Top Drama Movies 2026

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Song Sung Blue (2025) - Craig Brewer Cover Art

Song Sung Blue (2025)

Song Sung Blue (2025)

Based on a true story, two musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

© 2025 Focus Features LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Wicked: For Good - Jon Chu Cover Art

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

The epic conclusion to the untold story of the witches of Oz begins. Elphaba, demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, fighting for truth. Glinda, the symbol of Goodness, reigns in Emerald City. But when the angry citizens of Oz rise up against the Wicked Witch, the two must reunite and truly see each other to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

© 2025 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Nuremberg - James Vanderbilt Cover Art

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

© 2025 NUREMBERG, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier Cover Art

Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), an estranged father and once-celebrated director eager to reclaim his former glory, reconnects with his daughters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas). When Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his new film, she refuses and learns he has given the part to a Hollywood star (Elle Fanning).

© 2025 Mer Film. All Rights Reserved.

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The Count of Monte Cristo - Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patelliére Cover Art

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Arrested on his wedding day for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen years in prison. After a daring escape, he becomes the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo and seeks revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

© 2024 Chapter 2 – Pathé Films – M6 Films – Fargo Film

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Die My Love - Lynn Ramsay Cover Art

Die My Love

Die My Love

From renowned filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, DIE MY LOVE is a visceral and uncompromising portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness. Anchored by a ferocious, tour de force performance from Jennifer Lawrence, and co-starring Robert Pattinson. The film follows Grace (Lawrence) and her partner Jackson (Pattinson), who have recently moved into an old house deep in the country. With ambitions to write The Great American Novel, Grace settles into her new environment, and the couple welcome a baby soon after. However, with Jackson frequently - and suspiciously - absent, and the pressures of domestic life starting to weigh on her, Grace begins to unravel, leaving a path of destruction in her wake. Based on Ariana Harwicz's celebrated novel and co-starring Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield and Nick Nolte, Ramsay marks her eagerly-awaited return with this fearless new cinematic vision that charts the complexity of love and how it can change and transform over time.

© 2025 DIE MY LOVE, LLC

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28 Years Later - Danny Boyle Cover Art

28 Years Later

28 Years Later

Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Best Directing, Slumdog Millionaire, 2008) and Academy Award-nominated writer Alex Garland (Best Original Screenplay, Ex Machina, 2015) reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

© 2025 28 Years Later Limited. All Rights Reserved

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Regretting You - Josh Boone Cover Art

Regretting You

Regretting You

From #1 bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a story that captures the magic of young love and will leave you feeling everything. When Clara’s world turns upside down, the last thing she expects is love but then Miller changes everything. With his quiet strength and steady warmth, he helps her rediscover joy in the middle of the chaos. A tender tale of first love, second chances, and the kind of connection that makes everything brighter.

©2025 Paramount Pictures

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Sarah's Oil - Cyrus Nowrasteh Cover Art

Sarah's Oil

Sarah's Oil

An African American girl born in the early 1900s must turn to some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her land after oil is discovered under it.

© 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC and The Wonder Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan Cover Art

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Experience the breathtaking global phenomenon that has captivated audiences around the world. Written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer thrusts audiences into the mind of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), whose landmark work on the Manhattan Project created the first atomic bomb. An unprecedented cinematic event, Oppenheimer features an all-star cast that includes Emily Blunt, Oscar® winner Matt Damon, Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr., Oscar® nominee Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, and Oscar® winners Casey Affleck, Rami Malek and Kenneth Branagh.

© 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere - Scott Cooper Cover Art

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

This intimate film chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album “Nebraska.” On the cusp of global superstardom, the young singer-songwriter struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Laid down on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, “Nebraska” marked a pivotal time in the Boss’s life and is considered one of his most enduring works — a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe. Starring Jeremy Allen White, the film is written for the screen and directed by Scott Cooper, based on the book by Warren Zanes. Contains smoking.

© 2025 20th Century Studios

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The Life of Chuck - Mike Flanagan Cover Art

The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck

From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and directed by Mike Flanagan comes "The Life of Chuck", a genre-bending tale celebrating the life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

© 2024 DANCE ANYWAY, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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The Help - Tate Taylor Cover Art

The Help

The Help

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the powerful performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast. Led by Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help is an inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project — one that breaks society’s rules and puts them all at risk. Filled with poignancy, humor and hope, The Help is a timeless, universal and triumphant story about the ability to create change.

