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8.2/10
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A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Angel Eyes (2001)
5.4/10
A mysterious man is drawn to a feisty female police officer and a unusual relationship ensues, as not everything is as it seems.
Changeling (2008)
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8.0/10
A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it stubbornly tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child, while also refusing to give up hope that she will find him one day.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Julie & Julia (2009)
7.5/10
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Toy Story (1995) & Toy Story 2 (1999)
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A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.
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When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
8.1/10
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The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Orphan (2009)
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7.2/10
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A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.
Rogue Trader (1999)
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5.9/10
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One man's ambition causes one of the greatest financial disasters in history.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
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7.5/10
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Director Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Snatch. (2000)
8.2/10
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Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
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8.6/10
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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.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
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5.6/10
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A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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8.5/10
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Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Goodfellas (1990)
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8.8/10
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Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
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8.2/10
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An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
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7.5/10
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As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
My Life in Ruins (2009)
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5.8/10
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A travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around Greece.
Big Fish (2003)
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8.1/10
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A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
8.4/10
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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
Monday, November 16, 2009
I Love You, Man (2009)
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7.4/10
Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?
The Hangover (2009)
8.0/10
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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.
Taxi Driver (1976)
8.6/10
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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8.7/10
A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
WALL·E (2008)
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8.6/10
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In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
6.6/10
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Face/Off (1997)
7.2/10
A revolutionary medical technique allows an undercover agent to take the physical appearance of a major criminal and infiltrate his organization.
Up (2009)
8.5/10
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.
Trainspotting (1996)
8.2/10
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Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Public Enemies (2009)
7.3/10
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The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
5.9/10
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A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
Miss March (2009)
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4.9/10
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17 Again (2009)
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6.6/10
About a guy whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life.
Watchmen (2009)
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7.8/10
In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.
Observe and Report (2009)
6.2/10
Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective, is recruited to close the case.
Babel (2006)
7.7/10
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Taken (2008)
7.9/10
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.
Bolt (2008)
7.4/10
The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.
Amistad (1997)
7.1/10
AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free-man who led the revolt.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Fight Club (1999)
User Rating: 8.8/10
An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression.
Fighting (2009)
User Rating: 5.1/10
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.
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
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State of Play (2009)
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User Rating: 7.4/10
A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress.
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
User Rating: 7.2/10
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.
Kidulthood (2006) & Adulthood (2008)
User Rating: 6.1/10
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
User Rating: 6.8/10
Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier...
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