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The Taste of Others
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The Taste of Others

2000
Agnes Jaoui directs this ensemble romance that earned an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film. Castella (Jean-Pierre Bacri) falls for English language tutor Clara (Anne Alvaro), and instigates a chain of turbulent relationships in the process. This poignant debut from Jaoui illustrates that sometimes, great actresses don't get the breaks, hash-dealing barmaids can find love and the desire to become culturally enlightened just isn't enough.

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    Serious Moonlight
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    Serious Moonlight

    2009
    When Louise (Meg Ryan) discovers that her husband, Ian (Timothy Hutton), is about to run off to Paris with a much younger woman, Sara (Kristen Bell), she does what any self-respecting wife would do: She duct-tapes him to the toilet, which is where he remains when their home is burglarized. The plot only gets thicker in this dark comedy helmed by first-time director Cheryl Hines and penned by Adrienne Shelly.

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  • Cheryl Hines
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    Angie
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    Angie

    1994
    Angie (Geena Davis), a spunky girl from Brooklyn, discovers she's pregnant and makes wedding plans -- only to realize that Vinnie (James Gandolfini), her long-term fiancé and the father of her child, isn't the man she wants to marry. When handsome, cultivated Noel (Stephen Rea) arrives on the scene, the charming Irishman sweeps her off her feet, which leads to a tumultuous affair, the wrath of Angie's father and the disfavor of her friends.

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  • Martha Coolidge
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    Danielle Steel's Full Circle
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    Danielle Steel's Full Circle

    1996
    Haunted by her rape as a college student, Tana Roberts (Teri Polo) is determined to avoid following in her mother's footsteps when it comes to romance. But when Tana falls for her best friend's married father (Reed Diamond), she finds herself reliving her mother's mistakes. Corbin Bernsen and Erika Slezak co-star in this absorbing made-for-television movie based on Danielle Steel's best-selling novel.

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  • Bethany Rooney
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    I'll Take You There
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    I'll Take You There

    1999
    Adrienne Shelly directs and co-stars in this offbeat comedy about Bill (Reg Rogers), a man whose wife just ran off with his best friend. Trying to help, Bill's sister sets him up with Bernice (Ally Sheedy), an odd woman who takes their blind date in an unsettling direction. While Bill tries to make it clear that Bernice isn't his type, she grows increasingly obsessive and forces him to take a bizarre journey with her.

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  • Adrienne Shelly
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    Gas Food Lodging
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    Gas Food Lodging

    1992
    A hardworking, blue-collar mother (Brooke Adams) and her two diametrically opposed daughters, Shade (Fairuza Balk) and Trudi (Ione Skye), try to live a normal life in their whistle-stop desert town in New Mexico. Melancholy Shade escapes via the romantic melodramas at the local Mexican cinema, while Trudi throws herself into meaningless sexual relationships with men. Directed by indie filmmaker Allison Anders.

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  • Allison Anders
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    Jack and Jill vs. the World
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    Jack and Jill vs. the World

    2008
    Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Jack, an advertising executive who's leading the carefree, glamorous life of a successful young bachelor in Manhattan -- until he meets Jill (Taryn Manning), a newcomer to the city with a distinct devil-may-care streak. The two fall hard for each other and create a mission statement for their relationship, including the cardinal rule, "Be honest" -- a rule that brings unexpected consequences when Jill breaks it.

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  • Vanessa Parise
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    My Only U
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    My Only U

    2008
    Knowing that his longtime crush, Winona (Toni Gonzaga), tested positive for a fatal disease finally gave Bong (Vhong Navarro) the courage to get closer to her. But when certain truths come to light about Winona's illness, it threatens to destroy their fledgling romance. Now, Bong isn't sure that he wants to love anyone. But can a determined Winona convince him that what they have between them is worth it?

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  • Cathy Garcia-Molina
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    Lady Chatterley
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    Lady Chatterley

    2006
    When her husband is paralyzed in World War I, frustration drives Lady Chatterley into an affair with a gamekeeper. She finds in her new lover not only physical passion but also an inner kindness, both of which her husband can no longer provide.

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  • Pascale Ferran
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    Italian for Beginners
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    Italian for Beginners

    2000
    Director Lone Scherfig's playful and endearing story follows seven strangers from a small, rainy suburb who come together once a week to learn Italian. Andres (Anders W. Berthelsen), Jorgen (Peter Gantzler) and the others are all looking to fill a void in their lives. And as they embark on a journey of discovery, friendship and the limitless possibilities of love, they soon find that the class offers them much more than just a new language.

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  • Lone Scherfig
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    Down to the Bone
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    Down to the Bone

    2004
    Irene (Vera Farmiga), a drug-addled, working-class mother of two, decides to check herself into a rehab center in upstate New York, where she meets and falls in love with a fellow addict (Hugh Dillon) who's working hard to mend his ways. But when one of them relapses into addiction, can their commitment to each other prevail over the lure of narcotics? Debra Granik won the Director's Award and Farmiga won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance.

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  • Debra Granik
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    Walking and Talking
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    Walking and Talking

    1996
    Amelia (Catherine Keener) and Laura (Anne Heche) have been best friends since the sixth grade. For the first time, their lives are taking different paths: Laura is in love and planning her wedding, while Amelia begins to despair that she'll ever find the right man. But as they try to adjust their childhood friendship to the challenges of adulthood, these friends continue to laugh together at life and love.

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  • Nicole Holofcener
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    Then She Found Me
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    Then She Found Me

    2007
    Already reeling from the death of her adoptive mother and a messy divorce, a put-upon schoolteacher finds her life becoming even more tumultuous when she begins dating the father of one of her students and her gabby birth mother shows up.

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  • Helen Hunt
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    Death Defying Acts
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    Death Defying Acts

    2007
    When legendary escape artist Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) offers a handsome reward to anyone who can contact his dead mother beyond the grave, a sultry Scottish psychic and con artist (Catherine Zeta-Jones) takes up the challenge. But when the two fall in love, the boundaries between truth and deception become blurred. Directed by Gillian Armstrong, this entertaining period costume drama co-stars Saoirse Ronan and Timothy Spall.

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  • Gillian Armstrong
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    Bcuz of U
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    Bcuz of U

    2004
    A runaway bride returns, a woman falls for her worst nightmare and two opposites come together in this trio of romantic tales. In the first story, Ria (Kristine Hermosa) tries to win back the man (Diether Ocampo) she left at the altar. In tale two, solitary Cara (Heart Evangelista) meets Mr. Wrong (Geoff Eigenmann) -- or is he? And in the final yarn, a tour guide (Hero Angeles) meets a girl (Sandara Park) who pretends to be a famous actress.

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  • Mae Czarina Cruz
  • Cathy Garcia-Molina
  • John D. Lazatin
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    Forces of Nature
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    Forces of Nature

    1999
    When a wayward seagull and approaching hurricane ground the flight en route to his wedding, uncomplicated Ben (Ben Affleck) is stuck renting a car with eccentric free spirit Sarah (Sandra Bullock). As the odd couple connects, Ben begins to question the marriage that awaits him. But the harder he tries to get back to his bride (Maura Tierney) in Georgia, the harder Mother Nature works to keep them apart. Is Ben destined to be with Sarah?

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  • Bronwen Hughes
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

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  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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