a few modern films worth a look (25 titles)
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Wonder Boys
you don't realise what a well-crafted film it is after the first viewing... it has so many great moments that stick with you that you find yourself watching it again, and again, and again. incidentally, michael douglas is superb here - it's the role of his career without a doubt
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Wonder Boys
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand
Director: Curtis Hanson
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College Professor and novelist, Grady Tripp, is suffering from writer's block which causes him to be be filled with self doubt. Based on the novel by Michael Chabon.
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from 8,944 members
You Can Count On Me
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You Can Count On Me
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Amy Ryan, Laura Linney, Rory Culkin
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
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Set in a small town in upstate New York, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME looks at a brother and sister who grew up together as orphans but now face life with very different perspectives. Sammy (Laura Linney) works at the local bank. Most of her attention goes into raising her 8-year-old son, Rudy (Rory Culkin),..read more »
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from 3,141 members
Shower
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Shower
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Zhu Xu, Jiang Wu, Du Peng
Director: Zhang Yang
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This festival favorite from China tells the touching story of a father whose oldest son leaves him. He remains in Beijing, raising his retarded son and running the local bathhouse. When the elder son mistakenly hears that his father has passed away, he returns to Beijing, only to discover the ..read more »
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from 875 members
Ghost World
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Ghost World
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
Director: Terry Zwigoff
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Terry Zwigoff finally follows up his 1994 breakout success, CRUMB, with this infectious, insightful, and ultimately sad look at teenage angst and boredom in suburbia that recalls such films as WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE and RUSHMORE as well as MTV's excellent DARIA series. The screenplay, written by ..read more »
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from 12,713 members
Beyond The Sea
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Beyond The Sea
on DVD
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman
Director: Kevin Spacey
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Biographical movie about singing legend Bobby Darin
57%
from 17,316 members
The Dish
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The Dish
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long
Director: Rob Sitch
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In July 1969, the eyes of the world were on the Apollo 11 moon landing--but the world would have watched blank television screens if not for the hard work of a group of Australians manning the Parkes Radio Telescope, one of the largest dishes in the world. In THE DISH, a dramatization of the events ..read more »
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from 3,571 members
Happy Accidents
rather underrated. a chick flick with a sci fi twist.... if that's at all possible
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Happy Accidents
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Marty Davey, Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio
Director: Brad Anderson
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Ruby Weaver has man trouble: she tries to fix them, so she's stuck herself with a string of losers. Her current lover, Sam Deed, seems different: he's sweet, tender, just in from Dubuque. But, as Ruby tells her therapist about Sam, in flashbacks we see someone not quite of this world. In fact, Sam ..read more »
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from 986 members
Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
for that robert downey jr effect.....
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Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell
Director: Steven Shainberg
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From the window of her New York apartment, lonely housewife Diane Arbus (Kidman) locks eyes with a masked figure on the street - a mysterious new neighbour (Downey, Jr.). Drawn to the man who intrigues her and determined to take his photograph, Diane ventures to his apartment and embarks on a ..read more »
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from 5,879 members
Lost In Translation
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Lost In Translation
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Sofia Coppola
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An American film star out to make a commercial in Tokyo meets up with a photographer's wife in a hotel bar. These two people are lonely and having to contend with a foreign language and a new culture. A friendship begins.
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from 86,558 members
El Bola
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El Bola
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Juan Jose Ballesta
Director: Achero Manas
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Achero Manas's haunting Spanish drama tells the story of Pablo (Juan Jose Ballesta), a tough, hostile, abused 12-year-old whose life begins to open up when he's befriended by the new kid in school, and sees in his loving family an alternative to the cruelty he's become accustomed to.
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