{"id":3315,"date":"2025-03-31T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3315"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:18:57","slug":"oscar-winning-movie-that-left-viewers-in-tears-now-streaming-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/oscar-winning-movie-that-left-viewers-in-tears-now-streaming-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar-winning movie that left viewers \u2018in tears\u2019 now streaming on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Netflix viewers can now watch the Oscar-winning film Manchester by the Sea (Picture: Claire_Folger\/ THA\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A movie labelled \u2018one of the best of the 21st<\/sup> century\u2019<\/a> is now available to watch <\/a>on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Released in 2016, Manchester by the Sea starred Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, and Lucas Hedges.<\/p>\n

It follows Lee Chandler (Affleck), a depressed and anti-social janitor living in Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One day he receives a call informing him that his brother Joe, who lives in Manchester-by-the-Sea <\/a>has suffered a heart attack, but he dies before Lee makes it to the hospital.<\/p>\n

With his brother\u2019s funeral delayed, Lee decides to stay in the small town and act as the legal guardian of his nephew, Patrick (Hedges).<\/p>\n

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As the pair both navigate their grief, it also emerges that Lee is dealing with the ongoing guilt about being responsible for a house fire that killed his three children.<\/p>\n

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It starred Casey Affleck as a man made the legal guardian of his nephew (Lucas Hedges) after the death of his brother (Picture: Claire Folger\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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