Top 100 Drama Movies of 2024
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Absence of Malice
November 19, 1981In America, can a man be guilty until proven innocent? Suppose you picked up this morning's newspaper and your life was a front page headline... and everything ...
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Fury
October 17, 2014April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and...
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Zero Dark Thirty
January 11, 2013For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and elimin...
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21
March 28, 2008Inspired by the true story of MIT students who mastered the art of card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Looking for a way to pay for t...
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The Breakfast Club
February 7, 1985They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to s...
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Green Book
November 21, 2018Academy Award® nominee Viggo Mortensen and Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali star in Green Book, a film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race...
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Amazing Grace (2006)
November 13, 2007Based on the true life story of William Wilberforce, a leader of the British abolition movement, Amazing Grace chronicles his epic struggle to pass a law to end...
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Freud’s Last Session
December 22, 2023London, September 3rd, 1939. The world is on the brink of war. In his final days, Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins), a recent escapee with his daughter from the N...
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Field of Dreams
April 21, 1989"If you build it, he will come." With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hard...
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Always (1989)
December 22, 1989A story about life, love and loss, Steven Spielberg directs Always, a heart-warming romantic adventure that USA Today calls “a winner”. After sacrificing hi...
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Munich
December 23, 2005Inspired by real events, Munich reveals the intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to hav...
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Cape Fear (1991)
November 13, 1991Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese brings heart-pounding suspense to one of the most acclaimed thrillers of all time. Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicio...
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Steve Jobs (2015)
October 9, 2015Witness the founder of Apple like never before. Steve Jobs paints an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at the epicenter of the digital revolution, backstag...
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Butcher's Crossing
October 20, 2023Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (1995, Best Actor, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in a gritty story about buffalo hunters in the Old West. Will Andrews (Fred Hechin...
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Blow
September 1, 2014There's no money in a "real job." So George Jung deals pot. Lots of it. The blue-collar kid dubbed Boston George spirals up from there, into the riches and exce...
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Scent of a Woman
December 23, 1992Al Pacino won his first Best Actor Oscar® for his brilliant portrayal of an overbearing, blind retired Lieutenant Colonel who hires a young guardian (Chris O'D...
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Death on the Nile (2022)
February 11, 2022Although Belgium’s premiere sleuth Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) plans a spectacular Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer, the trip turns int...
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Jobs
August 16, 2013Ashton Kutcher is Steve Jobs, the iconic Apple innovator and groundbreaking entrepreneur. This inspiring and entertaining film chronicles Jobs’ early days as ...
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Eyes Wide Shut
September 9, 1999Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star as a married couple entangled in an intricate web of jealousy and sexual obsession in Stanley Kubrick's final cinematic offeri...
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Full Metal Jacket
January 1, 2017Director Stanley Kubrick rips the skin from the face of war to expose the dehumanizing effect of the military on the people fed to its emotional meat grinder in...
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Warrior
June 22, 2015WARRIOR tells the inspirational story of an estranged family that finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places…the MMA ring. Tommy Riordan (Tom Hardy), an ex...
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Frequency
April 28, 2000What if you had the chance to travel back in time and change just one event in your life? What would it be? For John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel--The Passion of the ...
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The Boys In The Boat
December 25, 2023This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs in 1936 as they compete in championship rowing against elite rivals from around the world.
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The Mirror Has Two Faces
November 15, 1996Rose Morgan (Barbra Streisand), who still lives with her mother (Lauren Bacall), is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her ...
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The Equalizer 3
September 1, 2023Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and fi...
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Big Fish
December 10, 2003Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five...
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Django Unchained
December 25, 2012Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his forme...
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Schindler's List
December 15, 1993One of the most historically significant films of all time, Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List is a powerful story whose lessons of courage and faith conti...
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8 Mile
November 8, 2002"Eminem wins by a knockout!" raves Rolling Stone, as the Grammy Award-winning phenomenon makes his feature film debut in this gripping story about the boundarie...
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Babylon
December 23, 2022From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jova...
