Drama
Sam's a 17-year-old small town girl who arrives in New York to study architecture with nothing but the pack on her back. Sam's entranced by the East Village, but soon finds herself out on the street with no cash or resources. She can't call her parents - they didn't want her to leave - and the grandmother who prepaid her first semester's tuition has died, so Sam's forced to fend for herself as best she can.
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IMDB 8.5 | Sep , 1990
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
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IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2007
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IMDB 7.8 | Jun , 1989
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IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1927
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IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 1975
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IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2014
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