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Brian's Song (1971)

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Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  James Caan  •  Billy Dee Williams  •  Jack Warden  •  Bernie Casey

Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  James Caan  •  Billy Dee Williams  •  Jack Warden  •  Bernie Casey

Mediterraneo (1991)

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Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems abandoned and there isn't a single enemy in sight, so the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Salvatores
CAST:  Diego Abatantuono  •  Claudio Bigagli  •  Giuseppe Cederna  •  Claudio Bisio

Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems abandoned and there isn't a single enemy in sight, so the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Salvatores
CAST:  Diego Abatantuono  •  Claudio Bigagli  •  Giuseppe Cederna  •  Claudio Bisio

The Upside (2019)

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Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Kevin Hart  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Julianna Margulies

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Kevin Hart  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Julianna Margulies

City Island (2009)

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The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Andy García  •  Alan Arkin  •  Dominik Garcia  •  Emily Mortimer

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Andy García  •  Alan Arkin  •  Dominik Garcia  •  Emily Mortimer

Brassed Off (1996)

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A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Herman
CAST:  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Tara Fitzgerald  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stephen Tompkinson

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Herman
CAST:  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Tara Fitzgerald  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stephen Tompkinson

The Grand Seduction (2014)

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A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McKellar
CAST:  Brendan Gleeson  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Gordon Pinsent  •  Liane Balaban

A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McKellar
CAST:  Brendan Gleeson  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Gordon Pinsent  •  Liane Balaban

A Knight's Tale (2001)

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William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Helgeland
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Rufus Sewell  •  Shannyn Sossamon  •  Paul Bettany

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Helgeland
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Rufus Sewell  •  Shannyn Sossamon  •  Paul Bettany

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

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A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Sally Hawkins  •  Alexis Zegerman  •  Eddie Marsan  •  Samuel Roukin

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Sally Hawkins  •  Alexis Zegerman  •  Eddie Marsan  •  Samuel Roukin

Mister Roberts (1984)

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Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts (Robert Hays, Airplane!), who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Bernhardt
CAST:  Robert Hays  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Raye Birk  •  Charles Durning

Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts (Robert Hays, Airplane!), who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Bernhardt
CAST:  Robert Hays  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Raye Birk  •  Charles Durning

Made in Italy (2020)

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A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D'Arcy
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Micheál Richardson  •  Valeria Bilello

A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D'Arcy
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Micheál Richardson  •  Valeria Bilello

Win Win (2011)

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When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Paul Giamatti  •  Melanie Lynskey  •  Amy Ryan  •  Jeffrey Tambor

When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Paul Giamatti  •  Melanie Lynskey  •  Amy Ryan  •  Jeffrey Tambor

My Brother Is an Only Child (2007)

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Accio and Manrico are two working-class brothers in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, womanizing, and loved by all, while younger Accio is moody, hotheaded, and lives everything as if it was a war, much to his parents' chagrin. While the former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Luchetti
CAST:  Elio Germano  •  Riccardo Scamarcio  •  Diane Fleri  •  Angela Finocchiaro

Accio and Manrico are two working-class brothers in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, womanizing, and loved by all, while younger Accio is moody, hotheaded, and lives everything as if it was a war, much to his parents' chagrin. While the former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Luchetti
CAST:  Elio Germano  •  Riccardo Scamarcio  •  Diane Fleri  •  Angela Finocchiaro

Pretty in Pink (1986)

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Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Deutch
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Jon Cryer  •  Andrew McCarthy  •  Harry Dean Stanton

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Deutch
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Jon Cryer  •  Andrew McCarthy  •  Harry Dean Stanton

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

Thelma & Louise (1991)

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Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Geena Davis  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Brad Pitt

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Geena Davis  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Brad Pitt

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

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A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Emily Blunt  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Rachael Stirling

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Emily Blunt  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Rachael Stirling

Field of Dreams (1989)

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Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Alden Robinson
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  James Earl Jones  •  Amy Madigan  •  Timothy Busfield

Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Alden Robinson
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  James Earl Jones  •  Amy Madigan  •  Timothy Busfield

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

Chak De! India (2007)

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A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimit Amin
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Anaitha Nair  •  Tanya Abrol  •  Shilpa Shukla

A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimit Amin
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Anaitha Nair  •  Tanya Abrol  •  Shilpa Shukla

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

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A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Emily Blunt  •  Alan Arkin  •  Mary Lynn Rajskub

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Emily Blunt  •  Alan Arkin  •  Mary Lynn Rajskub
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