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The Informant!
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a
price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star
witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
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Good Hair
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
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Easy Virtue
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her
home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future -
blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window
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Couples Retreat
A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island
resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the
marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's
therapy sessions is not optional.
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A Serious Man
A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern
professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave
him because his inept brother won't move out of the house.
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Zombieland
The horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies.
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Invention of Lying
A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
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Weeds Season 5
Season 5 of Weeds follows the events which transpired in Season 4.
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Pandorum
Two crew members are stranded on a spacecraft and quickly - and horrifically - realize they are not alone.
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Damages Season 2
Season 2 of Damages follows the events which transpired in the first season.
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According To Greta
Hilary Duff plays the title role of Greta a waitress who falls for
an ambitious cook (Ross) at the restaurant where they work. But as
their summer romance heats up, she has to overcome the concerns of her
grandparents (Burstyn, Murphy) about her boyfriend's criminal past.
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Gamer
Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in
mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player from
a game called "Slayers" looks to regain his independence while taking
down the game's mastermind.
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Moon
Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the
end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside
his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has
helped diminish our planet's power problems.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the
beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls
from the sky like rain.
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The Final Destination
After a teen's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the
lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end
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Inglorious Basterds
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American
soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear
throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The
Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a
movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
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The Hangover
A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their
about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must
retrace their steps in order to find him.
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Taking Woodstock
A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets
in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
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Terminator Salvation
After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a
group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines
from finishing the job.
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Up
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen
sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South
America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on
his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior,
has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
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A Woman in Berlin
A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
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Ballast
A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small
Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the
world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the
fury of a bitter and longstanding conflict.
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G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra
An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I.
Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a
notorious arms dealer.
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Food Inc
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
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Aliens in the Attic
It's the Pearsons versus the aliens who "came from upstairs," in an
all-out battle that will decide the fate of the Earth - and kick-off
the ultimate summer vacation.
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Drag Me To Hell
A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds
herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life
into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her
soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
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Adoration
For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his
family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to
invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.
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Land of the Lost
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time
vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In
this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named
Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic
creatures.
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The Proposal
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep
her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
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Away We Go
A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in
order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way,
they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment
of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home"
on their own terms for the first time.
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Management
Management chronicles the chance meeting of Mike Cranshaw (Zahn) and
Sue Claussen (Aniston) when she checks into the roadside motel owned by
Mike's parents in Arizona. A bottle of wine 'compliments of management'
jump-starts the cross-country journey and unique courtship between two
different kinds of people who are both ultimately looking for the same
thing - a sense of happiness.
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Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling
millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've
decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric
heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them
around the world.
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Monsters Vs. Aliens
When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California woman named
Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a
secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters
also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of
General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the
motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and
save the world from imminent destruction!
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Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past
While at his brother's wedding, a bachelor (Matthew McConaughey) sees ghosts of his past girlfriends.
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Observe and Report
Ronnie’s delusions of grandeur are put to the
test when the mall is struck by a flasher. Driven by his personal duty
to protect and serve the mall and its patrons, Ronnie seizes the
opportunity to showcase his under appreciated law enforcement talents
on a grand scale, hoping his solution of this crime will earn him a
coveted spot at the police academy and the heart of his elusive dream
girl Brandi (Anna Faris) the hot make-up counter clerk who won’t give
him the time of day.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Set more than seventeen years before the events of the first X-Men
movie, and deals with the Weapon X program that gave Wolverine his
metal skeleton.
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Next Day Air
When a misguided delivery driver inadvertently delivers a package
containing concealed bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in
motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious
dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it,
and the conniving accidental recipients that plan to flip it. Time is
running out and everyone's trying to get their hands on the package
that's been sent...Next Day Air!
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The Class
François is a tough but fair teacher working in one of France's
toughest schools, and his honest demeanor in the classroom has made him
a great success with the students. But this year things are different,
because when the students begin to challenge his methods François will
find his classroom ethics put to the ultimate test. Francois Begaudeau stars in director Laurent Cantet's entry into the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
A documentary uncovers the triumphs and heartbreak that made a singer one of the jazz greats.
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State of Play
A petty thief is gunned down in an alley and a Congressman's assistant
falls in front of a subway - two seemingly unrelated deaths. But not to
wisecracking, brash newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey who spies a
conspiracy waiting to be uncovered.
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Sugar
Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
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Sin Nombre
Honduran teenager Sayra (Gaitan) reunites with her father, an
opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the
U.S. Moving to Mexico is the first step in a feateful journey of
unexpected events.
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Adventureland
A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college
grad (Eisenberg) who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park,
only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real
world.
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Sunshine Cleaning
In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school,
a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene
clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
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Duplicity
A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses.
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Goodbye Solo
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
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Fighting
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of
underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his
manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
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Dexter - 3rd season
Showtime's award winning series continues. Set in Miami, this show centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a covert serial killer goverened by a strict moral code who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood spatter analyst.
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Julia
Tilda Swinton is a bitter alcoholic who turns to crime to fuel her bender.
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The Garden
The 14 acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles was the
largest of it's kind in the United States. It was started as a form of
healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992. Since that time, the
South Central Farmers have created a miracle in one of the country's
most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their
families. Creating a community. But now bulldozers threaten their
oasis. The Garden is an unflinching look at the struggle between these
urban farmers and the City of Los Angeles and a powerful developer who
want to evict them and build warehouses.
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The Golden Boys
This movie tells the story of three retired sea captains -- Zebulon
"Zeb" Hedge (David Carradine), Perez Ryder (Bruce Dern), and Jeremiah "Jerry"
Burgess (Rip Torn) -- living together in genteel squalor. They scheme to
improve their fortunes by having one of them solicit a bride through an
ad in a Boston newspaper. The loser of a coin toss must get married and
take in the other two as boarders. But upon the arrival of the
Nantucket woman (Mariel Hemingway) selected from the applicants, the
captains get cold feet.
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Hannah Montana - The Movie
As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley
Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of
Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in
life the most.
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Last House on the Left
A gang, guilty of the kidnapping and murder of two teenagers, finds
sanctuary in the home of the parents of one of their victims. A remake
of the Wes Craven classic.
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I Love You, Man
Engaged to the woman of his dreams yet uncomfortable
with the prospect of not having a best man for his upcoming wedding, a
successful real estate agent with no male friends schedules a series of
"man dates" in hopes of finding a suitable candidate for the big day.
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17 Again
A middle-aged man wakes one morning to find that he is 17 again. His
two children, both around his new age, must deal with their father
entering high school with them.
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The Soloist
A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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Obsessed
A successful asset manager, who has just received a huge promotion, is
blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But a temp worker
starts stalking him, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed
in jeopardy.
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Race To Witch Mountain
A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two
siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization
that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.
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Fast & Furious
Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic
Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.
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Bart Got A Room
While Danny's father and mother independently search for love, Danny is
on his own desperate quest to find a prom date. Danny's search becomes
progressively more pathetic once he and his family learn that Bart, the
school's biggest dweeb, not only secured a date for the prom, but got a
hotel room as well.
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An American Affair
Set in 1963, in the swirl of glamour and intrigue that turned President
John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, the movie traces the coming
of age of a lonely 13-year-old Catholic school boy.
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Watchmen
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes
have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one
of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the
killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own
destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical
plot.
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Great Buck Howard
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal
assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been
magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey
across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
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Coraline
A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers
an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality
is eerily similar to her real life - only much better. But when her
adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her
resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save
her family.
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Mad Men Season 2
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the
beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious
but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
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Grey Gardens
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of
Jackie Onassis (both named Edith Bouvier Beale aka "Big and Little
Edie") raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York
society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey
Gardens."
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12
12 jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager charged with murdering his stepfather.
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Edge of Love
Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both.
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Rec
"REC" turns on a young TV reporter and her cameraman who cover the
night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old
lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying
screams -- which begin a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.
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Knowing
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's
elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that
have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to
believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
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The Unborn
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.
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Push
A group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant
abilities are hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They
must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job
enabling them to escape the agency forever.
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Coco Chanel
The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.
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Two Lovers
A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between
the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but
volatile new neighbor.
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Education of Charlie Banks
College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully
he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his
campus.
