85.8% from 7 members
My Life Without Me
This story stayed with me for ages. Sad and thought-provoking with a stand-out performance from Sarah Polley.
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My Life Without Me
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Sarah Polley, Scott Speedman, Deborah Harry
Director: Isabel Coixet
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Ann is 23-years-old, she has 2 young daughters, a husband who spends more time unemployed than working, a mother who hates the world, a father who has spent the last ten years in jail, and a job as a night janitor in a university that she could never attend in the daytime. They all live in a ..read more »
61%
from 5,451 members
In America
The two sisters are just wonderful - a terrific film.
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In America
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Jim Sheridan's autobiographical film, IN AMERICA, begins as Irish immigrants Johnny (Paddy Considine, ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS), his wife Sarah (Samantha Morton, SWEET & LOWDOWN), and their two daughters drive their wood-panelled station wagon across the Canadian border and into the United States. As ..read more »
65%
from 15,673 members
Cinderella Man
Another moving performance from Russell Crowe. You can't help but become engrossed in Jim Braddock's amazing story.
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Cinderella Man
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A Beautiful Mind, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and ..read more »
72%
from 44,141 members
Garden State
I kind of assumed this was going to be a black comedy, but if it had been I probably wouldn't have liked it quite so much.
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Garden State
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Zach Braff
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Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
65%
from 48,543 members
Transamerica
Felicity Huffman is wonderful in a film that's inspirational and heartbreaking in equal measure.
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Transamerica
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Felicity Huffman, Fionnula Flanagan, Kevin Zeggers
Director: Duncan Tucker
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Felicity Huffman plays an uptight male-to-female transsexual named Sabrina Bree Osbourne (nee Stanley). Bree's life takes a sudden turn when she receives a phone call from New York. Her son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), has been jailed, and Bree needs to post bail for him. The only problem is, Bree didn't ..read more »
70%
from 22,586 members
Heaven
An absorbing story that's beautiful to watch. Both Blanchett and Ribisi are terrific.
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Heaven
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Tom Tykwer
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Written by late Polish director Krysztof Kieslowski and Krysztof Piesiewicz (the team that made the trilogy BLUE, WHITE, and RED) and directed by German master Tom Tykwer (RUN LOLA RUN), HEAVEN is the first part of a trilogy. Cate Blanchett is Philippa, a strong-willed English woman who teaches in ..read more »
61%
from 2,103 members
Lilya 4 Ever
Bleak and, yes, a bit depressing , but if you want an emotional punch this one delivers in spades.
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Lilya 4 Ever
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Oksana Akinshina, Artiom Bogucharski, Elina Benenson
Director: Lukas Moodysson
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From the acclaimed director of the fantastic TOGETHER and SHOW ME LOVE comes this searing tale of a contemporary Russian teenage girl. Lilya (played by Oksana Akinsha) lives in a small poor town but is on her way to a better life in America with her mother and her boyfriend. But she is shockingly ..read more »
69%
from 7,685 members
Junebug
A great cast and two revelatory performances from Amy Adams and Ben McKenzie. Sweet and sad at the same time.
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Junebug
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Phil Morrison
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A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George ..read more »
60%
from 8,892 members
In My Father's Den
I'll admit I initially only watched this for Matthew Macfadyen, but I'm so glad I did. Moody, mysterious and memorable.
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In My Father's Den
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Emily Barclay, Matthew MacFadyen, Miranda Otto
Director: Brad McGann
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A disillusioned war journalist's return home is blighted when he becomes implicated in the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl he has befriended.
60%
from 4,867 members
Dogville
Wasn't sure this would be my cup of tea, but I loved the simplicity of the set and the intensity of the performances.
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Dogville
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Set in the 1930s during the Depression in the Rocky Mountains, DOGVILLE is Lars von Trier's comment on Americana and his uniquely perverse view of small town life. With period costumes, and flashes of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER--which is being read by one of the characters--von Trier sets the ..read more »
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