Top 100 Action & Adventure Movies of 2022
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April 12, 2013In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) put himself at the forefront of history when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team, breaking Major Lea...
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Love & Basketball
April 21, 2000A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama. Quincy McCall and Monica Wright grew up in the same neighborh...
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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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Us (2019)
March 22, 2019From Academy Award®-winning visionary Jordan Peele comes another original nightmare. Starring Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) and Winston Duke...
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The Outsiders (1983)
March 25, 1983Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather films) directs an all-star cast in the big-screen adaptation S.E. Hinton's classic coming-of-...
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The Notebook
June 25, 2004Behind every great love is a great story. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tende...
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Moulin Rouge!
June 1, 2001OSCAR® Winner Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent and John Lequizamo head an internationally renowned cast in this musical extravaganza. Baz Luhrmann...
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The Longest Ride
April 10, 2015Based on the bestselling book by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, this romantic drama centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion...
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Miracle
February 6, 2004From the studio that brought you The Rookie and Remember The Titans comes the movie everybody loves -- Miracle. Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action a...
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King Richard
November 19, 2021Based on the true story that will inspire the world, “King Richard” follows the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising tw...
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Fifty Shades Darker
February 10, 2017Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Darker, the second chapter based on the worldwide bestselling “F...
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The Age of Adaline
April 24, 2015Blake Lively is captivating as Adaline, a 29-year-old who survives a near-death experience and from that day on, never grows older. Adaline guards her secret an...
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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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The Natural
May 11, 1984Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14...
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American Sniper
December 25, 2014U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield ...
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Radio
October 24, 2003For anyone who ever had a dream and everyone with the courage to stand up for what they believe, comes the real life story of Robert "Radio" Kennedy. Experience...
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8 Seconds
February 25, 1994Professional bull-riding. The roughest, most dangerous, most grueling competitive sport. Life or death ... victory or defeat ... decided atop a 2,000 pound bull...
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Warrior
September 9, 2011WARRIOR 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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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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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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House of Gucci
November 24, 2021"House of Gucci" is inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, (Lady Gaga), an outsider from h...
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The Rookie
March 29, 2002This live action drama tells the extraordinary real-life story of Jim Morris (Quaid), who had to drop out of minor league baseball because of an injury to his p...
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The Northman
April 22, 2022From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder. ...
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Dirty Dancing
August 21, 1987The summer of 1963 innocent 17-year-old Baby (Jennifer Grey) vacations with her parents at a Catskill's resort. One evening she is drawn to the staff quarters b...
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Me Before You
June 3, 2016Young and quirky Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test w...
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Any Given Sunday
December 22, 1999Life is a contact sport and football is life when three-time academy award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and a dynamic acting ensemble explore the fortunes of ...
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Gravity
October 11, 2013Winner of 7 Academy Awards®, including Best Director! Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astro...
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Invincible
August 25, 2006Invincible is the inspiring true story of Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who, against extraordinary odds, gets a one-in-a-gazillion shot at living every sports f...
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Hidden Figures
December 25, 2016The incredible untold true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) & Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)—brilliant African-A...
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
November 11, 2005One of the greatest love stories of all time, Pride & Prejudice, comes to the screen in a glorious new adaptation starring Keira Knightley. When Elizabeth Benne...
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Contact
October 9, 1997Two-time Oscar-winner Jodie Foster ("Panic Room") and Matthew McConaughey ("The Wedding Planner") star in this gripping story of a radio astronomer who receives...
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BELLE
January 14, 2022From the Academy Award-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda. When shy teen Suzu enters the virtual world of “U” she escapes into the persona of Belle, a belove...
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Southpaw
July 24, 2015From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and screenwriter Kurt Sutter (TV's Sons oF Anarchy, Southpaw tells the riveting story of Billy "The Great" ...
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Uncharted
February 18, 2022Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by ...
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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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Trouble with the Curve
September 21, 2012Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. N...
