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Jerry Maguire
(1997) [M]
In the game of life, sports agent Jerry Maguire (TOM CRUISE in his Golden Globe Award-winning role) is all business, until he writes a mission statement that awakens his conscience... .and costs him his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, Jerry's about to... More
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Pretty Baby
(1979) [M]
This acclaimed director has taken a taboo subject - child prostitution - and has created a film of humanity and beauty. More
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The Removalists
(1975) [M]
The story of a young Australian police constable, new to the force and tongue-tied with inhibitions. Circumstances inexorably move him to murder, not only of a man, but also of his own morality. Despite the grimness and brutality of the story, 'The Removalists' is very funny. The dialogue... More
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The Bear
(1988) [G]
A baby bear cub is left orphaned when its mother is killed by a land slide. A male bear finds the cub and protects it from two hunters in the area. The huntsmen are keen to kill the male bear and capture the cub. The final confrontation pits man against beast. More
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On Golden Pond
(1981) [PG]
For Norman, and Ethel Thayer, this summer is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years. Norman must find his way through his anger and fear of growing... More
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Monkey Grip
(1982) [M]
Monkey Grip is a film about the complication of love, desire and freedom. Nora (Noni Hazlehurst), single with a young child (Alice Garner), still wants to live the life of a young artist, as do her friends, a group of writers, singers and actors (including Christina Amphlett from The Divinyls).... More
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Caligula (R rated version)
(1979) [R]
The most expensive adult movie ever made, Caligula tells the tale of the mad Roman emperor's rise and fall. Depicting his descent into madness and depravity with graphic sex and violence, and with an all-star cast, Caligula is a true cult classic. Lavish sets, some truly over the top acting... More
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A Short Film About Love
(1988) [M]
A Short Film About Love is the Rear Window style successor to Krzysztof Kieslowski's brilliant A Short Film About Killing, and is another episode in the cycle of films based on the Ten Commandments, Dekalog, Kieslowski's epic project which has taken him several years to complete. Contrary to its... More
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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
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Les Comperes
(1983) [PG]
When her teenage son Tristan runs away, Christine gets in touch with two of her ex-boyfriends: François (Pierre Richard), a fragile neurotic, and Jean (Gérard Depardieu), a hard-edged journalist. Convincing both men that they are Tristan's true father, she sends these two incompatible... More
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Distant Voices, Still Lives
(1989) [M]
On her wedding Day, Eileen along with her younger brother and sister, remembers her overbearing father with mixed feelings of regret and compassion. The recollections of this domineering and irrational man are played against music and radio programmes of the period to create an evocative and... More
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Network
(1976) [M]
Even more compelling today than when it was first released, Sidney Lumet's Network is a wickedly funny, spot–on indictment of the TV news media. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay (Paddy Chayefsky), this searing satire... More
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The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe
(1991) [PG]
Three Academy Award winners—Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, and Rod Steiger—are the stars of this extraordinary 1991 film, directed by British actor Simon Callow. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, based on the Carson McCullers novella and Edward Albee play, is both a grotesque black comedy and a... More
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A Judgement In Stone (La Ceremonie)
(1995) [M]
A nanny and a postmistress forge a friendship on past secrets. The nanny is subsequently fired from her job for strange behaviour. In retaliation the two friends exact their own kind of revenge. Based on the bestseller by Ruth Rendell. French dialogue with subtitles More
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Welcome To The Dollhouse
(1995) [M]
Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities. More
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Basquiat
(1996) [M]
1981. Jean-Michel Basquiat becomes catapulted from being an unknown graffiti artist living rough on the streets, to being to darling of New York's art critics. After a chance meeting, he sells some sketches to Andy Warhol (David Bowie) and it isn't long before Basquiat is the talk of the town.... More
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The People Vs Larry Flynt
(1996) [MA]
"If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then it'll protect all of you -- 'cause I'm the worst," declares Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt (as played by Woody Harrelson) in the midst of one of his many court cases. Milos Forman's film follows Flynt from his childhood in... More
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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
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The Pillow Book
(1996) [MA]
In Kyoto, Japan, in the 1970s, a calligrapher delicately writes a birthday greeting on his daughter's face. When she grows up, Nagiko (Vivian Wu) remembers the event with much affection and excitement and begins a search for an ideal calligrapher-lover who will use her whole body as his personal... More
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Crash (1996)
(1996) [R]
The controversial film by David Cronenberg that won the 1996 Won Jury Special Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Advertising executive James Ballard and his wife Catherine lead complex, if hollow sexual lives. However in a near fatal car crash with Dr. Helen Remington, Ballard finds himself being... More
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The Trigger Effect
(1996) [M]
How tenuous is man's hold on civilization when survival becomes an issue? When the lights go out and stay out for several days, suburbanites Matthew and Annie learn the hard way that man is "by nature" a predatory creature. Matthew's long-time friend, Joe, happens by on the second day and a... More
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Drowning By Numbers
(1988) [M]
3 generations of women share a name and an aversion to marriage. 3 husbands have reason to be afraid of water. Add to the equation 1 amorous coroner and 1 inventive little boy, and so begins the game. Drowning By Numbers is a sharp and witty tale of female camaraderie with Joan Plowright, Juliet... More
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Jude
(1996) [M]
Jude Fawley is a stonemason who loves learning. Inspired by his teacher he longs to go to University. After a brief but unhappy marriage to the daughter of a local pig farmer, he moves to Christminster to be closer to his beloved scholars. There, he meets and falls totally in love with his cousin... More
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Idiot Box
(1996) [MA]
Kev’s hobby is being angry. His motto is maximum fear, minimum time. He hasn’t got a job, but he has got attitude. His best mate is Mick and together they kill time drinking beer, watching the idiot box and looking for action on the street. Then one day Kev tells Mick they’ve drawn their... More
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Disney)
(1996) [PG]
In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a... More
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Dead Heart
(1996) [MA]
In the desert village of Wala Wala, a jailed Aboriginal is found dead in local lawman Ray Lorkin's police lock-up. In an attempt to reconcile aboriginal traditions vs. Australian law, Lorkin allows Mannga, the father of the dead prisoner, a "pay back" to restore order. But conflict heightens when... More
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Limelight
(1952) [PG]
Chaplin's final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian's effort to help a despondent ballet dancer learn both to walk and feel confident about life again. The highlight of the film is the classic duet with Chaplin's only real artistic film comedy rival, Buster Keaton. More
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The Colour Purple (2 disc set)
(1985) [PG]
Steven Spielberg, gifted creator of Jaws, the Indiana Jones sagas, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and other mega-hits, turned The Color Purple into one of his most remarkable successes - a film that won the National Board of Review's Best Picture award, appeared on 10-Best lists everywhere, garnered... More
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