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Sunshine Cleaning
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin
Director: Christine Jeffs
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Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a 30-something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with their dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get ..read more »
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69%
from 772 members
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Blake Lively, Alan Arkin
Director: Rebecca Miller
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From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher 30 years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life ..read more »
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60%
from 583 members
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Get Smart
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Segal
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Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell ..read more »
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65%
from 19,412 members
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Get Smart - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Segal
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The spy spoof series gets the big screen treatment with this action comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Agents 86 (Carell), 99 (Hathaway), and 23 (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) lead Control against the evil entity KAOS.
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63%
from 4,038 members
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Marley & Me - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin
Director: David Frankel
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David Frankel (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) delivers another charming comedy. Based on the hit memoir by John Grogan, MARLEY AND ME chronicles the relationship of John (Owen Wilson) and Jen (Jennifer Aniston) as they face the challenges of marriage and work to start a family. By their side is their ..read more »
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71%
from 1,876 member
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Little Miss Sunshine
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
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Little Miss Sunshine is a brazenly satirical and yet deeply human American road comedy. The film introduces audiences to one of the most endearingly fractured families in recent cinema history: the Hoovers, whose trip to a pre-pubescent beauty pageant results not only in comic mayhem but in death, ..read more »
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73%
from 99,054 members
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Slums Of Beverly Hills
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Natasha Lyonne
Director: Tamara Jenkins
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This is a coming-of-age comedy about Vivian (Natasha Lyonne, AMERICAN PIE 2) a young jewish girl in 1970's Beverly Hills who must come to terms with her family's constantly changing addresses as well as trying to control her budding sexuality. Marisa Tomei is a cousin who comes to visit (having ..read more »
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57%
from 399 members
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Gattaca
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
Director: Andrew Niccol
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In the 21st century, genetic engineering makes possible the creation of biologically superior human specimens ("valids"), who then grow to positions of power and prestige. Would-be astronaut Vincent(Ethan Hawke) born the old-fashioned way, can only hope for a janitorial position at the elite ..read more »
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68%
from 18,528 members
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Four Days in September
(1997)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Fernanda Torres
Director: Bruno Barreto
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A group of Brazilian students kidnap the American ambassador as an act of resistance against their right-wing military government, but the emotional tension soon wears a crack in their starry-eyed idealism. Thoughtful, even-handed direction examines the event from a variety of perspectives. Based ..read more »
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60%
from 16 members
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Grosse Pointe Blank
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd
Director: George Armitage
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A nihilistically philosophical hit man (John Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he tries to patch things up with the girlfriend (Minnie Driver) he abandoned on prom night,..read more »
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72%
from 16,873 members
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Mother Night
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin
Director: Keith Gordon
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Keith Gordon's darkly comic film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s highly original novel stars Nick Nolte as Howard J. Campbell Jr., an unusual antihero with a twisted story to tell. The tale begins in a Israeli prison cell, where Campbell is on trial for WWII war crimes. Campbell is given a ..read more »
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62%
from 210 members
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Indian Summer
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane
Director: Mike Binder
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Now in their thirties, a group of friends reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the originals show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
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55%
from 138 members
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Glengarry Glen Ross
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
Director: James Foley
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Glengarry Glen Ross tells the powerful story of the wheelings and dealings of a small Chicago real estate office, where the name of the game is to close the deal and stay on top. The film boasts an all-star cast, including: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; and Kevin ..read more »
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69%
from 9,513 members
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Edward Scissorhands - BLU-RAY Version
(1991)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
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76%
from 1,573 member
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Rocketeer
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: William Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton
Director: Joe Johnston
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A young pilot and his mentor chance upon a rocket pack. After figuring out how to use it the pilot is able to save lives. Trouble starts when a group of Nazis decide they'd like to own it.
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58%
from 3,253 members
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Edward Scissorhands
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
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74%
from 24,297 members
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Havana
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Poker player Jack Weil plans a trip to Havana to play the gambling tables. What he doesn't know is that he'll fall for the wife of a revolutionary.
