Bill Conti
2) Lean on me
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Based on the true story of New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark, who wins the support and respect of his students for his controversial methods in ridding the school of violent students and drug dealers.
3) Grand canyon
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When a lawyer's car breaks down in a dangerous Los Angeles neighborhood, a tow-truck driver arrives just in time to save his life. The two men begin a deep friendship that sets off a chain of unsettling and surprising events involving their families and friends for years to come. Lawrence Kasdan's powerful, uplifting film about the harsh realities of contemporary urban life.
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The unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the treacherous Mississippi River, they run into an entertaining assortment of off-beat characters and face one challenging adventure after another.
5) Rocky II
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After holding his own in the brutal fight for the heavyweight title, Rocky must now learn to cope with the realities of his success and the responsibilities of marriage and fatherhood.
6) Rocky V
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Rocky and his family must move to their old, low-rent neighborhood after all their money is lost by an an unscrupulous financial advisor and injuries force his retirement from the ring. As Rocky tries to resolve the resentment held by his son, a young boxer Rocky trained publicly taunts his mentor, and Rocky realizes he must fight once more.
7) Rocky
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Rocky Balboa, a club fighter seemingly going nowhere, gets his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner when fate puts him in the ring with the world heavyweight champion.
9) Mass appeal
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"Should a priest tell his congregation what they want to hear instead of the truth? Mass Appeal stars Jack Lemmon as Father Tim Farley, a complacent priest who drives a Mercedes and cracks jokes from the pulpit of a wealthy suburban parish. When idealistic Mark Dolson, a radical seminarian, accuses him of 'song and dance theology, ' the result is a head-on clash that teaches each man the true meaning of faith"--Container.
11) Baby boom
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A career-minded executive becomes the caretaker of a long-lost relative's baby, which wreaks havoc on her business-oriented life.