Drama
Nowhere in Africa
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Nowhere in Africa

2001
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, a Jewish couple and their young daughter emigrate from Germany to Kenya to escape the Nazis, and are forced to come to terms with a new life on an unfamiliar continent. Not all members of the family are happy with this drastic change -- but going home isn't an option. Based on Stefanie Zweig's autobiographical novel, director Caroline Link's epic drama won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Directed by:

  • Caroline Link
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    The Adventures of Prince Achmed
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    The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    1926
    Considered by many to be the first full-length animated film, the story of Lotte Reiniger's mesmerizing work is taken from &NFi;The Arabian Nights&NFi_;. A young prince named Achmed embarks on a series of great adventures, including uniting with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains to save a beautiful princess. Produced in Germany, this color-tinted film utilizes laboriously cut out silhouettes to tell its story.

    Directed by:

  • Lotte Reiniger
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    The Blue Butterfly
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    The Blue Butterfly

    2004
    The fact that entomologist Alan Osborne (William Hurt) is at the height of his career doesn't stop precocious 10-year-old Pete Carlton (Marc Donato) from asking him to grant his life's wish: the opportunity to catch a rare Blue Morpho butterfly. After all, with a terminal illness, the boy has no time to spare. Based on a true story, this stirring adventure includes breathtaking natural footage shot on location in the rain forests of Costa Rica.

    Directed by:

  • Lea Pool
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    Clueless
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    Clueless

    1995
    Director Amy Heckerling's fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel &NFi;Emma&NFi_; follows the misadventures of meddlesome Beverly Hills high schooler Cher, who gets more than she bargained for when she gives a fashion-challenged student a makeover.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Heckerling
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    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    1999
    Halle Berry stars as singer, actress and dancer Dorothy Dandridge in this biopic that follows the complex star from her beginnings a nightclub act through to her unexpected mainstream success, including an Oscar nomination. But despite her celebrity, the racism of the day prevents her from even using the bathroom in the places she performs. This, and her awful taste in husbands, leads Dorothy down a tragic path.

    Directed by:

  • Martha Coolidge
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    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
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    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    2012
    As an asteroid hurtles toward Earth, a man whose wife has abandoned him spends the planet's final days on a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. But a lovely neighbor who tags along for the ride complicates his plans.

    Directed by:

  • Lorene Scafaria
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    Maya Deren: Experimental Films
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    Maya Deren: Experimental Films

    1943
    A collection of groundbreaking shorts from experimental filmmaker Maya Deren. "A Study in Choreography for the Camera" features a dancer leaping through the vastness of space. "At Land" and "Ritual in Transfigured Time" use choreography to explore our everyday rituals when we meet other human beings. But Deren's masterwork is "Meshes of the Afternoon," a complex, psychological study of a woman -- played by the director herself.

    Directed by:

  • Maya Deren
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    The Doctor
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    The Doctor

    1991
    Surgeon Jack MacKee (William Hurt) doesn't exactly have the most nurturing bedside manner; in fact, he regards his patients as specimens rather than people. In a reversal of fortune, MacKee learns that he has cancer and begins to aspire to a higher moral plateau of love and compassion with patients. He's helped in his mission via a special bond he forges with a fellow cancer victim (Elizabeth Perkins).

    Directed by:

  • Randa Haines
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    Bridge to Silence
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    Bridge to Silence

    1989
    After losing her husband in a tragic car accident, suffering a nervous breakdown and slowly starting to piece her life back together, deaf widow Peg (Marlee Matlin) enters into a bitter fight against her own mother (Lee Remick) to maintain legal custody of her precious daughter. This emotionally powerful made-for-television drama offers a fascinating perspective on mother-daughter relationships, as Peg struggles to win back her 6-year-old child.

    Directed by:

  • Karen Arthur
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    Killer Diller
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    Killer Diller

    2004
    Writer-director Tricia Brock brings Clyde Edgerton's acclaimed novel to life with some help from blues legend Taj Mahal and Grammy winner Keb' Mo'. After violating his parole, a young thief (William Lee Scott) is sent to live in a halfway house run by an eccentric Bible-banger (Fred Willard). As part of his punishment, the felon's forced to play "church music," but he changes his tune when he meets a piano-playing autistic savant (Lucas Black).

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  • Tricia Brock
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    Dogfight
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    Dogfight

    1991
    Four young Marines spending their last night stateside in San Francisco before shipping out to Vietnam stage a dogfight: The Marine who finds the ugliest "date" and brings her to a party wins. Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) is having no luck finding an appropriate chick -- until he meets Rose (Lili Taylor), a shy, ugly-duckling waitress who worships folk singers. But will Eddie confess to Rose the real reason he wants to "date" her?

    Directed by:

  • Nancy Savoca
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    Wuthering Heights
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    Wuthering Heights

    2011
    In director Andrea Arnold's updated take on Emily Brontë's classic tale, the youthful love between English adolescents Cathy and Heathcliff becomes a twisted passion that wreaks havoc as they navigate adult responsibilities and prejudices.

    Directed by:

  • Andrea Arnold
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    Step Up
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    Step Up

    2006
    Sentenced to a stretch of community service at a prestigious school for the arts, streetwise troublemaker Tyler Gage unexpectedly discovers his natural talent for dance when he pairs with one of the academy's ballerinas.

    Directed by:

  • Anne Fletcher
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    Thirtysomething: Season 1
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    Thirtysomething: Season 1

    1987
    Winner of several Emmy and Golden Globe awards, this dramatic ensemble series from producers Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz ("My So-Called Life") centers on a group of suburbanites grappling with the challenges of marriage, career and parenthood. Ken Olin, Mel Harris, Patricia Wettig ("Brothers and Sisters") and Timothy Busfield ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") lead the impressive cast of the groundbreaking show.

    Directed by:

  • Marshall Herskovitz
  • Edward Zwick
  • John Pasquin
  • Tom Moore
  • Claudia Weill
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    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
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    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

    2008
    With a star-studded cast that includes Julia Ormond and Stanley Tucci, this Depression-era drama inspired by the American Girl line of dolls follows aspiring young journalist Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin), whose ingenuity and courage help save her family's house. While Kit's father (Chris O'Donnell) is away looking for a job, the family savings are stolen during a series of robberies -- and young Kit sets about finding the thief.

    Directed by:

  • Patricia Rozema
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    The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard
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    The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard

    2006
    Fed up with politicians, supermarket manager Ros Pritchard (Jane Horrocks) runs for Parliament and, much to her surprise, is elected prime minister. But can she capitalize on the political juggernaut that swept her into office and effect real change? Or will her inexperience be her undoing? This smart and compelling BBC miniseries also features Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May, Janet McTeer and Carey Mulligan.

    Directed by:

  • Simon Curtis
  • Declan Lowney
  • Catherine Morshead
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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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