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The Portrait Of A Lady
(1996) [PG]

Nicole Kidman stars in this dark, elaborate adaptation of Henry James's novel, director Jane Campion's follow-up to The Piano. American Isabel Archer (Kidman) visits her wealthy relatives in 1872 England, where she turns down an offer of marriage by a kind and rich suitor (Richard E. Grant) in...  More

The Crucible
(1996) [M]

A small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy...  More

The Last Tycoon
(1976) [M]

There was a time in Hollywood when it seemed as if all the girls were young and radiant, when all the men were dashing and witty. The Great Depression engulfed the rest of the world, but in Hollywood, life still had style and graciousness. The problems of the world could be forgotten, if not...  More

Lord Jim
(1965) [PG]

High Adventure That Reaches Across The World! Richard Brooks, one of America's most influential and successful directors, teamed up with Peter O'Toole, James Mason, and Jack Hawkins for this ambitious adaptation of Joseph Conrad's high-seas adventure, Lord Jim. The story of an idealistic Merchant...  More

The Secret Agent
(1996) [M]

London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian government, an agent provocateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to the London police, specifically Chief...  More

1984
(1984) [M]

After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is the capital of Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. One day he commits the crime of falling in love with...  More

The Duellists
(1997) [M]

Based on a story by Joseph Conrad. Set during the grand, sweeping Napoleonic age, an officer in the French army insults another officer and sets off a life-long enmity. The two officers, D'Hubert and Feraud, cross swords time and time again in an attempt to achieve justice and preserve their honor.  More

Smilla's Feeling For Snow (Smilla's Sense Of Snow)
(1997) [M]

A refreshingly different thriller based on the international bestseller by Peter Hoeg. Julia Ormond, star of 'Sabrina' and 'Legends Of The Fall', and Gabriel Byrne, from 'The Usual Suspects', join forces to solve a highly unusual and eerie puzzle... A young boy's mysterious death takes reclusive...  More

The Truce
(1997) [M]

This is the true story of Italian Jews returning home from Auschwitz after the war. It deals with their experiences in readjusting to life and their fears about what they will find at home.  More

Captains Courageous
(1937) [G]

The classic story of a spoiled boy from a rich family who falls over-board from a cruise liner, and is brought up by the folk from a small fishing community.  More