Top 100 Action & Adventure Movies of 2022
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No Country for Old Men
November 21, 2007Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged actionthriller. When a man stumble...
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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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Plan A
October 14, 2022The true story of a group of Jewish vigilantes who survive the holocaust and vow to avenge their people – 'an eye for any eye, a tooth for a tooth'.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
October 14, 1994This time staying awake won't save you.. Ten years after writer and director Wes Craven ("Scream," "The Hills Have Eyes") brought his personal nightmares to the...
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The Sugarland Express
March 30, 1974The Sugarland Express, a gripping drama co-written and directed by a 26-year-old Steven Spielberg, makes its mark as the director’s first theatrical film debu...
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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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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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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 Duke
April 22, 2022The Duke is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Galler...
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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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A Quiet Place
April 6, 2018If they hear you, they hunt you. In this critically acclaimed, worldwide box office hit, a family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creat...
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Elvis
September 26, 2022A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis's story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker. As told by...
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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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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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A Star Is Born (2018)
October 5, 2018Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dre...
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Black Swan
December 17, 2010A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City Ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web...
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Gangs of New York (2002)
December 9, 2002After years of incarceration, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon (DiCaprio) returns to lower Manhattan's lawless, corrupt Five Points section seeking revenge agai...
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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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Ocean's 8
June 8, 2018Five years, eight months, 12 days...and counting. That’s how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows wha...
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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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God's Country
September 16, 2022When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escal...
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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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After
April 12, 2019Based on Anna Todd's bestselling novel which became a publishing sensation on social storytelling platform Wattpad, After follows Tess (Josephine Langford), a d...
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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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Bandit
September 23, 2022In 1985, Gilbert Galvan Jr (Josh Duhamel), a charming career criminal, escapes from a US prison in Michigan and crosses the border into Canada where he assumes ...
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Brothers (2009)
December 4, 2009Captain Sam Cahill (Maguire) is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife (Portman) and two daughters. When Sam’s Blackhawk helico...
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Sicario
September 18, 2015From the director of PRISONERS comes this taut, critically acclaimed thriller filled with pulse-pounding suspense. After an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) i...
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Top Gun: Maverick
May 27, 2022After more than thirty years of service as a top naval aviator, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courage...
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The Good House
September 30, 2022Sigourney Weaver delivers a stellar performance as Hildy Good, a realtor in an idyllic New England town, whose wickedly funny tongue and seeming success mask he...
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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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The Equalizer
September 26, 2014In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet l...
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
November 16, 2012In the fifth and final chapter of THE TWILIGHT SAGA, the birth of Bella and Edward’s child ignites forces that threaten to destroy them all. Now, the Cullens ...
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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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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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Gone Girl
October 3, 2014Directed by David Fincher and based on Gillian Flynn’s bestseller, this engaging thriller reveals secrets of a modern marriage. On his fifth wedding anniversa...
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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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Titanic
December 19, 1997Experience Academy Award-winning director James Cameronʼs epic masterpiece Titanic like never before. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet shine in this unforget...
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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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The Omen
June 25, 1976Satan's son has arrived on Earth and He's not about to let human parents get in the way. When his wife Katherine's (Lee Remick) pregnancy ends in a stillbirth i...
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Wonder
November 17, 2017Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when h...
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Gladiator (Extended Cut)
May 5, 2000A man robbed of his name and his dignity strives to win them back, and gain the freedom of his people, in this epic historical drama from director Ridley Scott....
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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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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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Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
December 9, 1994Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Tom Cruise, Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Brad Pitt and Golden Globe-nominee Kirsten Dunst are amo...
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Unstoppable (2010)
November 12, 2010Oscar-winner Denzel Washington and Star Trek's Chris Pine team with action maestro Tony Scott in this non-stop thriller. A massive unmanned locomotive, nickname...
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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 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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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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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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Gladiator
May 5, 2000A stunning historical epic that follows Maximus Decimus Meridius, the brave general who was forced into slavery, emerged as a gladiator, and defied an empire. W...
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Gifted
April 7, 2017Octavia Spencer joins a celebrated cast in this wonderfully moving film. Frank Adler, a single man (Chris Evans), is dedicated to raising his spirited young nie...
