the unlikely friendship between Miss Isabelle, a nonagenarian, and thirty - something Dorrie, reveals their life stories.

(General Contemporary from HarperCollins Christian Publishing) General Historical: Faithful by Carol Ashby — When a foolish choice lands one man in a fight for his life, unlikely friendships are born, love blossoms, and broken relationships are restored as his best friend's faith and courage guide the quest to rescue him.