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3 | A 1991 American romantic drama film directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher, which has a young nurse (Creator/JuliaRoberts) falling for the terminally-ill patient (Creator/CampbellScott) she is caring for. |
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5 | The movie also stars Creator/VincentDOnofrio, Creator/ColleenDewhurst, Creator/EllenBurstyn, Creator/DavidSelby, Creator/GeorgeMartin, and Creator/AJJohnson. |
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7 | It was released on June 21, 1991. |
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10 | !!Tropes for the film: |
11 | * TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on the novel of the same name by Marti Leimbach. |
12 | * FlorenceNightingaleEffect: A tragic version where Hilary falls for Victor, a man with leukemia whom she's supposed to be treating. |
13 | * PlotIncitingInfidelity: The movie starts with Hilary catching her boyfriend cheating, moving out of their apartment and becoming a live-in nurse to a rich, 28 year-old man named Victor with leukemia. |
14 | * {{Tagline}}: "She's giving him something nobody else could. A reason to live". |
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