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Released PG 121 min 7.6/10 Votes: 108103
While a woman attempts to cover up her daughter's murder and reinvent her life, her sister is visited by their mother, who was thought to have died.
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$86M

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  • Some Like It Hot - Mixes humor with themes of identity and disguise in relationships, echoing Almodóvar's style.
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  • Anatomy of a Murder - A courtroom drama that delves into human emotions and moral dilemmas, akin to Almodóvar's storytelling.
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  • The Shape of Water
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