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A fiercely independent woman is gang raped, then battles the legal system twice, going after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assault.

An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides to revert to living as he did when he was happiest—as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager—his daughter’s best friend.

Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan’s meanest mouth. But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon’s dog. And that unexpected act of kindness—along with waitress Carol Connelly—helps put Melvin back in the human race.

Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.

A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet. An insecure ballet dancer wins the lead in Swan Lake but slowly loses her grip on sanity when a seductive newcomer is out to steal her role.

The Blind Side follows the true story of a young man who went from abandonment to success as a pro-football player. Michael Oher, a hulking but gentle African-American teen in Tennessee, gets taken in by a well-to-do white family; the mother, Leigh Anne Touhy, pushes and mothers the boy, who eventually wins a football scholarship to the University of Mississippi.

An Army major assigned to monitor a top-secret nuclear test is thrust into the center of a high-level military conspiracy. The only person who has a chance to save him from the nightmare cover-up is his wife—the wife who has nearly ruined his career with her scandalous behavior.

A young man joins the army and fights in Vietnam, only to become a wheelchair-bound paraplegic resulting from battle. He then becomes a loud voice in the anti-war movement. Based on Ron Kovic’s book.

Teena Brandon alters her appearance to appear as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. She moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under her new identity. All goes well until her new friends discover her secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.

William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who secretly and leads a revolt against the tyrannical English king in 13th-century Scotland.

A Wyoming ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, meet in the summer of 1963 sheep herding in the harsh, high grasslands of contemporary Wyoming and form an unorthodox yet life-long bond—by turns ecstatic, bitter and conflicted.

Famed author Truman Capote befriends two murderers while researching his celebrated book, ‘In Cold Blood’ – and finds himself changed to the core.

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago’s famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town’s slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.

A car accident brings together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America.

The powerful story of a country music star’s rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad’s hard-livin’ ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?

Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. Assigned to an abandoned fort with a Sioux tribe as his only neighbor, he overcomes the language barrier and mutual fear and distrust to become a friend of the tribe. But his knowledge of their ultimate fate forces him to make a crucial decision.

Tells the story of convicted killer Matthew Poncelet and Sister Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor, and the journey they undertake in search of the truth.

In South Boston, the police are waging a war on organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob, run by Frank Costello. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as a syndicate informer. When it becomes clear to both sides that there’s a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger.

A joyous comedy about a head-strong southern lady and her ever-patient chauffeur.

During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from a fiery plane crash. The American allies care for him and the dangerous secrets from his past come to light.

Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin is determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.

A Midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.

The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950’s through the 1970. The problem is, he doesn’t realize the significance of his actions.

The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius’ heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.

In 1929, Virginia Woolf is writing her novel, ‘Mrs. Dalloway, under the care of doctors. In 1951, Laura Brown is preoccupied with reading Woolf’s novel. In 2001, Clarissa Vaughn is planning a party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. All three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it.

Two sisters have encounters with a wealthy family. The younger sister is rejected by the son of the wealthy family. The older sister becomes a friend of the wealthy mother, who leaves her their cottage at Howard’s End in her will. Over the course of years, the older sister marries into the wealthy family, and the family tries to keep her from taking possession of Howard’s End.

US Army Staff Sergeant Will James is the leader of the bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. When he arrives, Bravo Company has thirty-nine days left—a long time for the other members whose styles do not mesh with their new leader. While the members face internal issues, they have to be aware of anyone at the bomb sites, some of who may be bombers themselves.

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

Edith Piaf was raised in a brothel, wrested from the only life she knew by her father so they could join the circus, Edith spent her teen years on the streets. She is finally “rescued” by a crime figure who gives her career a start, and, ultimately, her international success and final illness.

Chronicles Idi Amin’s rise and fall. Amin’s despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin’s personal physician. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin’s genocidal tyranny.

A career alcoholic who has hit rock bottom and a seen-it-all hooker ensnared in a destructive relationship with her pimp meet in Las Vegas and form a bond based on unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of them forever.

A charming but bumbling waiter who’s gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor has won the heart of the woman he loves and has created a beautiful life for his young family. Then that life is threatened by World War II.

