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The Castle Of Cagliostro
(1979) [PG]

Although Lupin III is a hugely successful animated series on television and film in Japan and the U.S., The Castle of Cagliostro is distinguished by its director, Hayao Miyazaki, who would later direct such animated classics as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Mononoke Hime. The daring...  More

Frequency
(2000) [M]

A rare atmospheric phenomenon allows a New York City firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via short-wave radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his impending death in a warehouse fire, and manages to save his life. However, what he does not realize is...  More

The Lord Of The Rings (Animated)
(1978) [PG]

One Ring To Rule Them All, One Ring To Find Them, One Ring To Bring Them All, And In The Darkness Bind Them. Only the first two parts of J.R.R. Tolkein's classic fantasy trilogy of the same name are covered by this rotoscoped animated feature about a band of travelers of different races who...  More

The Alamo
(1960) [PG]

John Wayne produces, directs and stars in this epic chronicle of one of America's defining moments. This magnificent movie tells the gripping story of those brave Texans at the San Antonio Mission, known as the Alamo, who sacrifice their lives to halt the Mexican army of General Santa Anna. The...  More

Stand By Me
(1986) [M]

In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends -- sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough-guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O'Connell) -- are in search of a missing teenager's body. Wanting to be heroes in each others' and their hometown's...  More

Contact
(1997) [M]

The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond Earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder and a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space and the imagination. Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway, a woman of science. Matthew...  More

Bullitt
(1968) [M]

Detective Frank Bullitt's new assignment seems routine: protecting a star witness for an important trial. But before the night is out, the witness lies dying and the cool, no-nonsense Bullitt won't rest until the shooters - and the kingpin pulling their strings - are nailed. From the opening shot...  More

Outland
(1981) [M]

A marshal in outer space assigned to a remote mining colony refuses to look the other way when miners begin dying from a deadly narcotic designed to increase their productivity in this film patterned on High Noon (1952). Separated from his family, the marshal finds few allies in the...  More

Runaway Train
(1985) [M]

Tearing up the tracks at 100 miles-per-hour, Runaway Train features "hair raising footage" and spectacular, Oscar performances By Jon Voight and Eric Roberts. Manny is the toughest convict in a remote Alaskan prison who, along with fellow inmate Buck, makes a daring breakout. Hopping a freight...  More

The Man Who Would Be King
(1975) [PG]

Based on a Richard Kipling story and packed with spectacle, humor, excitement and bold twists of fate, The Man Who Would Be King earns its crown as "an epic like no other. One of the screen's great adventure yarns." (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic) Sean Connery and Michael Caine -- chins...  More