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9/13
Jewish culture
Exodus (1960)
A member of the Jewish underground smuggles Holocaust survivors aboard a cargo ship despite a British blockade, then becomes involved in the fight for the founding of Israel.
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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
It is rooted in Jewish culture and tradition. But simultaneously the themes of tradition of change are universal. Yente has a matchmaking business.
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Day 11-Post a movie set in New York
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Sept. 12 - a movie featuring a submarine
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
...the submarine USS Tigerfish rushes to the North Pole in response to an emergency signal from research station Zebra...
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9/12
Movie featuring video games
War Games (1983)
Trying to break into a video game company computer, a young hacker (Matthew Broderick) accidentally accesses a NORAD supercomputer and begins playing Global Thermonuclear War.
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#SeptemberMovieChallenge -drives away at the end
Night of the Comet (1984)
Reggie fights zombies, but can’t beat DMK’s Tempest high score. Spoiler alert: Sam finds survivor Danny and they drive off. Vanity plates DMK ❤️
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Day 10-Post a movie about a teacher
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9/11
Movie about first responders.
The Third Alarm (1930)
This pre-code drama centers around firefighters at Engine House No. 8 in San Francisco.
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Sept. 11 - movie featuring either New York, Washington DC or a first responder*
Ambulance (2022) *
...bank robbers, whose getaway goes wrong, hijack an ambulance carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT*...
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Igual Que Tú (2009)
Small documentary about 6 immigrant day workers in DC. Free on Venmo. My country is a country of immigrants and its greatness comes from that.
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Day 9-Post a movie about football
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9/10
Movie featuring Colin Firth or a teacher
Fever Pitch (1997)
Firth plays a high school English teacher in North London whose life revolves around his lifelong obsession with The Arsenal. Based on Nick Hornby's memoir.
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Sept. 10 - a movie featuring a teacher
To Sir, With Love (1967)
...Mark Thackeray, played by Sidney Poitier, takes a temporary position teaching a group of rowdy students in London's East End neighborhood...
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Weapons (2025)
Teaching and alcoholism/drunk driving are part of the plot of this intriguing and unpredictable horror mystery. It was a wonderful surprise for me. Excellent film.
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Day 8-Post a movie featuring a train
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Movie featuring football
9/9
Paper Lion (1968)
Real-life sports writer George Plimpton (Alan Alda) goes undercover to try out as a quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a Sports Illustrated article (and later a book).
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Sept. 9 - movie featuring the number nine
District 9 (2009)
...On a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there...
