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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)

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A lonely 40-ish man, likely to remain a bachelor, has a chance to find the love of his life when he falls for a vivacious young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aditya Chopra
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Vinay Pathak  •  Anushka Sharma  •  M. K. Raina

A lonely 40-ish man, likely to remain a bachelor, has a chance to find the love of his life when he falls for a vivacious young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aditya Chopra
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Vinay Pathak  •  Anushka Sharma  •  M. K. Raina

Molly Maxwell (2013)

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At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing. In the midst of all this liberal pedagogy and budding talent, Molly Maxwell feels ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sara St. Onge
CAST:  Lola Tash  •  Charlie Carrick  •  Krista Bridges  •  Richard Clarkin

At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing. In the midst of all this liberal pedagogy and budding talent, Molly Maxwell feels ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sara St. Onge
CAST:  Lola Tash  •  Charlie Carrick  •  Krista Bridges  •  Richard Clarkin

Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

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A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liev Schreiber
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Eugene Hutz  •  Boris Leskin  •  Jana Hrabětova

A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liev Schreiber
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Eugene Hutz  •  Boris Leskin  •  Jana Hrabětova

Never Cry Wolf (1983)

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A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carroll Ballard
CAST:  Charles Martin Smith  •  Zachary Ittimangnaq  •  Samson Jorah  •  Hugh Webster

A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carroll Ballard
CAST:  Charles Martin Smith  •  Zachary Ittimangnaq  •  Samson Jorah  •  Hugh Webster

Guarding Tess (1994)

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Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Wilson
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Austin Pendleton  •  Edward Albert

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Wilson
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Austin Pendleton  •  Edward Albert

Young Sister-In-Law (2016)

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Three men and women start living together. Byeong-soo is chosen in a scenario contest and is picked to write a script for a movie, so he leaves the noisy city and moves in with his married senior from school. At the house is Ji-eun, the senior's wife and a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Woo-seong
CAST:  Ah Ri  •  Kang Ye-na 姜藝娜  •  Do Mo-Se  •  Si Hyeon

Three men and women start living together. Byeong-soo is chosen in a scenario contest and is picked to write a script for a movie, so he leaves the noisy city and moves in with his married senior from school. At the house is Ji-eun, the senior's wife and a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Choi Woo-seong
CAST:  Ah Ri  •  Kang Ye-na 姜藝娜  •  Do Mo-Se  •  Si Hyeon

Right Brain Left Brain (2010)

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Think Thank goes straight to the dome with Right Brain Left Brain. Meticulously messy, precisely unpredictable and controlled chaos; snowboarding is everything and can do anything. Such a lofty pursuit takes both halves of one’s brain. Think Thank is taking the ...  (more)

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Think Thank goes straight to the dome with Right Brain Left Brain. Meticulously messy, precisely unpredictable and controlled chaos; snowboarding is everything and can do anything. Such a lofty pursuit takes both halves of one’s brain. Think Thank is taking the ...  (more)

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Collateral Beauty (2016)

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Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Edward Norton  •  Kate Winslet  •  Michael Peña

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Edward Norton  •  Kate Winslet  •  Michael Peña

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

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Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karan Johar
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Kajol  •  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Jaya Bachchan

Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karan Johar
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Kajol  •  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Jaya Bachchan

News of the World (2020)

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A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Greengrass
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Helena Zengel  •  Fred Hechinger  •  Ray McKinnon

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Greengrass
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Helena Zengel  •  Fred Hechinger  •  Ray McKinnon

28 Days (2000)

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After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Betty Thomas
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Viggo Mortensen  •  Dominic West  •  Elizabeth Perkins

After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Betty Thomas
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Viggo Mortensen  •  Dominic West  •  Elizabeth Perkins

A Moment of Innocence (1996)

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A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohsen Makhmalbaf
CAST:  Mirhadi Tayebi  •  Mohsen Makhmalbaf  •  Ali Bakhsi  •  Ammar Tafti

A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohsen Makhmalbaf
CAST:  Mirhadi Tayebi  •  Mohsen Makhmalbaf  •  Ali Bakhsi  •  Ammar Tafti

Palo Alto (2013)

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Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gia Coppola
CAST:  Emma Roberts  •  James Franco  •  Val Kilmer  •  Colleen Camp

Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gia Coppola
CAST:  Emma Roberts  •  James Franco  •  Val Kilmer  •  Colleen Camp

Rust and Bone (2012)

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Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Audiard
CAST:  Marion Cotillard  •  Matthias Schoenaerts  •  Bouli Lanners  •  Céline Sallette

Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Audiard
CAST:  Marion Cotillard  •  Matthias Schoenaerts  •  Bouli Lanners  •  Céline Sallette

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

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An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikkhil Advani
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Preity Zinta  •  Saif Ali Khan  •  Jaya Bachchan

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikkhil Advani
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Preity Zinta  •  Saif Ali Khan  •  Jaya Bachchan

The Holiday (2006)

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Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Meyers
CAST:  Cameron Diaz  •  Kate Winslet  •  Jude Law  •  Jack Black

Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Meyers
CAST:  Cameron Diaz  •  Kate Winslet  •  Jude Law  •  Jack Black

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)

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A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rémi Bezançon
CAST:  Jacques Gamblin  •  Zabou Breitman  •  Déborah François  •  Marc-André Grondin

A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rémi Bezançon
CAST:  Jacques Gamblin  •  Zabou Breitman  •  Déborah François  •  Marc-André Grondin

Certainly One Day (1975)

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Based on Yılmaz Güney's script and filmed in semi-documentary style, the movie provides a fresh perspective on the history of labor issues in 1970s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bilge Olgaç
CAST:  Azra Balkan  •  Oktay Sözbir  •  Semra Özdamar  •  Güven Şengil

Based on Yılmaz Güney's script and filmed in semi-documentary style, the movie provides a fresh perspective on the history of labor issues in 1970s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bilge Olgaç
CAST:  Azra Balkan  •  Oktay Sözbir  •  Semra Özdamar  •  Güven Şengil

The Iron Giant (1999)

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In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Bird
CAST:  Jennifer Aniston  •  Harry Connick Jr.  •  Vin Diesel  •  Cloris Leachman

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Bird
CAST:  Jennifer Aniston  •  Harry Connick Jr.  •  Vin Diesel  •  Cloris Leachman

36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)

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Middle-aged Violet, an Anglo-Indian teacher, lives alone in a flat at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aparna Sen
CAST:  Jennifer Kendal  •  Dhritiman Chatterjee  •  Debashree Roy  •  Geoffrey Kendal

Middle-aged Violet, an Anglo-Indian teacher, lives alone in a flat at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aparna Sen
CAST:  Jennifer Kendal  •  Dhritiman Chatterjee  •  Debashree Roy  •  Geoffrey Kendal
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