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12 Rounds
Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a
ex-con tied to Fisher's past, and he'll have to successfully complete
12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.
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Waltz With Bashir
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982
invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of
service in that conflict.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City
to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a
wealthy entrepreneur.
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Pink Panther 2
Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International
detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a
globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.
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Inkheart
A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring
characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from
destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a
storybook's hero.
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Friday The 13th
A group of young adults discover a boarded up Camp Crystal Lake, where
they soon encounter Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
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Madea Goes To Jail
Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
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Gran Torino
Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his
neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized
possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.
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The International
An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.
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Nobel Son
Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He's struggling to finish his
PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel
Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic
psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating
monster whose philandering ways have gotten less and less discrete. As
if Barkley's world is not bad enough, on the eve of his father
receiving the Nobel, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is
the $2,000,000 in Nobel prize money. Needless to say, Eli refuses to
pay it and so starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust,
betrayal and ultimately revenge.
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Revolutionary Road
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s
struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to
raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
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Weeds Season 4
"Change" is the name of the game for everyone in the 4th Season Opener
as the Botwin family, homeless since their beloved town of Majestic has
burned down, hits the road in search of a new place to call home and of
course, grow Weed.
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Defiance
Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the
Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and
endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about
1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
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He's Just Not That IntoYou
The needy Gigi Haim is a young woman seeking her prince charming
somewhere amongst her unsuccessful dates. After dating estate agent
Conor Barry, Gigi anxiously expects to receive a phone call from him.
However Conor never calls her. Gigi decides to goes to the bar where he
frequents to see him, but she meets his friend Alex who works there.
They become friends and Alex helps Gigi to interpret the subtle signs
given out by her dates.
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New In Town
A high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle is
sent to a middle of nowhere town in Minnesota to oversee the
restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant. After enduring a
frosty reception from the locals, icy roads and freezing weather, she
warms up to the small town's charm, and eventually finds herself being
accepted by the community. When she's ordered to close down the plant
and put the entire community out of work, she's forced to reconsider
her goals and priorities, and finds a way to save the town.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart is a mild-mannered, dutiful family man who works as a
security guard in a New Jersey mall. For years, he has applied to
become a cop, but he always fails the physical exam because he is
overweight. One day, a gang of organized criminals put the mall under
siege and take hostages. Blart becomes trapped inside, and because of
his sense of duty, refuses to leave. He thus becomes the police
department's eyes on the inside and attempts to stop the criminals on
his own.
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Valkyrie
Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
(Cruise) and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolph Hitler,
this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one
of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.
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My Bloody Valentine
Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's
night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a
homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the
murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one will believes
he's innocent.
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Taken
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.
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Underworld:Rise of the Lycans
The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud
between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful
leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel
vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret
lover, Sonja, in his battle against the Vampire army and his struggle
for Lycan freedom.
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Personal Effects
Walter (Ashton Kutcher) is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world
until his life is ripped apart by the brutal murder of his sister.
Returning home to console his mother Gloria (Kathy Bates) he seeks
vengeance on the man who is accused of the crime. A chance meeting with
a beautiful mature woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) leads to a romance that
could tear both families apart.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins “The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott
Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards:
a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story,
set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st
century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can
be.
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Last Chance Harvey
In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life.
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Wendy and Lucy
A woman's life is derailed en route to a potentially lucrative summer
job. When her car breaks down, and her dog is taken to the pound, the
thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she is led
through a series of increasingly dire economic decisions.
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Incendiary
London is rocked by a shocking terrorist bombing in this dramatic thriller starring Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor. Williams delivers a riveting and heart-felt performance as a young wife
and mother who suffers a devastating loss in the attack...which occurs
while she's meeting her secret lover (McGregor).
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Smother
When Noah Cooper is fired from his job as a therapist, he thinks
his day can't possibly get worse. When he arrives home his already full
house gets even crazier when Marilyn, Noah's overbearing mother arrives
with her five dogs in tow needing a place to stay. Comedy ensues as
Noah learns to deal with the pressures of finding a job, a wife who
desperately wants a baby, and worst of all a mother who won't quit
smothering!
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Bride Wars
Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.
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Hotel For Dogs
Hotel for Dogs, stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin
Dillon and Don Cheadle in a smart, funny comedy adventure that shows
how far love and imagination can take you. When their new guardians
forbid 16-year old Andi (Roberts) and her younger brother, Bruce
(Austin) to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a
new home for their dog, Friday.
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Nothing But The Truth
Kate Beckinsale and Academy Award nominee
Matt Dillon lead an all-star cast in this volatile story about a
Washington D.C. reporter who writes an explosive story about a
government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent.
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Stranded
For the first time ever, survivors of the famous 1972 Andes plane crash
tell in their own words their harrowing story of survival.
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The Uninvited
“The Uninvited” revolves around Anna, who returns home
after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her
mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother’s former nurse,
Rachel. That night, Anna is visited by her mother's
ghost, who warns her of Rachel's intentions.
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Frost/Nixon
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews
between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard
Nixon.
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Wrestler
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his
prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW
halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health
problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come
to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the
grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in
childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic
feelings for.
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Caprica
Two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, live together on a
peaceful planet known as Caprica, where a startling breakthrough in
artificial intelligence brings about unforeseen consequences. A
spin-off of the Sci Fi Channel series "Battlestar Galactica" set 50
years prior to the events of that show.
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Notorious
NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and
sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street
hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest
rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to
fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion
of "The American Dream."
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The Reader
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman
came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his
former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
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The Spirit
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and
born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond
as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces
from the shadows of Central City.
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Dark Matter
The feature film debut of renowned opera and theater director Chen
Shi-Zheng, Dark Matter delves into the world of Liu Xing (Chinese for
“Shooting Star”), a Chinese science student pursuing a Ph.D. in the
United States in the early 1990s. Driven by ambition, yet unable to
navigate academic politics, Liu Xing is inexorably pushed to the
margins of American life, until he loses his way.
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House of Saddam
Revealing the private world of Saddam Hussein and his inner circle,
this gripping 4-part miniseries charts the rise and fall of one of the
most significant political figures in recent history. Over the course
of 27 years, Saddam (Igal Naor) rose from peasant origins to the
highest office in Iraq, consolidating his power by executing those who
posed real or imagined threats, and surrounding himself with family
members, ultimately his notorious sons Uday and Qusay.
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Doubt
Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after
suspecting him of abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and
much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion,
morality, and authority.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
A renowned scientist (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face
with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who has traveled across the
universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers
the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim that he is “a friend to the
Earth.” Now she must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to
destroy us that mankind is worth saving – but it may be too late.
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Yes Man
Carl Allen is at a standstill. No future... Until the day he enrolls
into a personal development program based on a very simple idea: say
yes to everything! Carl discovers with amazement the magical power of
"Yes", and sees his professional and romantic life turned upside down
overnight.
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Not Easily Broken
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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Tale of Despereaux
The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading
books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness
of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears -
whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.
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Bedtime Stories
A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the
lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically
come true.
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Slumdog Millionaire
A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the
Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under
suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his
life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.
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Tell No One
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck,
who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime
suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was
dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The
mystery increases when Alex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and
alive.
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Seven Pounds
Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically
transforming the lives of seven people he doesn't know. Once his plan
is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that's what he
thinks. But Ben hadn't planned on falling in love with one of these
people and she's the one who will end up transforming him.
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Marley & Me
A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.
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Quantum of Solace
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his
latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the
truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is
far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
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Bolt
Bolt tells the story a dog who plays a heroic dog in a hit TV show and
has some trouble recognizing that he doesn't even have superpowers.
This becomes something of a hindrance when he is accidentally shipped
from Hollywood to New York City. From there he has to make his way home
with the help of a manky old cat and an overweight hamster in a plastic
ball
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In Treatment
A psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years.
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Secrets of the Furious Five
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
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The Cake Eaters
Two families are brought together by the return of one family's son --
a reunion that conjures up old ghosts and issues that must be addressed.
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Elegy
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a
state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by
Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of
sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
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Milk
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival
footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his
40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a
camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay
community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political
alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign
manager.
