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By Hook or by Crook 2002

In this gritty drama, a vulnerable butch named Shy navigates the city's underworld after the loss of her father, seeking solace in a life of crime. Her path crosses with Valentine, an eccentric adoptee on a quest to find her birth mother, and together they forge an unlikely bond as they con their way through life's challenges.

In this gritty drama, a vulnerable butch named Shy navigates the city's underworld after the loss of her father, seeking solace in a life of crime. Her path crosses with Valentine, an eccentric adoptee on a quest to find her birth mother, and together they forge an unlikely bond as they con their way through life's challenges.

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By Hook or by Crook does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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67%

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77%

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