In 1936, aspiring writer Anders, along with his friend Sixten, is desperate to escape his working-class upbringing. Anders' father is an unemployed alcoholic and his mother slaves away at a laundry to support the family. A ray of hope comes Anders' way when he finishes his first novel and submits it to a publisher. But after his girlfriend gets pregnant, his future dims before his eyes once more.

Genius
2016
6.5/10

Lilya 4-ever
2002
7.6/10

The Words
2012
6.7/10

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
6.5/10

The Girl in the Book
2015
5.8/10

The Crush
1993
6.7/10

Chaplin
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7.4/10

Becoming Astrid
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7.0/10

God's Pocket
2014
5.8/10

Wonderstruck
2017
6.1/10

The Nest
2020
6.1/10

Shirley
2020
6.1/10

My Salinger Year
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6.3/10

The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
7.0/10

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
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7.3/10

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
5.9/10

Albatross
2011
6.0/10

The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019
5.9/10

Herself
2020
6.7/10

The Wife
2017
7.1/10
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
6.45/10