The final battle for Middle-earth begins. Frodo and Sam, led by Gollum, continue their dangerous mission toward the fires of Mount Doom in order to destroy the One Ring. Aragorn struggles to fulfill his legacy as he leads his outnumbered followers against the growing power of the Dark Lord Sauron, so that the Ring-bearer may complete his quest.

His life changed history. Harvey Milk was a middle-aged man who became an activist and city politician. He was elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in 1977—making him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. Later both he and the city’s mayor were both shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White. Based on a true story.

Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women’s boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process.

After an almost fatal car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon finds himself being nursed by a deranged fan who holds him captive.

Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was executed in 2002 for the brutal murders of at least 6 men in Florida. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a prostitute. One night, Aileen pulls a gun and kills a man after he attacks her. Aileen’s loathing for her customers becomes so extreme that she begins killing them regardless of their behavior.

Hank and Leticia inhabit stark, queasy realities of the contemporary South, he as a death row corrections officer and she as the soon-to-be widow of an inmate whose execution Hank helps conduct. In the aftermath of the execution, both lose their children to tragic deaths and they form an unlikely bond.

The story of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb – his left foot.

Boston childhood friends Jimmy, Sean and Dave are reunited after a brutal murder. Reformed convict Jimmy and his wife Annabeth find out that their teenage daughter Katie has been beaten and killed. Jimmy’s old friend Sean is the homicide detective assigned to the case. Jimmy and Sean soon suspect their pal Dave, who harbors some disturbing secrets of his own.

Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam vet who could use a break. One morning while hunting, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies. He finds a case filled with $2 million and a truck loaded with heroin. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife he’s going away, and hits the road. On his way to the Mexican border, he discovers he’s being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh.

Story of two competing lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.

Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.

Erotic passions and vengeful jealousies are aroused when two men desire the same woman, the mute wife in an arranged marriage. Only one realizes that her heart can only be won through her beloved piano.

An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen’s restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an open display of mourning.

A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a ‘49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life.

Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling at the keyboard.

The Reader, set in post-WWII Germany, follows teenager Michael Berg as he engages in a passionate but secretive affair with an older woman named Hanna. Eight years after Hanna disappears, Michael is stunned to discover her on trial for Nazi war crimes. A haunting story about truth, reconciliation, and how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

Did European aristocrat Claus von Bulow attempt to murder his wife Sunny at their Newport mansion? Defense attorney Alan Dershowitz must uncover the evidence that will demolish the prosecution’s case and reverse a guilty verdict.

Captain John Miller’s men must go behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed. Faced with impossible odds, the men question why eight men are risking their lives to save one man. Surrounded by the realities of war each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City.

The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice.

When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer’s block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!

The story of Australian pianist David Helfgott. He experiences a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized, but later returns to the concert hall.

A psychopath is murdering women across the Midwest. Believing that it takes one to know one, the FBI sends Agent Clarice Starling to interview a demented prisoner, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is willing to provide clues to the killer if Clarice will feed his curiosity by telling him about her own complicated life.

Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums. He is one question away from winning 20 million rupees on India’s version of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ Every chapter of his life reveals the answer to one of the game show’s impossible questions. Sixty million viewers watch to find out if Jamal can answer how anyone comes to know what they know about life and love.

Self-made oilman Daniel Plainview’s voracious appetite for oil turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. Along the way, Plainview deals with a mighty derrick fire, a visit from a long-lost brother, and the ongoing involvement of Plainview’s poker-faced adoptive son.

The story of a poor young man whose romance with a rich young woman on the most famous luxury liner of all time is cut tragically short.

A mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman finds himself caught in a deadly web of corruption; a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a dangerous part of San Diego; a wealthy drug baron is arrested and learns how quickly his unsuspecting wife takes over his business; and the U.S. President’s new drug czar must deal with his drug-addicted teenage daughter.

Jake Hoyt, a rookie in the LAPD, gets a chance to join the elite narcotics squad led by veteran Detective Harris. Jake is to prove himself during a one-day ride-along, but it becomes clear that Detective Harris has blurred the line between right and wrong, enforcing his own code of ethics and street justice. Eventually, Hoyt begins to suspect that he is being set up to take the fall.

Two retired, down-on-their luck outlaws pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey.

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis. Focuses on the passions that drove his music, including his relationship with drugs and alcohol and the love that grew between himself and June Carter during the early years of Cash’s career.