© 2011 DREAMWORKS II DISTRIBUTION CO., LLC

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The Mastermind - Kelly Reichardt Cover Art

The Mastermind

The Mastermind

Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt ('First Cow', 'Showing Up') directs an unforgettable Josh O'Connor in 'The Mastermind', her Cannes triumph. In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks. A brilliant look at the folly of man, T'he Mastermind' also features Alana Haim, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis and Bill Camp. Rich in textured detail, this sly depiction of an era subverts long-held illusions and confronts disillusionment.

© 2025 MUBI, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Training Day - Antoine Fuqua Cover Art

Training Day

Training Day

Working undercover is a job. And an attitude. A mad dog narco cop blurs the line between cop and criminal as he mentors an idealistic rookie partner during his Training Day.

© 2001 Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited. All rights reserved.

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The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks Cover Art

The Notebook

The Notebook

Behind every great love is a great story. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young couple is quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. Several years pass, and when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soulmate and class order. This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands). Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook is at once heartwarming and heartbreaking and will capture you in its sweeping and emotional force.

© 2004 New Line Productions, Inc.

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The Battle of Algiers - Gillo Pontecorvo Cover Art

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.

© 1966 Casbah Films, Inc.

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The Accountant (2016) - Gavin O'Connor Cover Art

The Accountant (2016)

The Accountant (2016)

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.

© 2016 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and RatPac-Dune EntertainmentLLC.

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Good Will Hunting - Gus Van Sant Cover Art

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

A true motion picture phenomenon, this triumphant story was nominated for 9 Academy Awards® -- winning Oscars for Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor) and hot newcomers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (Best Original Screenplay). The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student ... he's the kid who cleans the floors! Will Hunting (Damon) is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor (Williams), who might be the only man who can reach him! With acclaimed performances from Academy Award®- nominee Minnie Driver (GROSSE POINTE BLANK) and Ben Affleck (ARMAGEDDON) -- you'll find GOOD WILL HUNTING a powerful and unforgettable movie experience!

© 1997 Miramax Film Corp. All Rights Reserved.

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The Revenant - Alejandro González Iñárritu Cover Art

The Revenant

The Revenant

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this visceral, epic adventure inspired by true events from writer-director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. While on a hunting expedition in the uncharted American wilderness, Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is attacked by a bear and left for dead. Despite unimaginable grief and betrayal by his confidant (Tom Hardy), Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live.

© 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Mikey and Nicky - Elaine May Cover Art

Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

Elaine May crafted a gangster film like no other in the nocturnal odyssey Mikey and Nicky, capitalizing on the chemistry between frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk by putting them on-screen together as small-time mobsters whose lifelong relationship has turned sour. Set over the course of one night, this restless drama finds Nicky holed up in a motel after the boss he stole money from puts a hit on him. Terrified, he calls on Mikey: the one person he thinks can save him. Scripted to match the live-wire energy of its stars—alongside supporting players Ned Beatty, Joyce Van Patten, and Carol Grace—and inspired by real-life characters from May’s childhood, this unbridled portrait of male friendship turned tragic is an unsung masterpiece of American cinema.

© MCMLXXVI BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Roofman

Roofman

Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel.

© 2025 Paramount Pictures.

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Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino Cover Art

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

The 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.

© 2019 Visiona Romantica , Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Christy - David Michod Cover Art

Christy

Christy

Based on a true story, CHRISTY tells the inspirational story of a sports icon from her turbulent rise and private battles to her triumphs both in and outside of the ring.

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Basquiat - Julian Schnabel Cover Art

Basquiat

Basquiat

In Julian Schnabel's BASQUIAT, the life and art of Jean-Michel Basquiat—one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century—is brought to vivid and poignant life. The film traces Basquiat's rise from graffiti artist to art-world darling and the meteoric success that ultimately led to his tragic downfall. Featuring a remarkable lead performance by Jeffrey Wright and a supporting cast including David Bowie, Gary Oldman, and Dennis Hopper, BASQUIAT is an evocative and deeply personal portrait of an artist who challenged the conventions of the art world and left an indelible mark on modern culture. With stunning cinematography and an unforgettable soundtrack, BASQUIAT is a must-see film for art lovers and cinephiles alike.

© 1996 11th Street Productions. All rights reserved.

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Persona - Ingmar Bergman Cover Art

Persona

Persona

This genre-blurring, minimalist masterpiece from Ingmar Bergman follows a young nurse (Bibi Andersson) and her patient (Liv Ullmann), an actress who has mysteriously gone mute. The women retreat to a seaside cottage to aid the actress's rehabilitation, but the intimacy of their emotions and motivations embroil them in a stranger, stronger bond. A classic of world cinema, Persona has long been considered one of the major works of 20th century art.

