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# Modern Problems

1981Rated PG89 minComedyScience FictionRomance

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Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.

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## Before you press play

**Length:** 89 min - a standard movie night

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