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Memphis Belle
October 12, 1990Produced by Academy Award-winner David Puttnam ("Chariots of Fire," "The Killing Fields"), this panoramic adventure based on actual events of the young crew of ...
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The Horse Whisperer
May 15, 1998Academy Award-winner Robert Redford (Best Director, 1980, ORDINARY PEOPLE) stars with Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Best Actress, 1996, THE ENGLIS...
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Elizabeth
November 6, 1998Academy Award®-winners Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Richard Attenborough lead a distinguished cast in Elizabeth - the critically acclaimed epic of the Que...
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Boyz N the Hood
July 12, 1991First-time director John Singleton garnered an Oscar nomination for this intensely dramatic story of life in a south central Los Angeles neighborhood. Following...
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Jackie Brown
December 25, 1997What do a sexy stewardess (Pam Grier), a street-tough gun runner (Samuel L. Jackson), a lonely bail bondsman (Robert Forster), a shifty ex-con (Robert De Niro),...
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Creed III
March 3, 2023After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed puts his future on the line to battle a fighter who has nothing to lose…and everything to gain.
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Oppenheimer
July 21, 2023Experience the breathtaking global phenomenon that has captivated audiences around the world. Written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenhei...
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The Iron Claw
December 22, 2023The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers (Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson), who made history in the intensely competitive world ...
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Creed II
November 21, 2018Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan). Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the cha...
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The Zone of Interest
December 15, 2023The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. A hypnotic...
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Land of Bad
March 26, 2024Starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth, a covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an...
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Carlito's Way
November 10, 1993From the director of Scarface comes the critically acclaimed crime thriller Carlito's Way. Oscar® winner Al Pacino gives on electrifying performance as former ...
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The Sandlot
April 9, 1993It's the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork—he...
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The Black Phone
June 24, 2022Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, in the most disturbing role of his career, stars in a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse and the director who brought you Si...
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Hoosiers
November 14, 1986A classic tale of redemption, this film features a volatile coach and a former star player-turned alcoholic leading a small-town basketball team on an improbabl...
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Straight Outta Compton
August 14, 2015Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how five young cultural rebels - armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent - stood up to the ...
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A Few Good Men
December 11, 1992Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson star in the box office smash "A Few Good Men." Based on the hit broadway play, this riveting courtroom drama surrounding the integ...
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
December 17, 2021For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into ...
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Whiplash
October 10, 2014Andrew Neiman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Terence Fletcher, ...
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American History X
October 28, 1998Academy Award-nominee for his leading role, Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Illusionist) delivers a searing performance as Derek, a former neo-Nazi skinhead whos...
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Anatomy of a Fall
October 13, 2023Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their son Daniel live a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead, the police question if he ...
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Casino
November 22, 1995Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorsese's riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and 24-karat greed toppled ...
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Origin
January 19, 2024While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of h...
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I.S.S.
January 19, 2024Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts abo...
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The Patriot
June 28, 2000In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he ...
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Creed
November 25, 2015Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in h...
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American Me
March 13, 1992In what The Hollywood Reporter calls "a brilliant debut", award-winning actor Edward James Olmos sets the screen ablaze with his directorial bow - a powerful, s...
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
November 17, 2023In this prequel to The Hunger Games, a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Cap...
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Stillwater
July 30, 2021A dramatic thriller directed by Academy Award® winner Tom McCarthy and starring Matt Damon, Stillwater follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who ...
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The Holdovers
November 10, 2023From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on...
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The Devil Wears Prada
June 30, 2006Based on the hilarious best-selling novel, this sinfully funny movie stars Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. As assistant to impossibly dem...
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JFK
December 20, 1991Academy Award-winner Oliver Stone's ("Natural Born Killers," "Born on the Fourth of July") highly acclaimed and Academy Award-winning docudrama chronicles New O...
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Boogie Nights
October 12, 1997Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an a...
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
February 5, 2008Academy Award® winners Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush join Academy Award® nominee Clive Owen in a gripping historical thriller full of suspense, intrigue an...
