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Point Blank (1967)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong
Director: John Boorman
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Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Documentary
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, Richard Stanley
Director: Frank Pavich
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Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey (TV Series 2014- )
Documentary
Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos continues from it's 1980 predecessor, exploring how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time. It brings to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge and transport viewers to new worlds and across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on the grandest scale. The most profound scientific concepts are presented with stunning clarity, uniting skepticism and wonder, and weaving rigorous science with the emotional and spiritual into a transcendent experience.
Starring: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Creator: Ann Druyan
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Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 3 – Ghost Tears (2014)
Action | Animation | Sci-Fi
The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Starring: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Shunsuke Sakuya, Ikkyu Juku, Takurou Nakakuni, Yôji Ueda
Director: Kazuchika Kise
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Spirited Away / Sen and the Mysterious Disappearance of Chihiro / Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema comes the most acclaimed film of 2002 and Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature. Hayao Miyazaki's latest triumph, filled with astonishing animation and epic adventure, is a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. It's a "wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful and deep" (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). SPIRITED AWAY is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world.
Starring: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashûin
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro / Arsene Lupin and the Castle of Cagliostro / Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
When master thief Lupin III, a.k.a. "The Wolf" inadvertently steals a fortune in counterfeit bills from a casino, he is quick to realize the high-quality printing plates that made them are worth even more. Tracing the source of the money to the small European country of Cagliostro, Lupin and his team of colorful outlaws cross swords with the nation's mysterious monarch over his forthcoming marriage to the last princess of the Cagliostro family. It's fast-paced adventure as Lupin must battle fearsome ninjas, rescue a damsel in distress and uncover the key to the lost Cagliostro fortune. Written and directed by Academy Award-winning anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE), everyone will enjoy this lighthearted romp which Steven Spielberg once called one of the greatest adventure movies of all time.
Starring: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Gorô Naya, Sumi Shimamoto
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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State of Play (2009)
Drama | Mystery
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels
Director: Kevin Macdonald
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The Train (1964)
Action | Thriller | War
In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon, Wolfgang Preiss
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Love Happy (1949)
Comedy | Crime | Musical
The Marx Brothers' last film as a team finds "ace" detective Groucho searching for stolen diamonds that theater pianist Chico inadvertently passed on to happy wanderer Harpo. Lighthearted musical-comedy also features Ilona Massey, Raymond Burr, and a memorable cameo by a young Marilyn Monroe.
Starring: Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Ilona Massey, Vera-Ellen, Raymond Burr
Director: David Miller
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Tags: Chico Marx, David Miller, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Ilona Massey, Raymond Burr, Vera-Ellen
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Killer Legends / The Urban Legend Project (2014)
Crime | Documentary | History | Horror
Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.
Starring: Rachel Mills, Joshua Zeman
Director: Joshua Zeman
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Louder Than Words / Maria's Wish (2013)
Drama | Family
After the Fall is inspired by true events and tells the poignant story of grieving parents who used the unexpected death of their young daughter as inspiration to build a world class children's hospital. The hospital not only keeps their daughter's memory alive, but has also gone on to help thousands of children and their families, eventually becoming the template for all children's hospitals built thereafter.
Starring: Adelaide Kane, David Duchovny, Xander Berkeley, Timothy Hutton, Craig Bierko, Hope Davis
Director: Anthony Fabian
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Tags: Adelaide Kane, Anthony Fabian, Craig Bierko, David Duchovny, Hope Davis, Timothy Hutton, Xander Berkeley