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Rachel Getting Married
"Rachel Getting Married" is a about the return of an estranged daughter
to the family home for her sister's wedding. Kym's reemergence throws a
wrench into the family dynamics, forcing long-simmering tensions to
surface in ways both hilarious and heartbreaking.
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Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of
Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration
camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of
the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
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Let the Right One In
Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with
Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into
a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit
back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood
to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive?
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Happy-Go-Lucky
From Academy Award nominated director Mike Leigh comes Happy-Go-Lucky,
an irresistible cheerful, feel-great comedy about an irrepressibly
optimistic young school teacher who always sees the glass half full.
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Role Models
Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star in Role Models as Danny and
Wheeler, two salesmen who trash a company truck on an energy
drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice:
do hard time or spend 150 hours with a mentorship program. After one
day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.
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Battle in Seattle
Intertwines different points of view from protesters and police to
delegates and doctors -- each of whom intentionally or accidentally
find themselves on the streets of Seattle in those last days of the
millennium. Townsend seamlessly merges footage of the real event with
his fictional narrative. Ultimately, Battle in Seattle illustrates that
even against incredible odds, ordinary people can change the world.
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Australia
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat
who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in
order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair
drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience
the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
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I've Loved You So Long
Juliette was 15 years in prison. Confronted with the unexpected
goodness of her younger sister Léa, who makes Juliette a part of her
family, very slowly breaks up the Juliette's ice and bitterness and she
carefully opens up.
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
a pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of
Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight. Now
alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some
unexpected new friends—including a street-hardened German Shepherd
named Delgado and an amorous pup named Papi to lend her a paw and help her to find her
inner strength on their incredible journey back home.
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Lake City
Lake City is a searing Southern drama about a mother and son who
reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy
drove them apart. Once together, they are forced to sort out their past
and escape a dangerous situation in the present.
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Breaking Bad-Season 1
Emmy® Award winner Bryan Cranston stars as Walter White, a
down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his
wife and physically challenged son. Everything
changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung
cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses
his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his
former students. As his status grows, so do his lies, but
Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of
after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line.
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Sex Drive
Ian has a decision: stay home and stay a
virgin or drive 800 miles to lose it with an online hottie. Decision
made. Now Ian and his horn-dog buddy Lance are off on a sex safari...
with “BFF” baggage Felicia in tow.
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What Just Happened
A winningly sharp comedy about two nail-biting, back-stabbing,
roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer.
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Chris & Don: A Love Story
Chris & Don is the true-life story of the passionate three-decade
relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin
Stories was the basis for Cabaret) and American portrait painter Don
Bachardy, thirty years his junior.
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Religulous
The documentary follows Bill Maher as he travels around the globe
interviewing people about God and religion. Known for his astute
analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a
punch, Maher brings his characteristic honesty to an unusual spiritual
journey.
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Body of Lies
Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a
CIA operative, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who uncovers a lead on
a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When
Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the
backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the
collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence
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High School Musical 3
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of
being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the
rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their
experiences, hopes and fears about their future
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Quarantine
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building
quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which
turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
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Changeling
When single mother Christine Collins (Jolie) leaves for work, her son
vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother
and son; but he isn’t her boy. Driven by one woman’s relentless quest
for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the
public and changes LA forever.
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I Served the King of England
Dreaming of becoming a millionaire, a
short but ambitious Czech works his way into a posh pre-war luxury spa,
where his marriage to a Hitler-loving fräulein provides him with a
golden opportunity to make his fondest wish come true.
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Sidney Young is a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and
despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamour. His alternative
magazine, Post Modern Review, pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and
bucks trends, and so when Young is offered a job at the diametrically
opposed conservative New York based Sharps magazine its something of a
shock!
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Flash of Genius
Greg Kinnear stars as college professor and part-time inventor Robert
Kearns who engages in a long battle with the US automobile industry to
receive recognition for his ingenuity.
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W.
A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush.
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My Name is Bruce
B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from
the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small
town in Oregon.
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Chocolate
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her
ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her
family money.
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Frozen River
Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border
crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec.
Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge
to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women -
one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate
circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the
frozen water of the St. Lawrence River.
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Nights in Rodanthe
Two unhappy people's lives become entwined when they have a life
changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who's trying to decide whether to
stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a
doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks
into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying.
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The Lodger
A couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not
be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders. Based on same
book used for Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 thriller "The Lodger".
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Bottle Shock
Based on a true story, Bottle Shock
chronicles the events leading up to the famous Paris Tastings of 1976,
wherein Napa wines bested the exalted French wines in a blind tasting
and put California wines on the map for good.
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Blindness
A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a
town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden
blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as
her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder.
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The Good Student
When Ally, a popular teen and local celebritygoes missing, her small town erupts in panic. Mr. Gibb, her dorky teacher with a known infatuation with her, is the last person to see Ally and becomes the main suspect.
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Hounddog
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl
finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
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Madagascar: Escape to Africa
The sequel to 2005's "Madagascar", in which New York Zoo animals, Alex
the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo,
still stranded on Madagascar, start to leave the island. All of a
sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the
rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after
spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo.
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Secret Life of Bees
set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14
year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To
escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily
flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina
town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the
intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in
their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
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Nick and Norah's Infinite PLaylist
It's been three weeks, two days, and 23 hours since Tris broke up with
Nick. And now here she is at his gig, with a new guy. How could she
have moved on so fast? This begins the night of Nick, Norah and
Manhattan. It's a night they'll never forget.
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Zach and Miri Make a Porno
Zack and Miri are two lifelong platonic friends who make an adult film
to pay the rent of their apartment. With their friend Delaney, the
couple set out for auditionees for their porn film, but in the process
of filming, they realize they feel more for each other than they had
before
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the
same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous
relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
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RockNRolla
When a Russian mobster orchestrates a
crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, and all of
London's criminal underworld wants in on the action. Everyone from a
dangerous crime lord to a sexy accountant, a corrupt politician and
down-on-their-luck petty thieves conspire, collude and collide with one
another in an effort to get rich quick.
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Lakeview Terrace
Chris and Lisa Mattson,
a young interracial couple, have just moved into their California dream
home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who
disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, widowed-single
father of two, LAPD officer Abel Turner (Samuel Jackson)
is the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and
overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly
harassing to the newlyweds. The persistent intrusions into the lives of
Chris and Lisa ultimately take a turn for the worse when the couple
decides to fight back.
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College
A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.
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Pride and Glory
A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police
officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney,
investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption
scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is
revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the
Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
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The Rocker
The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second
chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated and
astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius,
who is living the rock n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked
out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are
destroyed, he hears that
his nephew's high school rock band is looking for a new drummer.
They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a
chance to reclaim the rock God throne he's always thought he deserved,
and taking the young band along for the ride of their lives.
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The Children of Huang Shi
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of
a courageous Australian nurse and a Chinese partisan fighter, saves a
group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in
1937. |
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City of Ember
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an
amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator
is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are
starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must
search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the
city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out
forever. |
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Henry Poole Is Here
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he
believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a "miracle" by
a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life. |
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Saw V
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to
the serial killer is deigned a hero. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm is tested
and puts the pieces together. While Strahm realizes that Hoffman is
helping Jigsaw, five seemingly unconnected people face a horrible
lesson about teamwork. |
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Max Payne
Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA
agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin
out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police,
the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
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Igor
In a world filled with Mad Scientists and Evil Inventions, one talented
evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming
a Mad Scientist himself and winning the annual Evil Science Fair. |
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Blindsight
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight
follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to
climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. The
dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge -- made
all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind.
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Appaloosa
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the
rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young
widow. |
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The Family That Preys
Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt,
a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship
throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as
their adult children's extramarital affairs, unethical business
practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family
fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved.
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My Best Friend's Girl
Tank (Dane Cook) faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires
him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her
realize how great her former boyfriend is. |
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Mirrors
In New York, the former NYPD detective Ben Carson is hired to work as
night watch of the remains of the Mayflower Department Store that was
partially destroyed by fire many years ago. Ben became alcoholic and
was retired from the police force after killing a man in a shooting.
