Ticket to Paradise saved by Clooney and Roberts
When their daughter is about to marry a seaweed farmer she’s known for just 17 days, divorced parents David and Georgia are forced to come together for the first time in 20 years.
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Small gem of a film, big emotions
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Falling under Miller’s intoxicating spell
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Nope…The title says it all
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Fans of Netflix series Maid will love French film Full Time
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Brutal clash of cultures
When an English doctor runs over an Arab youth in Morocco, his response is to put the body in the car and continue the journey.
‘Handsome, mysterious and dangerous’
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