Eclectic (50 titles)
An eclectic mix of old classics and modern greats
86.6% from 3 members
Kill Bill - Vol. 1
Action packed, seriously gory and with some classic lines
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Kill Bill - Vol. 1
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL after a six-year hiatus. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino's vision would not be compromised (and ..read more »
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from 83,461 members
Kill Bill - Vol. 2
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Kill Bill - Vol. 2
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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The second and final volume in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL series is another stylish, sprawling masterwork. VOLUME 2 picks up where the first film left off, as The Bride (Uma Thurman) resumes her quest to track down her former mentor, Bill (David Carradine), and exact revenge. But before she gets ..read more »
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from 78,773 members
Sweet Home Alabama
One of the great 'feel good' films. Great cast and funny lines with a sweet cheesy ending.
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Sweet Home Alabama
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey
Director: Andrew Tennant
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Reese Witherspoon stars in SWEET HOME ALABAMA, a charming romantic comedy directed by Andy Tennant. Witherspoon is Melanie Carmichael, a Southern girl who leaves her past behind in order to find success as a fashion designer in New York City. On the night of a hugely important show, her charming ..read more »
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from 16,437 members
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
British film making at its best. Enough said.
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Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Vinnie Jones, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran
Director: Guy Ritchie
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A brutally comic tale about a group of London friends who find themselves deep in debt to an East End tough, LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS is quick-paced, stylized, and highly entertaining. In his debut feature film, director-writer Guy Ritchie weaves a tangled web of shady, blithely ..read more »
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from 33,811 members
Trading Places
Absolutely histerical. Eddie Murphy and Jamie Curtis are superb.
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Trading Places
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis
Director: John Landis
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As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. ..read more »
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from 19,139 members
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Quaint 1920's set movie. You may need to fast forward some of the songs! The dresses are divine!
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing
Director: George Roy Hill
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This characteristically spectacular Ross Hunter musical production, a parody of the films of the 1920s, stars Julie Andrews as the eager young Millie Dillmount. She arrives in New York City in the 1920s intent on a job as a secretary with a rich, handsome, eligible boss. Deciding to adopt the ..read more »
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from 1,262 member
Psycho
Not exactly scary but very well made and directed. Anthony Hopkins sends shivers down your spine with his portayal as Norman Bates of Bates Motel.
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Psycho
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-..read more »
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from 22,151 members
American Beauty
Slightly quirky but the acting is excellent and the characters are wierdly easy to relate to! The spooky soundtrack is also very good. The ending is unexpected but believable.
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American Beauty
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Sam Roberts, Annette Bening
Director: Sam Mendes
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AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a ..read more »
74%
from 63,077 members
Serendipity
Some very funny lines and a good story line however if you don't like predictable films then this is probably not for you!
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Serendipity
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Molly Shannon
Director: Peter Chelsom
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New York City, just before Christmas. The last pair of black cashmere gloves in Bloomingdale's is on its way to the counter. As the gloves arrive, Sara (Kate Beckinsale) and Jonathan (John Cusack) claim them simultaneously. And so it begins--Sara and Jonathan go to a little coffee shop, named ..read more »
64%
from 12,786 members
Gladiator
Incredibly moving. Its one of those films which stays with and you can watch it again and again. The soundtrack is very emotional but that alone is worth listening to.
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Gladiator
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER, ALIEN) transports Hollywood to second-century Rome in this rousing historical epic that proudly harkens back to such films as BEN-HUR and SPARTACUS. Russell Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who leads the troops in conquering Germania for the empire. When an aging ..read more »
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