Drama
Donna has recently been convicted of “Driving While Impaired” and is ordered to perform community service at the local animal shelter. When an elderly dog is scheduled to be euthanized, Donna decides to take the dog home and quickly realizes his companionship can ease her loneliness. In a futile attempt to fill the emptiness she feels, Donna begins to take home more and more animals and she is soon in over her head.
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IMDB 4.4 | Sep , 2021
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IMDB 6.9 | May , 2007
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IMDB 7 | Jan , 1985
A Canadian artist turned diamond merchant in Vienna, Austria risks his life to smuggle Jews out of the Third Reich.Casanova
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2005
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1988
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IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2015
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1997
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IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1998
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IMDB 7 | Mar , 2008
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IMDB 4.1 | Dec , 2003
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IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
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IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1978
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IMDB 5.2 | Feb , 2002
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2021
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IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 5 | Jan , 1972
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IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1922
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