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The Living and the Dead

IMDB Rating: 5.80
444 votes

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A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alone, his over-protected, delusional, adult son, James, fancies himself in charge of the manor house with his terminally ill mother, and barricades the two of them into the house for a series of ever more panicked home treatments, mistakenly protecting her from the arrival of Nurse Mary and any outside help.
Actors
Donald BrocklebankRoger Lloyd-Pack
James BrocklebankLeo Bill
PolicemanNeil Conrich

Dead Poets Society

IMDB Rating: 7.80
69947 votes

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Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.
Actors
John KeatingRobin Williams
Neil PerryRobert Sean Leonard
Todd AndersonEthan Hawke

Dogma

IMDB Rating: 7.30
71668 votes

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The great grand niece of Jesus Christ is enlisted to prevent two angels from reentering Heaven and thus undoing the fabric of the universe. Along the way, she is aided by two prophets, Jay and Silent Bob. With the help of Rufus, the 13th Apostle, they must stop those who stand in their way and prevent the angels from entering Heaven.
Actors
MetatronAlan Rickman
GodAlanis Morissette
RufusChris Rock

The Outsiders

IMDB Rating: 6.80
14198 votes

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Based on the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name. The tension between two groups: The Greasers and The Socials "Socs" puts Ponyboy Curtis (Howell) and his best friend Johnny Cade (Macchio) in a bad spot. One night at the movies, Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with Sherri "Cherry" Valance (Lane) and Marcia (Meyrink) once they get Dally Winston (Dillon), the toughest and meanest of the Greasers to stop attempting to "score" Cherry and Marcia. What Johnny and Ponyboy don't know is that Cherry and Marcia are girls for the snobbish, popular, and rich group, the Socs. Once Johnny kills Bob Sheldon (Garrett), the toughest and meanest member of the Socs, this begins as the Socs demand a rumble against the Greasers.
Actors
Dallas 'Dally' WinstonMatt Dillon
Johnny CadeRalph Macchio
Ponyboy CurtisC. Thomas Howell

Things We Lost in the Fire

IMDB Rating: 7.40
1099 votes

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A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
Actors
Audrey BurkeHalle Berry
Jerry SunborneBenicio Del Toro
Steven BurkeDavid Duchovny

Scrooge

IMDB Rating: 8.00
5553 votes

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Stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge is known as the meanest man in London. He overworks and underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, whose little son, Tiny Tim, is crippled and may soon die. He also has nothing to do with his nephew, Fred, because his birth cost the life of his beloved sister. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a haunting nightmare. He is visited by three ghosts and is given one last chance to change his ways and save himself from the grim fate that befell his business partner, Jacob Marley.
Actors
Ebenezer ScroogeAlastair Sim
Mrs. DilberKathleen Harrison
Bob CratchitMervyn Johns

Misérables, Les

IMDB Rating: 7.10
8015 votes

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Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Actors
Inspector JavertGeoffrey Rush
FantineUma Thurman
Jean ValjeanLiam Neeson

Man on Fire

IMDB Rating: 7.60
42352 votes

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A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him.
Actors
CreasyDenzel Washington
PitaDakota Fanning
SamuelMarc Anthony

The Heartbreak Kid

IMDB Rating: 5.80
5172 votes

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The story centers on a man who is convinced that he has finally met the right girl and marries too quickly. While on his honeymoon and in the process of discovering that his new bride is a nightmare, he meets the girl of his dreams.
Actors
MirandaMichelle Monaghan
Eddie CantrowBen Stiller
DocJerry Stiller