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57%
from 376 members
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Escape From Sobibor
(1987)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, Joanna Pacula
Director: Jack Gold
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Horrifyingly true story of the Nazi's inhumane treatment of Jews at a secluded death camp. Despite the terrible odds, a number of emaciated prisoners successfully organised an escape resulting in the setting loose of over 600 inmates, some 320 actually getting to freedom. TV screened.
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72%
from 86 members
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Big Trouble
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo
Director: John Cassavetes
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A troubled production history notwithstanding, BIG TROUBLE remains a lighthearted updating of the classic film noir DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Alan Arkin stars as Leonard Hoffman, an insurance salesman and father of triplets. When it becomes apparent that his dream of sending his three sons to Yale is ..read more »
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39%
from 100 members
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The Last Unicorn
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Weary of being alone in the vast forest, unicorn Amalthea (Mia Farrow) begins to wonder if she's the last of her kind. Following a rumour, she joins forces with feeblish wizard Schmendrick (Alan Arkin) and wayward barmaid Molly (Tammy Grimes) to look for the mystical Red Bull, a creature known to ..read more »
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65%
from 966 members
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The In-Laws
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini
Director: Arthur Hiller
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Peter Falk and Alan Arkin play the soon-to-be-fathers-in-law in this crazy comedy. Falk is Vincent Ricardo the CIA agent, while Arkin is the mild-mannered dentist Sheldon Kornpett, whose children are getting married in 48 hours. Directed by LOVE STORY's Arthur Hiller this chalk and cheese comedy ..read more »
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57%
from 193 members
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Catch 22
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Anthony Perkins
Director: Mike Nichols
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Based on Joseph Heller's much-loved best-selling novel, this sometimes disturbing antiwar satire centers around a group of World War II fliers in the Mediterranean and the insanity of war. The catch-22 of the title deals with a military snafu that results when a bombardier in the war attempts to ..read more »
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63%
from 2,702 members
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Inspector Clouseau
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Patrick Cargill
Director: Bud Yorkin
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Part of the Pink Panther collection in which Alan Arkin plays the part of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau who is sent to London to try to investigate the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery.
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from 117 members
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Wait Until Dark
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna
Director: Terence Young
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The gripping tale of a blind woman confronted in her apartment by three criminals with an incredibly elaborate and sinister scheme. One of the first true jump-out-of-your-seat thrillers. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress - Audrey Hepburn.
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71%
from 1,018 member
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Jakob The Liar
on DVD
Starring: Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director: Peter Kassovitz
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Jakob is a poor Jewish cafe owner in Nazi occupied Poland in 1944. He accidentally hears good news about the war on a radio and spreads this to his depressed friends who have heard no news since 1939. Unfortunately the rumour also spreads that Jakob has a radio and this is an offence punishable by ..read more »
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61%
from 876 members
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Noel
on DVD
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Penelope Cruz
Director: Chazz Palminteri
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A first-rate cast comes together for this collection of intertwining tales of lonely New Yorkers reaching out to each other on Christmas Eve. Susan Sarandon plays Rose, a widowed editor who spends way too much time at the hospital bed of her Alzheimers-stricken mother. Robin Williams is the ..read more »
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53%
from 3,632 members
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Noel
to Watch Now
(2005)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin
Director: Chazz Palminteri
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Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 92 minutes
It's Christmas Eve in New York City, and with a little help from each other, five people will discover a new meaning to their lives on Christmas Day. Rose is spending the holidays at a nursing home where her mother is deep in the clutches of Alzheimer's. Despite her own tragic circumstances, Rose ..read more »
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Stylistically marvellous 9 December 2008
...lant and embittered. There's also another excellently downplayed performance by Alan Arkin to enjoy. The film's visual style is beautiful - art deco futurism. Lovely!
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One of the best casts ever! 27 March 2006
