All The 2016 Oscars Movies You Need To Know — In One Sentence Each

All The 2016 Oscars Movies You Need To Know — In One Sentence Each

By Lexie Hammesfahr

By Lexie Hammesfahr
February 27, 2016

February 27, 2016

If you've never seen some of the Oscar-nominated movies for Sunday's big show, we'll sum up each of them in a single sentence. You're welcome.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Newsy's Lexie Hammesfahr breaks down each of the big Oscar movies in one-sentence summaries, just in case you missed one — or a few.

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