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Fifty Shades Freed
February 9, 2018Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the worldwide bestselling ...
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The Greatest Showman
December 20, 2017THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is an original musical inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum, starring Hugh Jackman. Barnum was a visionary who rose from nothing to create ...
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The Way Back
March 6, 2020Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full ride to college, when suddenly, for re...
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Heartbreak Ridge
April 10, 1987Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood stars as Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway, a Marine who has always found peace more difficult than war. Nearing the end of his h...
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The Blind Side
November 20, 2009Oscar-winners Sandra Bullock and Kathy Bates, and country singing star Tim McGraw headline this deeply moving adaptation of the Michael Lewis bestseller about a...
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The Spectacular Now
August 2, 2013With sly humor and an intensity of feeling, THE SPECTACULAR NOW creates a vivid, three-dimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling and perilo...
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Goodfellas (Remastered Feature)
May 5, 2015Martin Scorsese's unforgettable film of Nicholas Pileggi's true-crime best seller "Wiseguy" is presented here in a stunning new remaster. Arresting performances...
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
June 14, 1991Screen sensation and Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner ("The Bodyguard," "Dances With Wolves") is the legendary swashbuckling hero of England's Sherwood Forest...
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Apt Pupil
October 23, 1998Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro star in a dark drama about a sixteen-year-old honour student who recognizes an old man living in his hometown as a hunted Nazi. Com...
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Ali
December 25, 2001Superstar Will Smith gives the performance of his career as boxing legend Muhammad Ali in a visually amazing epic drama from Academy Award® nominated director ...
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Solaris
July 29, 2003Superstar George Clooney turns in a stellar performance in this thrilling sci-fi movie from Academy Award winners Steven Soderbergh and James Cameron. Aboard a ...
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Moneyball
September 23, 2011Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the...
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The Big Short
December 11, 2015When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold inv...
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Tin Cup
October 10, 1996From the writer of "Bull Durham" and "White Men Can't Jump" comes this romantic comedy starring Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves,") and R...
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Call Me By Your Name
November 24, 2017It’s the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio (Chalamet), a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family’s villa transcribing and playing classical mu...
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Bohemian Rhapsody
November 2, 2018Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and conventio...
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The Right Stuff
October 21, 1983Winner of four Academy Awards for its technical achievements, and nominated for Best Picture, this adaptation of Tom Wolfe's bestseller appeared on almost every...
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Ad Astra
September 20, 2019Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of...
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
June 22, 2018With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful series in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event...
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Joker
October 2, 2019“Joker” centers around the iconic arch-nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaq...
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Divergent
March 21, 2014“Divergent” is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene...
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A League of Their Own
July 1, 1992Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna star in this major-league comedy from the team that brought you Big. Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ballplayer whose...
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Jurassic World
June 12, 2015The Jurassic World theme park lets guests experience the thrill of witnessing actual dinosaurs, but something ferocious lurks behind the park's attractions – ...
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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 Outfit (2022)
March 18, 2022The Outfit is a gripping and masterful thriller starring Academy Award® winner Mark Rylance as Leonard, an English tailor who used to craft suits on London's w...
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Saving Private Ryan
July 24, 1998Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue in which a ...
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Ford v Ferrari
November 15, 2019Academy Award® Winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, based on the true story of visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) ...
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The Untouchables
June 3, 1987The critics and public agree. Brian De Palma's The Untouchables is a must-see masterpiece - glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ...
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The Worst Person in the World
February 1, 2022Chronicling four years in the life of Julie, this modern story about the quest for love and meaning explores a young woman’s navigation of the troubled waters...
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Varsity Blues
May 31, 1999James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek) leads the action in this exciting, funny coming-of-age story about a small-town high schooler confronting the pressures and ...
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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
January 21, 2022A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the m...
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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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Casualties of War
August 18, 1989Hailed by critics as a masterpiece, Casualties of War is based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness...
