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"Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he's roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn't need the aggravation, just the money. The only requirements: run errands, be on call, and put up with a miserable old churl no one else in Buffalo can bear. After exchanging barbs, bickering, baiting, and pushing buttons, Chester hits Lewis with the big ask. Lewis can't...
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"Charlie Reade parece un chico normal de secundaria, excelente en béisbol y fútbol americano, un estudiante decente. Pero lleva una carga pesada. Su madre murió en un accidente de atropello y fuga cuando él tenía siete años, y el dolor llevó a su padre. a beber. Charlie aprendió a cuidar de sí mismo y de su padre. Cuando Charlie tiene diecisiete años, conoce a una perra llamada Radar y a su anciano amo, Howard Bowditch, un recluso...
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"In an effort to forestall the frailty and isolation of old age, psychiatrist Millard Salter intends to kill himself at the end of the day-but not before he ties up his life's loose ends. These include a tête-à-tête with his ne'er-do-well youngest son, Lysander, who at 43 has yet to hold down a paying job; an unscheduled rendezvous with his first wife, Carol, whom he hasn't seen in 27 years; and a brief visit to the grave of his second wife,...