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The Big One 1997 3 stars

    PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Moore
Cast: Michael Moore, Rick Nielsen, Phil Knight, Garrison Keillor, Studs Terkel

  In Michael Moore documentary, he uses a video camera to delve into plant closings as companies opt for cheaper labor outside the U.S. to ensure larger profits.

The Dollmaker 1984 3 stars

      TV, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Susan Kingsley, Geraldine Page, Amanda Plummer, Christine Ebersole, Ann Hearn, Dan Hedaya, Studs Terkel, Sheb Wooley

  Jane Fonda won the Emmy for her portrayal of Gertie, a Kentucky hills woman who strives to find freedom, individuality, and hope when her family relocates to Detroit during World War II and her new home is in the bleak, misnamed neighborhood of Merry Hill.    1 User Review

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--	Mary Frances 10/07/2009
This is an excelent movie about a family trying to make a decent living for them selves. I just wish I could find it some were so I could see it again and share it with others. Mybe some one could help me locate the dollmaker?

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1. The Big One (1997)
2. The Dollmaker (1984)

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