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1) I am Sam
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Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities...
2) Forrest Gump
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Forrest Gump is a low-intelligence man who has good intentions. He struggles through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His mama teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army and heads off to Vietnam where he becomes friends with Dan and Bubba. He wins medals, starts a table tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, create the smiley, writes bumper stickers...
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"It's an historic meeting of the mindless when Harry and Lloyd bump heads for the first time in high school. But when the school's principal and head lunch lady hatch a scheme to cheat the school out of $100, 000, it's up to the moronic duo to come to the rescue. Will Harry and Lloyd save the day or destroy it? Can Harry win the heart of the beautiful teen reporter? Will Lloyd make out with Harry's mom? To find out all the stupid answers, you'll have...
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Dominick can't remember a time when he wasn't a little slow, but Eugene can. He remembers the night in their childhood when an accident left Dominick partially brain damaged. Ever since then there's been a special bond between the twin brothers. Now they're on their own, living together in a working class neighborhood in Pittsburgh where Eugene is a medical student, and it's Dominick's job as a garbage collector that's putting Eugene through school....