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    Deliver us from tedium

    At a time when the luckier among us are having food, booze and even weed delivered to their doorsteps, movies about delivery services may be a fitting accompaniment. ("Deliverance" isn't one of them.)

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    By Joe Morgenstern • Apr 11, 2020 • 3m Listen

    At a time when the luckier among us have takeout food and booze and even weed delivered to our doorsteps, movies about delivery services may provide some accompaniment—though “Deliverance” doesn’t qualify. “The Lunchbox” came out in 2013. According to one of its many nuggets of wisdom, the wrong train will sometimes get you to the right station.

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