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Blue Valentine
DramaRomance3.5
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
December 26, 2010 · Directed by Derek Cianfrance
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