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The Florida Project (2017)

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The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Baker
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Brooklynn Prince  •  Bria Vinaite  •  Valeria Cotto

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Baker
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Brooklynn Prince  •  Bria Vinaite  •  Valeria Cotto

We Are Marshall (2006)

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When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  McG
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Matthew Fox  •  Anthony Mackie  •  David Strathairn

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  McG
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Matthew Fox  •  Anthony Mackie  •  David Strathairn

The 33 (2015)

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Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricia Riggen
CAST:  Antonio Banderas  •  Rodrigo Santoro  •  Juliette Binoche  •  James Brolin

Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricia Riggen
CAST:  Antonio Banderas  •  Rodrigo Santoro  •  Juliette Binoche  •  James Brolin

Trouble with the Curve (2012)

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Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young player-turned-scout.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Lorenz
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Amy Adams  •  Justin Timberlake  •  John Goodman

Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young player-turned-scout.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Lorenz
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Amy Adams  •  Justin Timberlake  •  John Goodman

Stronger (2017)

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A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gordon Green
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Tatiana Maslany  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Clancy Brown

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gordon Green
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Tatiana Maslany  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Clancy Brown

Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

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Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thor Freudenthal
CAST:  AnnaSophia Robb  •  Molly Parker  •  Taylor Russell  •  Walton Goggins

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thor Freudenthal
CAST:  AnnaSophia Robb  •  Molly Parker  •  Taylor Russell  •  Walton Goggins

The Children Act (2018)

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In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Fionn Whitehead  •  Stanley Tucci  •  Ben Chaplin

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Fionn Whitehead  •  Stanley Tucci  •  Ben Chaplin

Radio (2003)

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High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tollin
CAST:  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Ed Harris  •  Alfre Woodard  •  S. Epatha Merkerson

High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tollin
CAST:  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Ed Harris  •  Alfre Woodard  •  S. Epatha Merkerson

Big Miracle (2012)

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A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Kwapis
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  John Krasinski  •  Kristen Bell  •  Vinessa Shaw

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Kwapis
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  John Krasinski  •  Kristen Bell  •  Vinessa Shaw

Casino (1995)

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In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Sharon Stone  •  Joe Pesci  •  James Woods

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Sharon Stone  •  Joe Pesci  •  James Woods

Gravity (2013)

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Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Cuarón
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  George Clooney  •  Ed Harris  •  Orto Ignatiussen

Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Cuarón
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  George Clooney  •  Ed Harris  •  Orto Ignatiussen

Bronson (2008)

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A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Matt King  •  James Lance  •  Kelly Adams

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Matt King  •  James Lance  •  Kelly Adams

A Dog's Journey (2019)

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A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gail Mancuso
CAST:  Dennis Quaid  •  Betty Gilpin  •  Josh Gad  •  Abby Ryder Fortson

A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gail Mancuso
CAST:  Dennis Quaid  •  Betty Gilpin  •  Josh Gad  •  Abby Ryder Fortson

The Judge (2014)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dobkin
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Leighton Meester  •  Vera Farmiga  •  Vincent D'Onofrio

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dobkin
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Leighton Meester  •  Vera Farmiga  •  Vincent D'Onofrio

Babel (2006)

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In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Rinko Kikuchi

In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Rinko Kikuchi

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Jonze
CAST:  Catherine Keener  •  Max Records  •  Lauren Ambrose  •  James Gandolfini

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Jonze
CAST:  Catherine Keener  •  Max Records  •  Lauren Ambrose  •  James Gandolfini

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

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John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chad Stahelski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Common  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Riccardo Scamarcio

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chad Stahelski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Common  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Riccardo Scamarcio

I, Robot (2004)

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In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Proyas
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Alan Tudyk  •  James Cromwell  •  Bruce Greenwood

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Proyas
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Alan Tudyk  •  James Cromwell  •  Bruce Greenwood

Rudy (1993)

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Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Anspaugh
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Jon Favreau  •  Ned Beatty  •  Greta Lind

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Anspaugh
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Jon Favreau  •  Ned Beatty  •  Greta Lind

The Godfather Part II (1974)

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In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Robert Duvall  •  Diane Keaton  •  Robert De Niro

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Robert Duvall  •  Diane Keaton  •  Robert De Niro
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