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Warcraft (2016)

6.3 (42 Ratings) Rate It

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The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race...

The Good Shepherd (2006)

6.4 (8 Ratings) Rate It

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Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro star in this powerful thriller about the birth of the...

Air Force One (1997)

7.6 (24 Ratings) Rate It

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The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man. Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman star in...

Bai Ling recommended Casablanca (1942) in Movies (curated)

Casablanca (1942)

1942 | Drama, Romance, War

8.5

(37 Ratings)

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"Mentally, Casablanca connects with my world. It’s very romantic, about giving and testing, and trusting and loving… And there’s the romantic music. Everything is [in line with] my tastes of romance. It’s also about an unfulfilled love, which makes everything more beautiful because you can’t have it. It’s just human nature. If you have it — you see the person, you see the romance — then the story becomes practical, like reality. But because it’s unfulfilled, it’s always a fantasy because we add so much of our own beauty, and romance, and poetry, into it. Also, Casablanca is about the sacrifice of giving love. Real love, I think, is unconditional; you give your love away to love somebody. Otherwise it’s not real love, it’s possessive, it’s ownership."

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Jason Dohring recommended Love Actually (2003) in Movies (curated)

Love Actually (2003)

2003 | Comedy, Romance

8.2

(62 Ratings)

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"This has to be up there. There are parts of this movie that I think are perfect — like when [Andrew Lincoln] is flipping the cards for Keira Knightley. I just died. I think I was in love with Keira too; when I would see her, I could get that heartbreak he felt. For some reason, there’s so many aspects of love in that movie — it all resonates with you one way or another, and there’s such humor and different stories, young and old. There’s all kinds of relationships — it’s family and taking care of them even if you have to sacrifice your own romantic love. I always watch it and am always overwhelmed with how good it is. It’s amazing."

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Nicholas Sparks recommended Casablanca (1942) in Movies (curated)

Casablanca (1942)

1942 | Drama, Romance, War

8.5

(37 Ratings)

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"This movie is the best example of the theme “if you love someone, sometimes you have to let them go.” This guy [Rick], he has fallen in love with this woman, and he can’t get over her. She comes back, and she’s married to this freedom fighter, someone that the Nazis are hunting. If he doesn’t give her these two plane tickets, he gets the girl, because the Nazis will find this guy. If he gives her the tickets, her husband is saved and he’ll never see her again. Boy, what a choice. Love often confronts us with some choices that are the toughest things of all. They include compromise and at times, sacrifice. And to me, Casablanca did that phenomenally well."

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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor in Books

Sep 2, 2019

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Couldn’t put it down

Adam Kay delights us with his diary entries of his time as a Junior doctor. I was gripped from the moment I started and couldn’t put the book down! I found myself getting pulled in with the highs and lows of his chosen profession. There were lots of giggles to be had, and some solemn moments also. But more than this it shines yet further light on those men and women that sacrifice a lot in the pursuit of healing others and the poor conditions that they find themselves working in. Thanks @Smashbomb for picking me in the giveaway, and allowing me the opportunity to read something so thought provoking.