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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Mykelti Williamson, ranked
In 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson lives with his wife Rose and their son Cory, and works as a garbage collector alongside his best friend, Jim Bono. Gabriel has since moved out to live across the street at Miss Pearl’s house, so Troy no longer gets rent money from Gabe, which places the family under financial strain.
At the outset of the film, Judy Garland is 15 years old and is being told by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head, Louis B. Mayer, that she has a gift other girls do not. The action returns to 1968, with Judy seeing an agent who tells her that Britain is open to her, but that the US reception to her has cooled due to her performance unreliability and moodiness.
At 82 years old, Mitch Albom’s former rabbi, Albert Lewis, requests that the famous Detroit sportswriter deliver his eulogy when the time comes. Albom visits his hometown in New Jersey, where Rabbi Lewis has led a congregation for approximately 50 years. Despite feeling unworthy, as he is no longer practicing Judaism and has married a Christian, Rabbi Lewis insists that Albom is the one for the task. Over the next 8 years, Albom makes several trips back home and attends Sabbath services, where the determined rabbi continues to lead and inspire his congregation even as his health deteriorates.
Butter, a witty and clever high school junior, faces the challenge of being overweight. Secretly, he connects with the most attractive girl in school through social media, assuming the persona of a popular athlete from a different school. Amidst struggles with bullying and self-esteem, Butter devises a daring social media stunt that could garner him attention and popularity, albeit at the risk of his own life.