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Black Book
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRachel Stein is a beautiful Jewish woman who averts Nazi capture, then assumes a new Aryan identity and joins the Dutch resistance movement. A local leader persuades her to seduce a Nazi commander and take down the enemy from within.
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CJ7
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDicky (Jiao Xu) yearns for the hottest new toy -- a robotic dog -- but his poor father (Stephen Chow) gives him a strange, green ball he found in a junkyard instead. Turns out the unassuming present is actually an alien endowed with unearthly powers. Is Dicky ready for the responsibility of a pet that's capable of granting his every whim? Chow also directs, lending his off-kilter sensibility to this fable about being careful what you wish for.
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Carmen Jones
1954 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter the beautiful but troublemaking Carmen sets her sights on pilot-in-training Joe, he leaves his girl, deserts the Army and kills a man, prompting the couple to flee from justice. Soon, the tragic events they've set in motion come full circle.
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Command Performance
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsDolph Lundgren directs and stars in this high-octane thriller as rock drummer Joe, whose band is playing the biggest show of its career in Russia when mercenaries storm the stage and take hostages, thrusting him into an unexpected rescue mission.
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Congo
1995 | 14A | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEight people go on an expedition into the Congo, an expanse of Africa where the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers, some with ulterior motives, stumble across a race of killer apes, they must fight their way out of the dark.
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Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis lavish epic from director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping and his ailing wife -- a couple whose secret passions and schemes ultimately affect their children's lives.
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Kurt Kuenne's poignant tribute to his murdered childhood friend, Andrew Bagby, tells the story of a child custody battle between the baby's grieving grandparents and Shirley Turner, Bagby's pregnant ex-girlfriend and suspected killer. Initially, Kuenne made this documentary as a memorial for Andrew's loved ones, but it morphs into an emotional legal odyssey when Turner goes free on bail and is allowed to raise her son.
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Dogtown and Z-Boys
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsLegendary skateboarder Stacy Peralta directed this fast-paced, award-winning documentary that focuses on the Z-Boys of Venice Beach, Calif., who revolutionized skateboarding in the 1970s when they infused surfing techniques into the sport. Credited with founding skating culture as we know it, these young, innovative guys became legends in the field, and the depth of their influence is still felt in a variety of sports -- and society -- today.
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Friends with Money
2006 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Nicole Holofcener's bittersweet tale examines the evolving lives of four female friends living in Los Angeles: married and financially secure Jane (Frances McDormand), Franny (Joan Cusack) and Christine (Catherine Keener), and their single friend Olivia (Jennifer Aniston). As the friends move from one group event to the next, married life starts showing cracks for Jane, Franny and Christine, while Olivia struggles to find herself.
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Gentlemen Broncos
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsHoping that his novel brings him fame and fortune, high school loner Benjamin Purvis (Michael Angarano) attends a fantasy writers conference and later discovers that his masterwork has been plagiarized by an iconic author (Jemaine Clement, "Flight of the Conchords"). Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White also star in this quirky comedy from co-writer-director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre).
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House of Flying Daggers
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsNear the end of the Tang Dynasty, police deputies Jin and Leo tangle with Mei, a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary faction known as the House of Flying Daggers, which steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
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Hustle & Flow
2005 | 18A | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTerrence Howard turns in an Oscar-nominated performance in director Craig Brewer's indie drama as DJay, a pimp with aspirations of grandeur who wants to make it as a rapper but discovers that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Offering strong characters and notes of sweet romance amid the urban beats of its central plot, this 2005 Sundance Audience Award winner also won an Oscar for Best Original Song ("It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp").
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Kung Fu Hustle
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSing (Stephen Chow) is a mobster in 1940s China who longs to be as cool as the formally clad Axe Gang, a band of killers who rule Hong Kong's streets. But Sing is so awkward he can't possibly aspire to be one of them, so he does the next best thing: pretend. His shenanigans, unfortunately, land him in a barrel of trouble with everyone, including the unassuming farmers who till the land, setting off fireworks of massive proportions.
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Layer Cake
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA seasoned British drug dealer (Daniel Craig) longs to ditch his illegal trade. But he can't do that without wrapping up just one more job involving the drug-addicted daughter of an influential criminal and a gargantuan stash of purloined ecstasy. The cache's original owners are after him as well, leaving him with no other choice but to run for his life. Matthew Vaughn directs this intricate drama, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Leverage: Season 4
2011 | TV-PG | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAfter steering a small country's political fate and putting international criminal Damien Moreau behind bars, Nate Ford and his skilled band of thieves are back for another season of targeted manipulation.
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Macabre
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsAdjie his pregnant wife, Astrid, pick up a distraught young hitchhiker named Maya, who leads the couple to her isolated house. Invited by Maya's mother to stay for dinner, the couple soon discovers that their unborn baby is on the menu.
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Marley and Me: The Puppy Years
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this family-friendly prequel, rambunctious pup Marley is left with Bodi, a young dog sitter who hopes to prove to his mom that he's responsible enough to have a pet of his own. But Marley isn't going to make it easy on him!
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Play It Again, Sam
1972 | 14A | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHerbert Ross brings Woody Allen's play to the big screen, with Allen in the starring role as Casablanca-obsessed film critic Allan Felix, who turns to an imaginary version of Humphrey Bogart for guidance on how to deal with the departure of his wife. And while Allan listlessly dates a variety of women, he finds himself most connected to his best friend's wife (Diane Keaton) -- and Bogart urges him to act decisively.
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Post Grad
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsRyden Malby (Alexis Bledel) always assumed it would be easy to find a job with a college diploma. But when nothing materializes after graduation, she's forced to move back in with her dysfunctional family and work full-time at maintaining her sanity. The only bright spot is her steady relationship with her best friend, Adam (Zach Gilford), but even that's starting to feel a little awkward. Carol Burnett, Michael Keaton and Jane Lynch co-star.
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Project X
1987 | PG | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAir Force pilot Jimmy takes a shine to a chimpanzee that's being used as a guinea pig for top secret military experiments. Jimmy hooks up with empathetic primate expert Teri, and together the threesome makes a stand against the abusive lab coats.
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Rachel Getting Married
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsLongstanding family conflicts resurface when drama queen Kym, a former model who's been in and out of rehab for 10 years, returns to her parents' home just before her sister's wedding in this critically acclaimed portrait of family angst.
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Redbelt
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this riveting character study, a jujitsu master in a financial bind considers entering the arena to compete for cash -- which goes against his values and his integrity. When a gun mishap adds to his debt, he's left at the mercy of gangland thugs.
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Rules of Engagement
2000 | 14A | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSensing a crisis in Yemen, the U.S. government sends Col. Terry Childers to remove the U.S. ambassador and his family from the country. Childers succeeds, but in the process ends up killing 80 civilians, and now faces a court martial. Fearing a sentence that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life, Childers looks to Col. Hayes Hodges to defend him in court.
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Sabah: A Love Story
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDutiful 40-something daughter Sabah (Arsinée Khanjian) shocks her conservative Arab family by falling for Stephen (Shawn Doyle), a non-Muslim, in this romantic comedy set in Toronto. The relationship sparks a culture clash, ensnaring Sabah between Stephen and her tight-knit family. Like My Big Fat Greek Wedding, director Ruba Nabba's film reveals what happens when Old World tradition collides with modern love. Setta Keshishian co-stars.
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School Ties
1992 | PG | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDavid Greene, a working-class Jewish teen, receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s. But in favor of fitting in, he chooses to hide his religious heritage from his wealthy, prejudiced classmates.
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