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To Leslie
October 7, 2022Leslie (Andrea Riseborough) is a West Texas single mother struggling to provide for her son (Owen Teague) when she wins the lottery and a chance at a good life....
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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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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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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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Goosebumps 2
October 12, 2018Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleani...
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Forrest Gump
July 6, 1994Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. Alongside his mamma (Sally Field), his b...
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The Fate of the Furious
April 14, 2017Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez lead an all-star cast as the global blockbuster franchise delivers its most action-packed, high octane adrenal...
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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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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
July 15, 2022Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris tells a humorously heartwarming tale about a London housecleaner Ada Harris (Lesley Manville) who thinks her lonely life might turn ar...
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Freaky
November 13, 2020Prepare for a Freaky take on the body-swap movie which only Blumhouse (makers of Happy Death Day & The Purge Franchise) could bring: a teenage girl switches bod...
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Get Out
February 24, 2017When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinis...
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The Intern
January 11, 2016In "The Intern," Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportun...
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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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Moment of Contact
October 18, 2022Moment of Contact is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters, this one centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported ...
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Sinister
October 12, 2012True crime novelist Ellison Oswald (Ethan Hawke) is so desperate to repeat the success of his first book that he moves his family into a home that served as the...
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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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Halloween
October 27, 1978Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hosptial and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Ill...
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The Maze Runner
September 19, 2014In this thrilling action-adventure based on the best-selling novel, a teenager named Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive, ever-changing maze ...
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The Karate Kid
June 22, 1984A fatherless teenager faces his moment of truth in The Karate Kid. Daniel (Ralph Macchio) arrives in Los Angeles from the east coast and faces the difficult tas...
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Dead for a Dollar
September 30, 2022In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens, a sworn enemy who Max sent to p...
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Collateral
January 1, 2004Max (Jamie Foxx) is a cab driver who hopes to some day open his own limo company; one night behind the wheel begins promisingly when he picks up Annie (Jada Pin...
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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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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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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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Double Indemnity
April 24, 1944Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from Academy Award®-winning director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages her wealth...
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Let the Right One In
March 10, 2009Lonely, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates. A new friendship develops when Eli, a pale, serious young girl who only comes out at ...
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Unforgiven
April 8, 1993Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful pros...
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
October 21, 1988Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. L...
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Argo
October 12, 2012On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the m...
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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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Suspicion
November 14, 1941From the master of suspense, director Alfred Hitchcock ("Psycho," "North by Northwest"), comes this Oscar-winning thriller about a wealthy wallflower who susp...
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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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There Will Be Blood
April 8, 2008A sprawling epic of family, faith, power and oil, THERE WILL BE BLOOD is set on the incendiary frontier of California’s turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. Th...
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
June 30, 2010It all begins...with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a s...
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Seven
April 25, 1995When city police find a murder victim who was somehow forced to die of overeating, it puts veteran Detective William Sommerset and his new, talented but still g...
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Breaking
August 26, 2022When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from Veterans Affairs, financially desperate and running out of options, he takes a bank and several of...
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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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Dead Poets Society
June 2, 1989In an age defined by crew cuts, sport coats, and cheerless conformity, he not only broke the mold ... he reinvented it. Academy Award® winner Robin Williams (B...
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
May 10, 2013The uniquely imaginative Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Australia) tackles F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel, The Great Gatsby, with blockbuster star Leonard...
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The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
December 22, 2004From director Joel Schumacher ("Phone Booth," "A Time to Kill") comes this big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit stage musical! The Phantom, ...
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Coyote Ugly
June 7, 2005With an unbeatable cast of hot stars including Piper Perabo and Maria Bello, this sexy comedy is even more intoxicating. Moving to New York to pursue her dreams...
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Where the Crawdads Sing
July 15, 2022From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in th...
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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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Practical Magic
October 16, 1998Sizzling, sexy superstars Sandra Bullock ("While You Were Sleeping," "A Time to Kill") and Nicole Kidman ("To Die For," "The Peacemaker") heat up the small scre...
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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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