Mermaids 1990  PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci, Caroline McWilliams, Jan Miner, Betsy Townsend, Richard McElvain, Paula Plum, Dossy Peabody, Rex Trailer, Patricia Madden, Pete Kovner, William Paul Steele
Mrs. Flax (Cher) is a vagabond mother of two daughters, 15-year-old Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and nine-year-old Kate (Christina Ricci), who are obsessed with religion and swimming, respectively. When they land in the small town of East Port, Massachusetts, they find a home, and the girls hope that, at last, they will settle down after moving 18 times in Charlotte's lifetime. Kate shines as a swimmer on her school's swim team, while Charlotte plans to become a nun–despite the fact that they are Jewish. Meanwhile, Mrs. Flax begins a romance with Lou (Bob Hoskins). At the same time, Charlotte falls in love, from afar, with Joe (Michael Schoeffling) but finds confusion setting in and prays daily to keep her religious fervor.
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Rage 1980  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: David Soul, James Whitmore, Yaphet Kotto, Caroline McWilliams, Vic Tayback, Sharon Farrell, Craig T. Nelson, Robert Davi, Darleen Carr, Jonathan Banks
This is an insightful look at therapy provided for rapists and the odds about them repeating their crimes.
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Sworn to Silence 1987  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Levin
Cast: Peter Coyote, Dabney Coleman, Liam Neeson, Caroline McWilliams, David Spielberg, Ed Nelson, Mavor Moore, Gary Chalk, Guy Sanvido, Margaret Langrick, Linda Darlow, Robyn Stevan
Despite local community outcries against a man accused of several killings, his lawyers believe he is innocent. But after he confesses to them, confidentiality precludes them from revealing the truth. Dabney Coleman won an Emmy for his performance as a hard-drinking lawyer.
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| 1. Mermaids (1990)
2. Rage (1980)
3. Sworn to Silence (1987)
4. White Water Summer (1987)
aka: Rites of Summer
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