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| As Good as It Gets |
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1997 Color |
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Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is a man who's obsessive-compulsive world is turned upside down when he becomes involved with a waitress struggling to help her sick son and his gay neighbor who is going through a life-crisis. Hilarious and moving, it is packed with first rate dialogue!
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| O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
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2000 Color |
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A Coen Brother's creation, loosely based on Homer's Odyssey with a fantastic sound track. This is the story of three convicts who embark on a treasure hunt that leads them on many adventures where they encounter an array of surreal characters.
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| The Witches of Eastwick |
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1987 Color |
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A seductive and dark story of three women played by Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer looking to find the perfect man. Jack Nickolson plays the mysterious stranger who at fist seems to fulfill their every need. Who but Jack could play the devil himself?
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| When Harry Met Sally |
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1989 Color |
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A great comedy directed by Rob Reiner that asks "can men and women really have a platonic relationship." The story follows the ever changing relationship between Harry (Billy Chrystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan). They had amazing chemistry and the fake orgasm scene is never to be forgotten.
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| Young Frankenstein |
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1974 B&W |
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Mel Brooks creates a world dark and hilarious in this comic satire of the classic Frankenstein story. The humor is often subtle and well delivered by a cast featuring Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle. Only Mel's monster could be asked "Did you just make a yummy sound?"
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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1987 Color |
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A caustic business man who trying to get home for Thanksgiving hooks up with a man who drives him absolutely crazy in this hilarious comedy. This was arguably John Candy's best role.
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| Chocolat |
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2000 Color |
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Juliette Binoche plays Vianne, a woman who moves to a small village in France and opens a chocolate shop that does not close for lent. The villagers, though scandalized, can't stay away from her sensuous desserts, which soon begin to melt their hearts and change their lives.
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| Contact |
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1977 Color |
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Can religion and science co-exist? Can two people agree to disagree about their beliefs and are their beliefs really that different? How might we actually make "contact" with another world? This adaptation of Carl Sagan's only fictional writing, is a thought-provoking story.
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| Forrest Gump |
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1994 Color |
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Anyone that hasn't seen this film must avoid everything that people rave about (the anti-English Patient syndome) or lives on an iceberg. This Robert Zemeckis film starring Tom Hanks and a great supporting cast is worth watching anytime and just as good to see again every few years.
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| Life is Beautiful |
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1997 Color |
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A tragic comedy that follows Guido (Roberto Benigni), as he and his son are sent to a German concentration camp. The mastery in this film is that it could make you laugh without offense to the serious subject matter. It is a wonderfull film and best viewed in Italian with subtitles.
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Stand By Me
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1986 Color |
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Coming of age story about 4 boys who set out to find the body of a missing boy and end up finding out more about themselves, and life in general, then they ever imagined.
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Amedeus
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1984 Color |
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The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashbacks by his rival, Antonio Salieri who spent most of his life envying Mozart's natural talents and resenting his personality.
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American Beauty
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1999 Color |
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A man, who seems to have a perfect family, home, and career, is actually having trouble in every aspect of his life. This strange, disturbing and hilarious look at suburban life will give you a lot to think about.
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| Aliens |
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1986 Color |
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Ripley is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space only to find that "the company" does not believe her and the alien planet has been colonized. When contact with the colonists is lost Ripley must once again take on the Aliens.
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| Basic Instinct |
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1992 Color |
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A film that generated considerable controversy when it was released. In part due to graphical sex and violence but also due to the steamy presentation by director Paul Verhoeven. Alfred Hitchcock's influence, especially from Vertigo, is easily seen as well as heard in an excellect score.
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| Cape Fear |
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1991 Color |
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This is one remake that lived up to it's original. Max Cady is a brutal rapist who wants revenge. After being released from prison, he terrorizes the family of his prosecuting attorney who withheld information that could have acquitted him.
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| The Sixth Sense |
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1999 Color |
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This is one of those films where it is best not to know the ending but it is a good one and holds up with another viewing. M. Night Shyamalan's breakout movie stars Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment in a very good performance about a young boy who sees dead people, all the time!
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| Die Hard |
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1988 Color |
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The film that started the Die Hard series has a good balance of action, guts and smart ass dialog. It certainly helped establish Bruce Willis at the box office and for good reason. The John McClane character returned for two for films, the last was almost as good as this one.
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| From Russia With Love |
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1963 Color |
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Aside from Hugh Heffner, James Bond may have had the greatest influence on boys in the 1960's. Sean Connery was always cool, always suave and always had beautiful women falling all over him. This is one of the best Bond films with simple gadgets and good villans.
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| Little Big Man |
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1970 Color |
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An old man tells his tale of living in both the world of the Indian and the white settlers in an epic film by Arthur Penn. Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway and Chief Dan George star in this film of sentiment and humor. Chief Dan George steals the show with some wonderful dialog.
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