His marriage was also destroyed and now he is living in the apartment
of his younger sister Angie. When he
goes to the rounds in his first night, he finds that the mirrors are
impeccably clean and his colleague explains that the former night watch
was obsessed by the mirrors. After a couple of nights, Ben sees weird
images in the mirrors, but due to the lack of credibility of his past,
his ex-wife Amy believes he has hallucinations as a side effect of his
medication. But there's more to these mirrors, an evil force that threatens to destroy Ben and those he loves.
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Disaster Movie
Disaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of
ridiculously attractive twenty-somethings during one fateful night as
they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster
and catastrophic event -- asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works
-- hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of
mysteries to end the rampant destruction.
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Bangkok Dangerous
A professional hit man, who picks someone of the street to do his
errands, and after he is finished kills that person. His next
assignment takes him to Bangkok, and as usual, he finds a street kid
named Kong to help him. After Kong has a close call and learns who he
is, asks him to train him and he does. He also meets a local girl who
is deaf and spends time with her. However, has a hard keeping his other
life from her, and it also appears, the person who hired him, breaks
his rule of complete anonymity and tries to find him
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Pineapple Express
Lazy court-process clerk and stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to
visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed,
specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale
becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's
most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple
Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to
find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and
it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that
they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia: incredibly, the bad
guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest
way to kill them both. |
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Dark Knight
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of
Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets
out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the
city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon
find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal
mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker
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Righteous Kill
Turk and Rooster, two aging NYPD detectives who have been longtime
partners are faced with a serial killer who is murdering sociopathic
criminals. They both have personal issues, and when they start working
with a younger team, Perez and Riley, tensions between the pairs of
partners is inevitable, especially since Turk is now living with
Perez's ex-girlfriend, also a homicide detective.
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Hamlet 2
In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama
teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives
and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s
Hamlet. If you liked Waiting for Guffman you will surely Hamlet 2. It is both irreverent and charming all at once.
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Billy the Kid
"I'm not black, I'm not white, not foreign, just different in the mind.
Different brains, that's all," explains 15-year-old Billy in Jennifer
Venditti's provocative coming of age film. Billy's intuitive commentary
and intimate verite footage reveal a unique attitude as he responds to
a painful childhood, first time love, and his experience as an outsider
in small town Maine. By turns humorous and disturbing, this portrait
challenges the viewer to understand a triumphant teen on his own terms.
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Visitor
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your
life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award
winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins stars as
Walter Vale, a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life
is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City. Through new
found connections with virtual strangers, Walter is awakened to a new
world and a new life.
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Happening
From director M. Night Shyamalan comes a lightning-paced,
heart-pounding paranoid thriller about a family on the run from an
inexplicable and unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind...
but the most basic human instinct of them all: survival.
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Young @ Heart
Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young
at Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81, and many
of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is
unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing
songs, for example, by James Brown, and Sonic Youth. Although they have
toured Europe and sang for royalty, this account focuses on preparing
new songs, not an easy endeavor, for a concert in their home town,
which succeeds in spite of several real heart breaking events.
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Kabluey
Inept Salman comes to help his sister-in-law tend to his holy terror
nephews while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must
take a humiliating job as a giant blue corporate mascot in order to
help make ends meet and hold the family together.
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Snow Angels
A drama
that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her
estranged husband, and their daughter. "Snow Angels," adapted from the novel of the same title by Stewart
O'Nan, is two stories of love and loss converging. One is of a recently
separated couple attempting to pick up the threads of a future when
faced with tragedy. The second is about an awkward young man, currently
in the throes of discovering his first romance, forced to deal with the
separation and subsequent strife of his parents' relationship.
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The Fall
At a Los Angeles hospital in the 1920s, Alexandria is a child
recovering from a broken arm. She befriends Roy Walker, a movie stunt
man with legs paralyzed after a fall. At her request, Roy tells her an
elaborate story about six men of widely varied backgrounds who are on a
quest to kill a corrupt provincial governor. Between chapters of the
story, Roy inveigles Alexandria to scout the hospital's pharmacy for
morphine. As Roy's fantastic tale nears its end, Death seems close at
hand.
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Son of Rambow
A long English summer in the early 80‘s and two boys are about to form
an unlikely friendship. Will Proudfoot has been brought up in a
strictly religious household, forbidden to watch TV or listen to music.
But after Lee Carter, the school trouble–maker, blows Will‘s mind with
a pirate copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Will‘s easily persuaded
to act in Lee‘s home–made movie sequel. Armed only with a camera –
"borrowed" from Lee‘s brother – and their limitless imagination, the
pair plot stunt after stunt, dodging teachers and family all the way,
as they do whatever it takes to finish their masterpiece in time to
enter it in the national Screen Test competition.
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An American Crime
Based on a true story that shocked the nation in 1965, the film
recounts one of the most shocking crimes ever committed against a
single victim. Sylvia and Jennie Fae Likens, the two daughters of
traveling carnival workers are left for an extended stay at the
Indianapolis home of single mother Gertrude Baniszewski and her six children. Times
are tough, and Gertrude's financial needs cause her to make this
arrangement before realizing how the burden will push her unstable
nature to a breaking point. What transpires in the next three months is
both riveting and horrific, leaving one child dead and the rest scarred
for life.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand), a middle-aged London governess, finds herself
unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment
catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an
American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
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Street Kings
Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran LAPD Detective, works in a Special
Vice Squad Unit in Los Angeles. Ludlow has been suffering from
depression since his wife died. On top of that, his former partner,
Detective Terrance Washington (Terry Crews) is murdered by two gang
members. Ludlow goes on a wild and reckless quest through the mean
streets of Los Angeles to track them down and get justice for
Washington. Captain Jack Wander (Forest Whitaker) is Ludlow's
supervisor who must keep him from going over the edge and out of the
cross-hairs of Internal Affairs Captain James Biggs (Hugh Laurie).
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Surfwise
The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85-year old surfer, health
advocate and sex guru, Dr. Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, his wife Juliette,
and their nine children who were all home-schooled and raised in a
small camper on the beach, where they surfed and had to adhere to the
strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild.
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Trafic
Trafic, one of Jacques Tati’s later films starring his enigmatic
alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, contains more direct social satire than his
previous classics Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953), Mon Oncle (1958), and Playtime
(1967). Filmed in a vivid
color palette of red, yellow, and green cars against a silver and glass
Modernist architectural backdrop, Trafic stars Mr. Hulot as the
designer of an auto meant to travel in a truck to the Amsterdam Car
Show to represent his company, Altra.
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The Lovers
Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough Elevator to the Gallows. With his follow-up the scandalous smash The Lovers (Les amants) he made her a star once and for all. A deeply felt and luxuriously filmed fairy tale for grown-ups perched on the edge between classical and New Wave cinemas The Lovers presents Moreau as a restless bourgeois wife whose eye wanders from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger. Thanks to its frank sexuality The Lovers caused quite a stir being censored and attacked for obscenity around the world. If today its shock has worn off its glistening sensuality and seductive storytelling haven't aged a day.
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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
This Brazilian import is set during the excitement of the 1970 World Cup. While the country focuses its attention on the epic soccer tournament, a boy is separated from his parents as they are forced to escape the country without their son amidst political turmoil. Meanwhile, the young boy must leave his home for the new world of a Jewish neighborhood. THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION was Brazil's submission to the 2007 Oscars.
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City of Men
In 'City of Men,' producer Fernando Meirelles ('The Constant Gardner') returns to the Brazilian favelas of his Academy Award-nominated film, 'City of God.' Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola and Laranjinha have become close as brothers. With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past. -
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My Blueberry Nights
After a rough break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind her life in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, she befriends a troubled cop and his estranged wife and a down-on-her luck gambler with a score to settle. Through these chance encounters, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a deeper exploration of herself.
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Control
Ian Curtis is a quiet and rather sad lad who works for an employment agency and sings in a band called Warsaw. He meets a girl named Debbie whom he promptly marries and his band, of which the name in the meantime has been changed to Joy Division, gets more and more successful. Even though Debbie and he become parents, their relationship is going downhill rapidly and Ian starts an affair with Belgium Annik whom he met after one of the gigs and he's almost never at home. Ian also suffers from epilepsy and has no-good medication for it. He doesn't know how to handle the feelings he has for Debbie and Annik and the pressure the popularity of Joy Division and the energy performing costs him.