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Ferrari
December 25, 2023It is the summer of 1957 and ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura, built ten years earlier and their vola...
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Meet Joe Black
November 13, 1998Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black ...
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Les Misérables (2012)
December 25, 2012Hugh Jackman, Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically-acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Set against th...
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Tár
October 7, 2022From director-writer-producer Todd Field comes TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett as the iconic musician, Lydia Tár. The film examines the changing nature of power,...
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P.S. I Love You
December 21, 2007Buy a new outfit. Be a disco diva. Learn to fish. Take a chance. Travel. Laugh. Love. Sometimes all you need to start really living is a little shove in the rig...
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Remember the Titans
September 29, 2000Academy Award® winner* Denzel Washington (The Hurricane & The Bone Collector) gives a victorious performance in this stirring and uplifting film. Based on a re...
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Murder On the Orient Express
November 10, 2017Kenneth Branagh directs and leads an all-star cast, including Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe and Judi Dench, in this stylish, suspenseful and thrilli...
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American Gangster
February 19, 2008Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) for an epic story as powerful as it is true. Armed with ...
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The Wolf of Wall Street
December 25, 2013Sex. Money. Power. Drugs. Brace yourself for an outrageous true story from legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese that critics are calling "a masterpiece for a new...
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Fried Green Tomatoes
January 1, 1991Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in this inspiring drama adapted from Fannie Flagg's b...
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Past Lives
June 30, 2023Two childhood sweethearts, after decades apart, are reunited for one fateful week in New York as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that ma...
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The Founder
January 20, 2017Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), THE FOUNDER features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met ...
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The Invisible Man (2020)
February 28, 2020What you can't see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale) stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universa...
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Far and Away
May 22, 1992Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in this critically-acclaimed romantic adventure from director Ron Howard. This breathtaking epic opens on the west coast of Ir...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
November 19, 1975Nominated for nine Academy Awards and winner of five, including the top categories of Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Randle...
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A Beautiful Mind
December 21, 2001Winner of 4 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award®-winner Ron Howard and produced by long-time partner and co...
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The Fabelmans
November 23, 2022A deeply personal portrait of 20th Century American childhood, Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans is a coming-of-age story about a young man's discovery of a shat...
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Bob Marley: One Love
February 14, 2024Celebrate the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love, peace, and unity. In this powerful and uplifting film, discover Bo...
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Perfect Days
February 7, 2024Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos...
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
May 20, 2022Discover the mystery, picture the possibilities, experience a new era. From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event Downton Abbey: ...
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La Bamba
July 22, 1987The life of rock & roll legend Ritchie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated, music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phill...
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Jeremiah Johnson
December 21, 1972Superstar Robert Redford ("Up Close and Personal," "Indecent Proposal") stars in this powerful and unforgettable wilderness epic of a man who turns his back on ...
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1917
December 25, 2019Sam Mendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to this World War I epic. At the height of the Firs...
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
March 19, 2004From acclaimed writer Charlie Kaufman and visionary director Michel Gondry comes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. An all-star ensemble cast shines in this...
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The Passion of the Christ
February 25, 2004A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where...
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Cast Away
December 22, 2000Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks reunite to explore the blessings and heartache of fate and the survival of...
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Scarface (1983)
December 9, 1983In the spring of 1980, the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of the...
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The Prestige
October 17, 2006Award-winning actors Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson star in The Prestige, the twisting, turning story that, like all great m...
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Footloose (1984)
February 17, 1984Footloose jumps with spirit, dazzling dance numbers and an electrifying musical score. It portrays the timeless struggle between innocent pleasure and rigid mor...
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Everest (2015)
September 18, 2015Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two...
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Thirteen Days
December 25, 2000Kevin Costner stars in this inside look at how the Kennedy Administration responded to the discovery of offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba, and the pressurized tu...
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Apollo 13
June 22, 1995Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle...
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The Godfather Part II
December 20, 1974This brilliant companion piece to the original The Godfather continues the saga of two generations of successive power within the Corleone family. Coppola tells...
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