William Hurt
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Blake Pellarin (Oscar winner William Hurt, "A History of Violence") is on the campaign trail to become Governor of Missouri. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him. Will the truth ruin his chances for office or will he land the "Big Brass Ring?" Also starring Oscar nominee Nigel Hawthorne ("Yes Minister") and Emmy nominee Miranda Richardson.
2) The King
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A troubled man (Gael Garcia Bernal) recently discharged from the Navy, goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met.
4) The village
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In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods. The townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays in tact for many years, that is until the headstrong Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from neighboring towns beyond the woods. Animal carcasses begin to appear around the village, causing the...
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Criterion collection volume 552
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A caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter. James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.
7) Robin Hood
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In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
8) Jane Eyre
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The harshly treated orphan girl, Jane Eyre, becomes a governess in an mysterious Yorkshire mansion and falls in love with the master of the house.
11) Body heat
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In a small Florida town, the weather is hot and steamy. Ned Racine is a seedy lawyer with an overactive sex drive. Things for Ned are about to get hotter. He makes a play for the intoxicating blonde he spots at an outdoor concert. As soon as he makes some progress, she disappears. He knows just enough about her to find her again. She invites him to her place to look at her wind chimes. She sends him away. But he knows she really wants him. The two...
12) The simian line
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In addition to declaring that Katharine's head and heart line are hopelessly fused into one 'simian line," eccentric fortune teller Arnita makes a dire prediction: that one of three couples will break up.
13) The river why
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Sick of living in a home shrouded with secrets, lies, and a smothering sense of competition, Gus runs away from home and the shadow of his famous fly-fishing father. Determined to live life like he wants it, Gus makes his new home in a secluded cabin on the banks of a river where he plans to fish all day. Instead, he is propelled into a quest for self-discovery. Based on a book that has become a cult classic and set in the breathtaking wilds of Oregon,...
14) Black Widow
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"Natasha Romanoff--aka Black Widow--confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships she left in her wake long before she became an Avenger." --container
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Former con man Brett Hanson (William Hurt) is imprisoned for six years before finally being released on parole. Now he needs to get back home to Louisiana and the ex-wife (Maria Bello) he left there, so when he meets Gordy (Eddie Redmayne) and Martine (Kristen Stewart) on a road trip south, he accepts their offer to give him a ride. While Brett wonders whether his ex-wife will want to see him again, Gordy harbors a crush on Martine, who is trying...
17) Days and nights
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Movie star Elizabeth takes her paramour Peter to her lakeside estate to visit her family during Memorial Day weekend. There they meet up with Elizabeth's ailing brother, her artist son, the family doctor, the estate's custodian, its careless caretaker, their temperamental daughter, and her long suffering ornithologist husband who's the keeper of the sacred land where a bald eagle is trying to raise its young.
18) Condor: Season 1
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Joe Turner has always been conflicted about his work for the CIA. But when something he's discovered gets his entire office killed, leaving Joe as the only survivor and forcing him to go on the run, the theoretical reservations he's always harbored turn into all-too-real moral dilemmas.
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This spectacular drama reimagines one of literature's most enduring heroes, the great warrior Beowulf. Featuring an ensemble cast of fascinating and fantastical characters, this epic drama follows Beowulf as he strives to be a man as well as hero, challenging the notions of good and evil, heroes and villains, and the rule of law against one's moral code.