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1. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
directed by Stephen Herek
featuring Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. MacyA teacher belatedly discovers just how important his job really is in this emotional drama. Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) is a man with a deep ... More
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2. The Sopranos [TV Series] (1999)
If it is truly possible to make a bunch of criminals, thieves, and cold-blooded murderers amusing and appealing, then the much-praised HBO serio ... More
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3. Fight Club (1999)
directed by David Fincher
featuring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared LetoIn this darkly comic drama, Edward Norton stars as a depressed young man (named in the credits only as "Narrator") who has become a small cog in the ... More
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4. Gran Torino (2008)
directed by Clint Eastwood
featuring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, Brian HaleyA racist Korean War veteran living in a crime-ridden Detroit neighborhood is forced to confront his own lingering prejudice when a troubled Hmong ... More
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5. Good Will Hunting (1997)
directed by Gus Van Sant
featuring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Stellan SkarsgårdMatt Damon and Ben Affleck co-scripted and star in this drama, set in Boston and Cambridge, about rebellious 20-year-old MIT janitor Will Hunting ... More
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6. Lost: Season 01 (2004)
A passenger jet breaks apart in mid-air, crash-landing on a tropical island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Left without the creature comforts and ... More
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7. Limbo (1999)
directed by John Sayles
featuring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Vanessa Martinez, Kris Kristofferson, Casey Siemaszko, Kathryn Grody, Rita Taggart, Michael LaskinWriter/director John Sayles once again takes his audience to a place they may never have been before (this time both psychologically and ... More
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8. Nell (1994)
directed by Michael Apted
featuring Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick SearcyA woman is brought to civilization after spending her life in the wilds in this drama. Dr. Jerome Lovell (Liam Neeson) happens upon a shack deep in ... More
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9. The Hustler (1961)
directed by Robert Rossen
featuring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormickAs The Hustler's "Fast" Eddie Felson, Paul Newman created a classic antihero, charismatic but fundamentally flawed, and nobody's role model. A pool ... More
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10. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
directed by Darren Aronofsky
featuring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonaldBased on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., this gritty drama concerns four people trapped by their addictions. Harry (Jared Leto), and his best friend ... More
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11. The Shunning (2011)
directed by Michael Landon, Jr.
featuring Danielle Panabaker, Sandra W. VanNatta, Bill Oberst, Jr., Sherry StringfieldList of all editionsAuthor Beverly Lewis' best-selling novel comes to the screen in this drama about a sheltered Amish girl whose enduring faith is put to the ultimate ... More
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12. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
directed by Robert Redford
featuring Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett JohanssonList of all editionsRobert Redford directed himself for the first time in this romantic drama adapted from the 1995 best-seller by Nicholas Evans. Fourteen-year-old ... More
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13. Beginners (2011)
directed by Mike Mills
featuring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran VisnjicList of all editionsOliver (Ewan McGregor) is an illustrator with a history of failed relationships. Growing up, he spent much of his time with his eccentric mother, ... More
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14. Warrior (2011)
directed by Gavin O'Connor
featuring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Nick NolteList of all editionsTwo estranged brothers and Mixed Martial Arts fighters confront the forces that tore their family apart as they prepare to do battle in the ring in ... More
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15. Johnny Belinda (1948)
directed by Jean Negulesco
featuring Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, Jan SterlingList of all editionsAfter years of dumb-blonde and best-friend roles, Jane Wyman proved her skills as a dramatic actress -- and won an Academy Award in the bargain -- in ... More
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16. Antwone Fisher (2003)
directed by Denzel Washington
featuring Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington, Salli Richardson, Earl BillingsList of all editionsThe directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama written by the real-life Antwone ... More
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17. The Reader (2008)
directed by Stephen Daldry
featuring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Bruno Ganz, Matthias HabichList of all editionsKate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes star in The Hours director Stephen Daldry's haunting period drama concerning the relationship between a 15-year-old ... More
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18. Match Point (2005)
directed by Woody Allen
featuring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian CoxList of all editionsA clandestine love affair sends one man's charmed life into a tailspin in this dark, disturbing drama written and directed by Woody Allen, his first ... More
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19. The Truman Show (1998)
directed by Peter Weir
featuring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhoneList of all editionsPeter Weir directed this comedy-drama, a commentary on all-pervasive media manipulation. Scripted by Andrew M. Niccol (Gattaca), the film plays like ... More
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20. The Night of the Iguana (1964)
directed by John Huston
featuring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, James WardList of all editionsFilmed on location in Mexico by John Huston, Night of the Iguana stars Richard Burton as Rev. Shannon, an alcoholic defrocked minister, who scratches ... More
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21. Albert Nobbs (2011)
directed by Rodrigo García
featuring Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet McTeer, Brendan Gleeson, Aaron Johnson, Brenda Fricker, Antonia Campbell-HughesList of all editionsGlenn Close co-wrote and stars in this period drama based on the short story The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by author George Moore, centering on ... More
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22. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
directed by Mike Nichols
featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy DennisList of all editions"You are cordially invited to George and Martha's for an evening of fun and games." Thus read the ad copy for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which ... More
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23. Donnie Darko (2001)
directed by Richard Kelly
featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick SwayzeList of all editionsDonnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a bright and charming high-school student who also has a dark and willfully eccentric side; he does little to mask his ... More
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24. Falling Down (1993)
directed by Joel Schumacher
featuring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday WeldList of all editionsIt's just not William Foster's (Michael Douglas) day. Laid off from his defense job, Foster gets stuck in the middle of the mother of all traffic ... More
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25. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
directed by James Foley
featuring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan PryceList of all editionsDavid Mamet's award-winning play about a group of desperate real estate agents comes to the big screen from director James Foley. In a role created ... More