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Bank Job
In September 1971, thieves tunneled into the vault of a bank in London's Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewelry worth over three million pounds. None of it was recovered. Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared - the result of a 'D' Notice, gagging the press. This film reveals what was hidden for the first time. The story involves murder, corruption and a scandal with links to the Royal Family - a story in which the thieves were the most innocent people involved.
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The Other Boleyn Girl
When rumors begin to circulate that King Henry VIII is no longer intimate with his wife who has been unable to give him a male heir, Sir Thomas Boleyn concocts a plan to bring his family back to prominence: his daughter Anne (Portman) shall seduce the King and provide him with a son. However, the scheme goes off course when the King takes to the other Boleyn girl, Anne’s younger sister and best friend Mary (Johansson). Although married already, Mary gives in to family pressure and reluctantly provides the King with a boy, but along the way, she finds herself falling in love with the surprisingly tender monarch.
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Bucket List
Corprate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life.
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John Adams
This epic miniseries from HBO takes viewers inside the incredible life of John Adams, the second president of the United States. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by David McCullough, the seven-part series follow Adams during his leadership of America during some of its most turbulent times. It also captures his profound relationship with his wife Abigail, one of history's great love stories. From the Boston Massacre--where Adams defended the accused British soldiers--to his role in the Revolution and framing the Constitution, Adams showed himself to be an uncommon man, following his convictions while also facing his own personal demons. It's a story of tragedy, love, war, friendship, freedom, liberty, and a uniquely American life.
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The Onion Movie
The Onion--that gold standard of pitch-perfect news parody publications--brings its distinctly absurd-yet-relevant brand of satire to a hitherto untapped medium: the feature film! When the Onion News Network asks lead anchorman Norm Archer (Lou Cariou) to compromise his journalistic integrity in the name of pleasing a new corporate sponsor, Archer doesn't respond too kindly. Armed with an irreverent sketch comedy-style approach to a loose narrative, THE ONION MOVIE takes aim at everything politics and society have to offer.
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Darfur Now
Darfur Now is a call to action for people everywhere to help end the crisis in Darfur. For the first time in history, the US Government has declared a genocide while it is ongoing. In this film, the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals bring to light the situation in Darfur and the need to get involved. From a UCLA graduate in Los Angeles, California, to a Darfurian woman who joins rebel forces, to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to a United Nations humanitarian on the ground in Sudan, to an internationally known actor and activist, and finally to a community leader in a West Darfur refugee camp, the film portrays the heroic efforts of six people responding to a humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our eyes. Written and directed by Ted Braun, the film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling.
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Beyond Hatred
In this deeply moving, award-winning French documentary, a family reflects on the murder of their 29-year-old son and tries to move beyond feelings of hatred and revenge. --© First Run Features
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The Willow tree
From the Academy Award nominated director of Children of Heaven and The Color of Paradise comes Majid Majidi's latest. Youssef, a blind University professor, is suddenly faced with a fatal disease and must undergo a treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?
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Diving Bell and Butterfly (2007)
Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. Starring Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks.
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Lars and the Real Girl
In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved.
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Cloverfield (2008)
Cloverfield follows five New Yorkers from the perspective of hand held video camera. The movie is exactly the length of a DV Tape and a sub-plot is established by showing bits and pieces of video previously recorded on the tape that is being recorded over. The movie starts as a monster of unknown origin destroys a building. As they go to investigate, parts of the building and the head of the Statue of Liberty come raining down.
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Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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The Nines (2007)
Gary, an actor who plays a cop on television, uses too much lighter fluid when he burns his ex-girlfriend's things, drinks and drives, uses crack, and crashes his car. He sobers up in jail and is placed under house arrest and the watchful eye of a publicist, the cheery and tough-minded Margaret. She moves him into the empty house of a writer away in Canada on a shoot. He meets his attractive and seemingly-willing neighbor, Sarah, a friendship with Margaret blooms, and strange things happen: he finds notes he doesn't remember writing, he hears noises, and he seems to bump into himself in the kitchen. Two remaining chapters reveal what's going on.
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Rambo
The next chapter finds Rambo recruited by missionaries to protect them during a humanitarian aid effort on behalf of the persecuted Karen people of Burma. After the missionaries are taken prisoner by Burmese soldiers Rambo gets a second impossible job: rescue the missionaries in the midst of a civil war.
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Into the Wild (2007)
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
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I Am Legend (2007)
It is the year 2012. In the ruins of New York city. Robert Neville who is a military scientist who is the lone survivor of a biochemical disease which was supposed to cure cancer 3 years previous. With only blood thirsty zombies as his neighbors and his trusty dog, Samantha, Robert is trying to discover a cure for this disease and to find out any other people who might have also survived.
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Canvas (2006)
The film follows the Marino family, who live in South Florida. Joe Panteliano plays the father, a struggling working class man whose wife (played beautifully by Marsha Gay Harden) has been diagnosed with schziophrenia. They have a child named Chris who is struggling to find his own identity while dealing with his mother's troubling illness.
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Atonement (2007)
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
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Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins.
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Rendition (2007)
After a terrorist bombing kills an American envoy in a foreign country. An investigation leads to an Egyptian who has been living in the United States for years and who is married to an American. He is apprehended when he's on his way home. The U.S. sends him to the country where the incident occurs for interrogation which includes torture. An American CIA operative observes the interrogation and is at odds whether to keep it going or to stop it.
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Bee Movie (2007)
Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.
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We Own the Night (2007)
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden name, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test.
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detective freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they finally solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.
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Lust Caution (2007)
An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. Directed by Ang Lee
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American Gangster (2007)
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
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Ladron que roba a la roba (2007)
Two former thieves reunite to rob the biggest thief they know -- Moctesuma Valdez, a TV infomercial guru who's made millions selling worthless health products to poor Latino immigrants. When none of their affiliates want to go undercover as day laborers to pull off the heist, the two men turn to the real thing for help.
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Feast of Love (2007)
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. and is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love. Starring Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear.
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Manufactured Landscapes (2007)
The film follows Internationally acclaimed photographer Edward Burtynsky whose large-scale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams create stunningly beautiful art from civilization s materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that country s massive industrial revolution. Burtynsky s photographs allow us to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of its waste.
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Fever (2005)
Oscar® winner Vanessa Redgrave stars in this HBO Films adaptation of writer/actor Wallace Shawn's deeply personal play about the high cost of enlightenment, and the ever-widening gap between those who have and those who have not. Redgrave plays a nameless woman from a privileged world, suffering from a sense of disconnection from her comfortable life, who travels to a country in the throes of civil war. Suddenly deliriously ill, she confronts an internal chorus of conflicting voices: dreams of comfort from her past, images of violence, accusations of indifference, and cold-blooded arguments in favor of oppression.
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Eastern Promises (2007)
The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally uncovers potential evidence against the family. Now Nikolai must put into motion a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution.
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Joshua (2007)
Joshua is set in New York city and focuses on a young family comprising of Brad and Abby Cairn (Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga), who seem to lead a charmed life. Brad has a well-paying job, they live in a comfortable city apartment, and they have a 9-year-old son, Joshua (Jacob Kogan)who is also a gifted pianist. There is also a new baby, Lily who seems like a perfect child, quiet and lovable, but this seemingly perfect family portrait slowly unravels into a nightmarish horror as the family is plunged into one crisis after another.
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December Boys (2007)
In the late 1960s four orphans, the December Boys, leave their orphanage for a holiday by the sea on the South Australian coast. When rumor gets out that two of the seaside residents are looking to adopt one of the orphans, friendships are tested and new alliances are made. In the end each boy learns something about himself and his place in the world.
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Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Bourne is once again brought out of hiding, this time inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation BlackBriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst dodging The Company's best efforts in trying to eradicate him.
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The Namesake (2006)
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways. Based on the best selling book by Jhumpa Lahiri and directed by Mira Nair, (Vanity Fair, Monsoon Wedding) The Namesake is a lush, beautiful film bursting with rich color and visual texture.
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Paprika (2006)
From acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress) comes his latest eye-popping anime adventure. When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.
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Waitress (2007)
An audience hit at the Sundance Film Festival, Waitress serves up a sweet , sassy and delicious slice of life tale -- as it reveals the power of friendship, motherhood and the willingness to take a chance.