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Fifty Shades of Grey
February 13, 2015The worldwide phenomenon comes to life in Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in the iconic roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian G...
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
July 7, 2017Spider-Man [Tom Holland] begins to navigate his new identity as the web-slinging super hero under the watchful eye of his mentor Tony Stark.
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Lone Survivor
December 25, 2013Based on The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and survival, Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert miss...
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Raging Bull
November 14, 1980RAGING BULL is director Martin Scorsese's lacerating film biography of middleweight boxing champion Jake La Motta, who was known during his brief reign as 'The ...
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Pollock
February 16, 2001Both directed by and starring Ed Harris in the title role, "Pollock" examines the famous artist from his early roots in the New York art scene, his quick rise t...
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
August 21, 2013Based on the Best-Selling series by Cassandra Clare. Clary's life is turned upside down when her mother is kidnapped and it's revealed that she and her mother a...
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Million Dollar Baby
December 15, 2004I DON'T TRAIN GIRLS, trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is...
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Footloose (2011)
October 14, 2011The 1984 classic is now the modern hit that will make you stand up and cheer! Big city teen Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) moves to a quiet town and discovers t...
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The Wrestler
April 21, 2009A powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, ex-professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), who despite himself and the odds stacked again...
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Pleasure
May 13, 2022PLEASURE is a journey into the Los Angeles porn industry through the lens of newcomer Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel). Strong, self-confident and determined, Bella ...
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Top Gun
May 12, 1986A hip, heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit of 1986. Top Gun takes a look at th...
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
September 30, 2005From Walt Disney Pictures comes The Greatest Game Ever Played . . . the crowd-pleasing underdog epic that's based on an inspirational true story! Young amateur ...
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Downton Abbey
September 20, 2019The worldwide phenomenon, Downton Abbey, returns in a spectacular motion picture, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most importan...
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Invictus
December 11, 2009From director Clint Eastwood, "Invictus" tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa's ...
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Twister (1996)
May 10, 1996A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation is coming at you! In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects...
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Heat (1995)
December 15, 1995Academy Award-winners Robert DeNiro ('Showtime,' 'Analyze This') and Al Pacino ('Insomnia,' 'Any Given Sunday') -- together for the first time since 'The Godfat...
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Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
July 26, 2019The 9th film from Quentin Tarantino features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
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A Time to Kill
August 15, 1996It's summer, and conflict simmers just below the surface of a steamy Southern town. Passions ignite after the brutal rape of a young black girl, and suddenly it...
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Draft Day
April 11, 2014It’s NFL Draft Day. A day that can change the lives of athletes and the fortunes of football teams forever. After pulling off a blockbuster trade, General Man...
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The Fugitive
August 6, 1993Catch him if you can. The Fugitive is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through the breathless manhunt movie based on the classic TV series. Fo...
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Ambulance
April 8, 2022In this action thriller directed by Michael Bay, veteran Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul - Mateen II, Candyman), desperate for money, turns to his adoptive brother Dann...
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Moscow On the Hudson
April 6, 1984When a Russian musician defects in New York, he finds adjusting to his new life in America more difficult than he could have imagined.
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Avatar (2009)
December 18, 2009From Academy Award®-winning director James Cameron comes Avatar, the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled ...
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Ever After: A Cinderella Story
July 31, 1998A modern young woman of the 16th century, Danielle (Drew Barrymore), is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds, she stand...
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Petite Maman
April 22, 2022From acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) comes a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection. Eight-year-old Nelly accomp...
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Father Stu
April 13, 2022Based on a true story, Father Stu is an unflinchingly honest, funny and uplifting story about finding purpose in a most unexpected place. After surviving a terr...
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Rocky
December 3, 1976Rocky Balboa is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a loan shark and rebuffed by a shy 'plain-Jane', whose butcher ...
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Rudy
October 13, 1993All his life, people have told Rudy he's not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for No...
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The Godfather
March 24, 1972Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar ®-winning role*as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a c...
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