Sunlight Jr.
Laurie Collyer, 2013
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001
Sunlight Jr. is a movie directed by Laurie Collyer in 2013 and inspired by the book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich, first published in 2001. The movie features Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus, Tess Harper, Antoni Corone, William Haze, and others.
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Storyline
Melissa, a diligent convenience store clerk and her disabled partner Richie are caught in a cycle of poverty that spans generations. Their fortunes appear to change when Melissa discovers she is pregnant, but their happiness is short-lived when Melissa loses her job and they are forced to leave the motel they call home.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
90
Movie Rate
5.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Sunlight Jr.
Director: Laurie Collyer
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Length: 1h30m
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Year
2001
Pages
240
Book Rate
7.28
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Book
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Original title: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
Country: USA
First published in: 2001
Length: 240 pages
Genre: Biography
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“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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