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Rescue Dawn (2007)
This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs. Directed by Werner Herzog.
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La Vie En Rose (2007)
This french drama explores the often troubled life of singer Edith Piaf as her fame took her from the City of lights to America to the south of France.
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Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers will bring their own personal touch, underlining the wide variety of styles, genres, encounters and the various atmospheres and lifestyles that prevail in the neighborhoods of Paris.
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Amazing Grace (2006)
19th Century British Parliament is set back on its heels when the idealistic young zealot, William Wilberforce takes a seat. As a young man, his minister, John Newton (Albert Finney), author of the classic hymn, Amazing Grace, mentored Wilberforce. Newton instilled in Wilberforce a sense of the value of human life that lead him to launch an investigation followed by decades of lobbying to abolish the British slave trade.
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The Company (2007)
A mini-series that traces CIA activities over a 40-year period, from the beginning of the Cold War through the demise of the Soviet Union. Spy vs. spy. Three Yale graduates, class of 1954, join their respective countries' secret service. Starring Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina and Michael Keaton.
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No End in Sight (2007)
A staggering portrait of arrogance and incompetence, the documentary No End in Sight avoids the question of why the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, choosing instead to focus on the war's aftermath--and meticulously examine the chain of decisions that led Iraq into a grotesque state of lawlessness and civil war. Drawing from interviews with top generals, administration officials, journalists, and soldiers who were in the thick of the war itself, No End in Sight lays out a gripping story, as suspenseful as any Hollywood movie, accompanied by terrifying footage of firefights and explosions more vivid than any special effects.
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Lives of Others (2006)
Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. Captain Wiesler(Ulrich Muhe) is a wiretapping expert with the Stasi (East German Secret Police) in the mid-eighties,who becomes disillusioned with his career and life in general in the former socialist republic when his latest assignment,Georg Dreyman(Sebastian Koch),a playwright with views against the totalitarian state,starts to challenge his beliefs through his overheard conversations.
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Dexter - season 1 (2007)
The first season of this creepy dramedy series, originally aired on Showtime, follows Dexter Morgan, a forensics expert who spends his free time as a serial killer, eradicating some of the cities most notorious criminals, one by one.
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Offside (2006)
Jafar Pahani co-wrote and directs this story of cultural differences, focusing on the situation of women in Iran, where they're not permited to attend soccer games. Some, however, try to find ways around these restrictions. A spirited film that explores gender politics with comedy, intelligence, and a variety of interesting characters.
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The Dog Problem (2007)
A depressed writer, having spent all his earnings from his first book on therapy, is advised to get a dog by his soon to be ex-therapist. He soon finds life a lot more complicated, as the dog becomes a catalyst for change in his life. Starring Giovanni Ribisi, Don Cheadle, and Mena Suvari. Written and directed by Scott Caan.
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Steel Toes (2006)
Set in Montreal, Mike is a neo-Nazi skinhead who is on trial for the racially motivated murder of a Pakistani man. Danny played by David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck, The Bourne Ultimatum) is a liberal Jewish lawyer appointed by the court to defend him. The story delves into the intense and fiery relationship that develops between these two men.
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Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2007)
Hunter S. Thompson didn't write stories, he lived them. This documentary about a life that was often out of control, and always interesting, captures Thompson's spirit through stories told by some of the outlaw celebrities he inspired. Nick Nolte, Johnny Depp, and Sean Penn are among the voices who piece together the biography of the man who put Gonzo journalism on the map.
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Private Fears in Public Places (2007)
Nominated for eight Cesar awards in its native France, Private Fears in Public Places, directed by Alain Resnais, is an intelligent and adult look at getting older in the twenty-first century.
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Heroes - Season 1
Experience the suspense, mystery, and electrifying twists as this astonishing series follows seemingly unconnected, ordinary people around the globe who discover they have extraordinary powers. As they come to terms with their unique abilities, their risky decisions will affect the futures of everyone around them …and the world.
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Bam Bam Celeste (2005)
Celeste (Margaret Cho) and Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels) escape their Midwest hometown for New York, and take on their high-school nemeses - the dictators of the world-famous Salon Mirage - while discovering that true beauty lies within.
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Fracture (2007)
Wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot who's soon to join a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it's an open and shut case. Crawford sees Beachum's weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy's a winner. The engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all the objects moving in ways he predicts.
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The Lookout (2007)
Chris (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
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I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Richard Cooper (Rock) is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. When old crush Nikki Tru (Kerry Washington) visits his office to get a reference letter, she becomes obsessed with Cooper and they begin a complicated relationship. In the end, Cooper has to decide between his wife, Brenda, and Nikki.
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White Light Black Rain (2007)
Even after 60 years, those bombings continue to inspire argument, denial and myth. Surprisingly, most people know nothing or very little about what happened on August 6 and 9, 1945, two days that changed the world. This is a comprehensive, straightforward, moving account of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the point of view of the people who were there.
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Roving Mars (2006)
Through the eyes of two intrepid, stae-of-the-art rovers, and with NASA scientists at your side, you will see what it feels like to stand on the surface of the red planet in this awe-inspiring documentary film.
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Zodiac (2007)
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo.
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Miss Pottr (2006)
Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her social-climbing parents, who are exasperated that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which since childhood she has lovingly drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix and together they carefully arrange publication.
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Longford (2006)
Longford is a thought-provoking story inspired by real events in the life of British Lord Frank Pakenham, the 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial headline-making friendship with one of England's most notorious criminals. Longford, a devout Catholic, often visited prisoners because of his passionate belief in forgiveness and society's need for prisoner rehabilitation.
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Driving Lessons (2006)
A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress with the mouth of a sailor and an insatiable lust for life. Starring Julie Walters and Laura Linney.
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Days of Glory (2006)
Algeria, 1943, through Italy and France, to Alsace in early 1945, with a coda years later. Arabs volunteer to fight Nazis to liberate France, their motherland. We follow Saïd, dirt poor, an orderly for a grizzled sergeant, Martinez, a pied noir with some willingness to speak up for his Arab troops; Messaoud, a crack shot, who in Province falls in love with a French woman who loves him back; and Abdelkader, a corporal, a budding intellectual with a keen sense of injustice. The men fight with courage against a backdrop of small and large indignities.
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Foyle's War: Set Four
It is 1940 and Britain stands alone against the might of Nazi Germany across the continent. The terrors of nightly bombing raids are only matched by the fear and hysteria of the population at the prospect of the seemingly inevitable German invasion. It is in this environment that Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle, of the Hastings Police on the south coast of England, works. Denied a transfer to the war effort, Foyle is nonetheless forced to confront the darkest acts of humanity on a daily basis.
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Sweet Land (2005)
A young Inge Alltenburg travels to Minnesota in the 1920's to marry Olaf Torvik, a Norwiegan man who lives there. It is Inge's story of not being able to marry Olaf due to there different citizenship's, and not being accepted because of the war with Germany. Over time she learns English and befriends Olaf, Frances, and Frances' family.
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The Bridge (2006)
A provocative, unflinching documentary about the suicides at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge; a film about the human spirit in crisis, and the tenuous connections between life and death-- between the dead and those left behind.
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Shooter (2007)
A marksman (Wahlberg) living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
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Afro Samurai (2007)
In a strange world of swords, guns and kimonos, cell phones and cybernetic body parts - a black samurai, Afro Samurai (Samuel L. Jackson), seeks revenge from a man named Justice (Ron Perlman) who killed his father and also happens to be the number one fighter in the world.
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Breach (2007)
Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is promoted to a job inside FBI headquarters working for respected agent Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper). Then O'Neill learns his true mission: finding proof that Hanssen has been selling American secrets to the Soviet Union for years.
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.
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Little Children (2006)
In a suburban town full of perfect parents devoted to rearing their children for Harvard futures, a stay-at-home mom has an affair with an ex-jock, stay-at-home dad who rebels against his wife's wishes that he become a big-bucks lawyer.
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Tiger and the Snow (2005)
Attilio (Roberto Benigni) travels to hostile Iraq to find a woman he loves who has been injured in an explosion. This love-struck poet does everything in his power to save his love without risking his own life. Also starring Jean Reno with a special appearance by Tom Waits.
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Tsunami: The Aftermath (2007)
Inspired by true accounts, this HBO miniseries focuses on a group of fictional characters caught up in the harrowing aftermath of the tsunami that devastated the coast of Thailand two years ago. Starring Tim Roth, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Toni Collette.
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History Boys (2007)
From award-winning playwright Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George) comes this delightfully witty comedy of eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities.
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Sleeping Dogs Lie (2007)
An impulsive sexual encounter from her past haunts Amy, an otherwise seemingly normal young woman with a bright future and nice-guy fiancé. But her fiancé has suggested that the couple be completely honest and tell each other everything! When Amy finally relents, encouraged to tell the truth by her coworker and mother (neither of whom really knows what she has to disclose), and reveals her secret, everything goes south for Amy.
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Freedom Writers (2007)
Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group gangbangers who hate her even more than each other. When Erin begins to listen to them in a way no adult has ever done, she begins to understand that for these kids, getting through the day alive is hard enough, let alone getting through school.
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Notes on a Scandal (2006)
When Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) joins St. George's as the new art teacher, Barbara Covett (Judi Dench) senses a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret.
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Jonestown (2006)
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
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The Convent (1995)
Determined to prove that Shakesphere was from Spain, professor Michael Padovic (John Malkovich) journeys with his wife Helene (Catherine Deneuve) to an ancient Portuguese convent to prove his theory. The convent's eccentric guardian is utterly captivated by Helene and manages to divert Michael's attention by introducing him to the monastery's beautiful young archivist. A mysterious and eerie tale by Portuguese director Manoel de Olivira.
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Jericho (2006)
Set amidst the social upheavel of post-war 1950's London, Jericho unravels headline-grabbing mysteries. His diligent team includes colleague Detective Sergeant Clive Harvey (David Troughton, Foyle's War) and the ambitious young Detective Constable John Caldicott, whose warm relationship with his fiancee starkly contrasts Jericho's lonely nighttime vigils. Public television series.
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Come Early Morning (2006)
Lucy (Ashley Judd) is a 30-something woman who keeps waking up with a stiff hangover and a guy she doesn't even want to look at. Lucy begins to realize that she needs to get in touch with her familial past and, more importantly, with the person she has become.
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The Heart of the Game (2005)
The Heart of the Game captures the passion and energy of a Seattle high school girls' basketball team, the eccentricity of their unorthodox coach, and the incredible true story of one player's fight to play the game she loves.
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A Little Trip to Heaven (2006)
Insurance agent Abe Holt (Forest Whitaker) is investigating the suspicious death of the driver of a burned-out car. Holt has to work out whether the dead man, a con-man with a criminal record, could possibly have been the victim of an attempt to swindle the insurance company.
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Shortbus (2006)
Shortbus explores the lives of several characters living in present-day New York as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex. Male and female, straight and gay, the characters find one and other -- and eventually find themselves – when they all converge at a weekly underground salon called “Shortbus,” a mad nexus of art, music, politics, and polysexual carnality.
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Rosario Dawson.
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Fast Food Nation (2006)
When a marketing executive (Kinnear) for the Mickey's burger chain is told there's a nasty secret ingredient in his latest culinary creation—"The Big One"— he heads for the ranches and slaughterhouses of Colorado to investigate... but discovers the truth a bit difficult to swallow.
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Science of Sleep (2006)
Following the death of his father in Mexico, Stéphane Miroux, a shy insecure young man, agrees to come to Paris to draw closer to his widowed mother Christine. He lands a boring job at a calendar-making firm and falls in love with his charming neighbor Stéphanie. But conquering her is no bed of roses for the young man and the only solution he finds to put up with the difficulties he is going through is escape into a dream world...
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Extras (2006)
Andy (Ricky Gervais) is a desperate man. He has been an actor for five years but thanks to his useless agent, he's never done any real acting. Instead, he's a lowly film extra, making his mark in the background while the stars do their work. This is the complete first season of the HBO hit show.
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Quinceanera (2006)
Magdalena is 14 and anxiously awaiting her 15th birthday where she'll celebrate her quinceanara. Her world starts to crumble when she discovers her pregnancy after not being able to fit in her gown for her quinceanara. Soon, she's kicked out of her home, abandoned by her family, and abandoned by her baby's father. Magdalena is then taken in by her great-granduncle, Tomas and her gay, often-in-trouble cousin, Carlos. There she finds a new family and life. Grand Prize Winner at Sundance in 2006.
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American Hardcore (2006)
Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and the Dead Kennedys.
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13 TZAMETI (2005)
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors in which men gamble on the lives of others men.
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Half Nelson (2006)
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. Ryan Gosling is nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in this film.
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One Night With King (2006)
An epic adventure that follows a young Jewish orphan who rises from peasant to Queen of Persia only to face the annihilation of her people. Starring Luke Goss, Peter O'Toole and Omar Shariff.
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Viva Pedro: The Almodovar Collection (2007)
This definitive collection includes, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, The Flower of My Secret, Live Flesh, Law of Desire, Matador and Bad Education on DVD.
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Sherrybaby (2006)
After serving a three-year prison sentence, a young woman quickly discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she had planned. Maggie Gyllenhaal gives a stunning performace as Sherry.
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Jesus Camp (2006)
This provacative documentary follows children, as young as six, who are dedicated to becoming soldiers in "God's Army." The film focuses on a camp where the children learn how to use thier "prophetic gifts" and win the American culture war for Christ and Christians.
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The Night Listener (2006)
Gabriel Noone (Williams), a celebrated writer and late-night talk show host, becomes captivated by the harrowing story of a young listener and his adoptive mother (Collette).When troubling questions arise about the boy’s identity, however, Noone finds himself drawn into a widening mystery that hides a deadly secret.
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The Promise (2006)
A new epic fantasy set in China's mythical past, 'The Promise' is a visually stunning tale of passion that unfolds against a backdrop of war as a beautiful and mysterious princess becomes the object of affection for three very different men - a powerful Duke, a brave general and a lowly slave. As passions spark and egos clash, lives will be ruined and lovers spurned and no one will ever be the same. From the director of Farewell My Concubine.
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Factotum (2006)
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski (Matt Dillon), the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
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House of Sand (2005)
Áurea arrives at a town in the dunes of State of Maranhão, Brazil, in 1910, having for female company only her mother Maria. She is pregnant and wants a way out of that arid place. But leaving is difficult and, somehow, she still hopes to find happiness there. The film follows these two lives for three generations, presenting Áurea's daughter and, later, her granddaughter.
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Who Killed the Electric Car (2006)
This documentary chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business.
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Joyeux Noel (2005)
In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, British and German sides partake in the unique event.
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We Jam Econo (2005)
The Minutemen were a rock band from San Pedro, California. Through interviews with members Mike Watt (bass) and George Hurley (drums), the band's story is revealed. Commentary from other performers such as Flea, Greg Ginn, and Henry Rollins illuminates the band's place in the Southern California music scene and their contribution to music. Concert footage and old interview footage show Watt, Hurley, and departed singer/guitarist D. Boon, who died in an automobile accident in 1985.
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Blood Tea and Red String (2006)
Blood Tea and Red String is a handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults. Thirteen years in the making, Christiane Cegavske's dialogue free film tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart's desire. The Mice commission the Oak Dwellers to create a beautiful doll for them. When she is complete, the Creatures fall in love with her and refuse to give her up. Resorting to thievery the Mice abscond with her in the middle of the night. Meet fantastical creatures and view dazzling scenery as the Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak journey through this mystical land to reclaim their love.
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu's boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge. From the director of Oldboy & Lady Vengeance.
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12 and Holding (2005)
12 and Holding begins with four kids, friends growing up in a middle-class neighborhood. A significant event splits the initial single thread into three, each following a child: the precocious Malee making her first amorous exploration; Leonard and his struggle with obesity, not only his but also of his immediate family; and the conflicted Jacob.
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Hidden Half (2001)
Fereshteh (played by Niki Karimi) tells the story of her life in a manuscript secretly presented to her husband Khosro, a high-ranking judge who is sent in the film to Shiraz to interview a woman accused of a crime who has filed an appeal. After a flight to Shiraz, the husband checks into a hotel, opens the dossier, and discovers his wife’s autobiographical manuscript, which she hopes will open her husband's eyes and soften his heart to listen carefully to the woman’s case. The director, Tahminen Melani, was arrested at the times of the film's release and charged with supporting those that go against god.
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Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (John Voight), a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life. Also starring Ellen Burstyn and Jeff Daniels.
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Ground Truth (2006)
The Ground Truth stunned filmgoers at the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film Festivals. Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage of ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home.
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Changing Times (2004)
A middle-aged man reunites with the ex-flame he still holds a torch for in this rich and moody drama from the great Andre Techine (My Favorite Season). Thirty years after they last parted, Antoine (Gerard Depardieu) arranges to meet with Cecile (Catherine Deneuve) in Morocco, where she lives with her husband and plays host to her adult son. But when the love-struck businessman tries to aggressively reinsert himself into Cecile's life, the confused woman experiences a fierce mix of feelings.
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Lady Vengeance (2005)
Lee Geum-Ja, at the age of 19, goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child on behalf of her accomplice Mr. Baek, only to find out that she is betrayed. While in prison, she carefully prepares for her revenge by winning the hearts of her fellow inmates with her kindness, thus earning herself the nickname 'kind Ms. Geum-Ja'. Upon her release from prison after 13 years, she finally sets out to seek revenge on Baek, with the help of her former prison mates.
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Down in the Valley (2006)
Harlan (Edward Norton) is a charismatic cowboy stuck in suburban San Fernando Valley, who by a twist of fate, rides into the life of a rebellious young girl Tobe (Rachel Wood). Their chance encounter explodes into a passionate romance - despite evidence that a more sinister truth might be lurking beneath his country charm.
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Proposition (2005)
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days.
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Sudden Fear (1952)
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a "romantic leading man." On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive? The answer brings on a game of cat and mouse; but who's the cat and who's the mouse? Starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance.
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Goal (2006)
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer. However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until, one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
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Lonesome Jim (2006)
Casey Affleck plays Jim, a young man who, after deciding he can't make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana -- under his parents' roof. He's saved from his family's dysfunction by a local woman and her son, who sees him as a father figure.
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Water (2005)
Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from a lower caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi
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When Do We Eat (2005)
When Do We Eat? is the story of the "world's fastest Passover seder" gone horribly awry. It's about an old school dad who's as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips Dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic Ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective." By the end of the night, however, Dad's visions turn him into a modern day Moses intent on leading this hungry group to the promised land of family forgiveness.
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Omar & Pete (2005)
A "vivid, sobering portrait" that "packs considerable cumulative punch" (Variety), OMAR & PETE is a compelling and highly personal film that examines the social, economic, and personal barriers two ex-offenders face as they try to reintegrate into their communities and families.In and out of prison for more than 30 years, Omar and Pete are determined to change their lives.
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L'Enfant (2004)
21-year- old Bruno lives with his 18-year-old girlfriend Sonia in Seraing, an eastern Belgian steel town. They live off Sonia's unemployment benefits and the panhandling and petty theft committed by Bruno and his gang. Their lives change forever when Sonia gives birth to their child, Jimmy. After an initial and promising change of heart about becoming a father and changing his ways, Jimmy becomes little more to Bruno than a new source of wealth. Desperate for money and unable to face his parental responsibilities, Bruno sells Jimmy to a black market connection, who promises to find the child an adoptive home. Realizing the error in his actions Bruno sets out to try and undo his callous deed, leading him to a powerful personal transformation.
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Pure (2002)
Following the death of her husband, 10-year-old Paul's mother Mel comes to rely on an old friend, Lenny, who is also a pimp and dealer. Soon Paul must take care of both his mother and his younger brother. When Mel's friend and fellow user dies, Paul must confront the fear that has been gathering in the pit of his stomach: having lost his father, his mother too may abandon him. Even with his limitations as a child, he takes action to stop this from happening.
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Don't Come Knocking (2005)
Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there. The very idea seems like a ray of hope that his life wasn't all in vain. So he sets out to find that young man or woman. He discovers an entire life that he has missed ... Directed by Wem Wenders.
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Lost City (2005)
In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the nightclub owner to flee to New York.
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Putney Swope (1969) *New on dvd
Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers. Soon afterwards, however, the power that comes with its position takes its toll on Putney...
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Ask the Dust (2006)
In the Robert Towne-directed adaptation of John Fante's Depression Era novel, Hayek will play the fiery Mexican beauty Camilla who hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Collin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm
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On a Clear Day (2005)
After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel.
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Aging Out (2004)
Navigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood is challenging for even the most mature and privileged youth. For three young people in New York and Los Angeles, making the transition to independent living is considerably more difficult as they "age out" of the foster care system and suddenly discover, for the first time, that they're on their own.
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Why We Fight (2005)
He may have been the ultimate icon of 1950s conformity and postwar complacency, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was an iconoclast, visionary, and the Cassandra of the New World Order. Upon departing his presidency, Eisenhower issued a stern, cogent warning about the burgeoning "military industrial complex," foretelling with ominous clarity the state of the world in 2004 with its incestuous entanglement of political, corporate, and Defense Department interests.
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Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
This is filmmaker Jonathan Demme's intimate musical portrait of legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young, filmed on the occasion of the world premiere of Young's Prairie Wind concert at Nashville's hallowed Ryman auditorium last summer. Young's music provides an emotionally rich view into this unique artist's relationship to family, friends, mortality and the passage of time. Young is accompanied on stage by many long time musical companions.
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World's Fastest Indian (2005)
The true story of Burt Munro - a New Zealand man who spent decades perfecting his classic 1920 Indian motorcycle. At age 68, he risked everything, including his own life, taking the bike to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to break the world speed record.
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Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006)
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. Starring Tommy Lee Jones.
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The Bette Davis Collection (2006)
The Bette Davis collection includes: A Marked Woman, Jezebel, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Old Acquaintance, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane.
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Blue Butterfly (2004)
Based on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the mythic and elusive Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them on a trip to the jungle to search for the butterfly, leading to an adventure that will transform their lives. Starring William Hurt.
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ON THE OUTS (2005)
A dramatic narrative feature based upon the real stories of girls from the streets and juvenile jail, who lent their voices and unique stories to the filmmakers. These are girls who struggle with all the highs and lows of teenage life in an inner-city world that makes its own rules.The film follows the lives of three central characters from the same Jersey City neighborhood: Oz, 17, is a tough drug dealer with her own corner and the street's respect. Suzette, the sheltered 15 year old daughter of a single mother, whose first teenage crush has life changing repercussions, and Marisol, 17, a single mother who fights both her own demons and the uncompromising world of foster care to keep her child
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Nobody's Life (2003, Just Released)
Nominated for three Goya Awards, Eduard Cortés' debut feature, based on a true story, is a chilling exploration into a world of deception. Emilio Barrero seems to have it all-a great job at a bank, a beautiful house, a loving wife and adoring son who looks up to him. However, sometimes things are not what they seem. Beneath this so-called "perfect" existence, Emilio is living one big lie. When Rosana, a sexy young student enters his life, the subtle balance that keeps his secret hidden begins to fall apart, taking him and his loved ones to an unexpected ending.
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Ushpizin (2005)
A heartwarming and humorous Israeli drama set in the customarily closed world of ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ushpizin is the story of Moshe and Malli, a married couple, who are suffering through a financial crisis. Naturally they pray for help, but instead of a miracle, two suspicious strangers with criminal pasts appear on their doorstep. The couple believes their guests were sent to them by God as a test of faith. The film is reportedly the first made by members of the Israeli ultra-Orthodox community.
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An Unfinished Life (2005)
A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.
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Balzac and the chinese seamstress (2005)
From the international best selling novel. In 1971 China, in the lingering grip of the cultural revolution, two university students, Luo and Ma, are sent to a mountain mining village as part of their reeducation duty to purge them of their classical western education. Amid the backbreaking work and stifling ignorance, the two boys find that music, and the beautiful local young women are the only pleasant things in their miserable life. However, none compare to the young seamstress granddaughter of the local tailor. Stealing a departing student's secret cache of forbidden books of classic western literature such as the works of Honore de Balzac, they set about to woo her and teach her things she had never imagined. In doing so, they start a journey that would profoundly change her perspective on her world and teach the boys about the power of literature and their own ability to change their world in truly revolutionary ways
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