© 1966 Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

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Fried Green Tomatoes - Jon Avnet Cover Art

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

Academy 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 best-selling novel. When an unhappy housewife (Bates) befriends a lady in a nursing home (Tandy), she hears a remarkable tale of laughter, devotion and a special friendship that defies all obstacles in this heartwarming film from acclaimed director Jon Avnet.

© 2008 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Gone Girl - David Fincher Cover Art

Gone Girl

Gone Girl

Directed by David Fincher and based on Gillian Flynn’s bestseller, this engaging thriller reveals secrets of a modern marriage. On his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports his beautiful wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) missing. Amidst a media frenzy and pressure from the law, Nick's portrait of a blissful union fades. Soon, his behavior prompts the question: Did he kill his wife?

© 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Margin Call - J.C. Chandor Cover Art

Margin Call

Margin Call

Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, Margin Call is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.

© 2011 Margin Call Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Boyz N the Hood - John Singleton Cover Art

Boyz N the Hood

Boyz N the Hood

First-time director John Singleton garnered an Oscar nomination for this intensely dramatic story of life in a south central Los Angeles neighborhood. Following the attempts of Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) to build a better life for himself, Boyz 'N the Hood reveals a world in which a trip to the store can end in death.

© 1991, 1992 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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American Sniper - Clint Eastwood Cover Art

American Sniper

American Sniper

U.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 and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname "Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the spirit of the SEAL creed to "leave no one behind." But upon returning to his wife, Taya Renae Kyle (Sienna Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

© 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Village Roadshow Films North America Inc. and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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The Godfather - Francis Ford Coppola Cover Art

The Godfather

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar ®-winning role*as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award® nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972.

© 1972 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

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Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) - Patricia Riggen Cover Art

Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)

Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)

Even across thousands of miles, the special bond between a mother and son can never be broken. It gives hope to Carlitos, a scrappy nine-year-old boy whose mother, Rosario, has gone to America to build a better life for both of them. While Rosario struggles for a brighter future, fate forces Carlitos' hand and he embarks on an extraordinary journey to find her. Critics and audiences alike have praised this inspirational and heartwarming tale of a mother's devotion, a son's courage and a love that knows no borders.

© 2008 Twentieth Century Fox. All rights reserved.

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No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged actionthriller. When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin, and two million dollars in irresistible cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Not even west Texas law can contain it. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Cormac McCarthy, and featuring an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones, this gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond right up to its heartstopping final act.

© 2011 Miramax

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Rebuilding - Max Walker-Silverman Cover Art

Rebuilding

Rebuilding

Rebuilding follows Dusty, a reserved, divorced father whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire. Now living in a trailer community on a government-run campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbors who have also lost everything, quietly reassembles his life, and starts reconnecting with his ex-wife Ruby and young daughter Callie-Rose.

© 2025 BSM, LLC

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Citizen Kane - Orson Welles Cover Art

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1940. Alone at his fantastic estate known as Xanadu, 70-year-old Charles Foster Kane dies, uttering only the single word Rosebud. So ends the odyssey of a life ... and begins a fabulous tale of the rise to wealth and power--and ultimate fall--of a complex man: A boy abandoned by his parents inherits a fortune, builds a global newspaper empire and aspires to become President of the United States, but he loses everything over an affair with an untalented nightclub singer. This fascinating story unfolds through the eyes of the people important to the tycoon—each showing a different aspect of Citizen Kane. Frequently regarded as the best American film ever made; winner of an Academy Award® for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; and nominated for an additional eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

© 1941 RKO Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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To Kill a Mockingbird - Robert Mulligan Cover Art

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Gregory Peck won an Oscar® for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him – except Peck, the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.

© 1963 Pakula-Mulligan Productions, Inc. & Brentwood Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Jonathan Mostow Cover Art

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

A decade has passed since John Connor (Nick Stahl) helped save humankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid:" no home, credit cards, cell phone or job. No way he can be traced by Skynet, the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until the appearance of the T-X (Kristanna Loken), Skynet's most sophisticated killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope is the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day... or face the fall of civilization as we know it.

© 2003 IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3 Produktions KG. All Rights Reserved.

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Schindler's List

Schindler's List

One 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 continue to inspire generations. Winner of seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Director, this incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history because of what he did.

© 1993 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Primal Fear - Gregory Hoblit Cover Art

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

For high-powered Chicago attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere), guilty or innocent are not degrees to decide. His job is to defend—especially when a case might put his name in the headlines and further his career. When Vail hears that a penniless altar boy (Edward Norton) is accused of murdering the local archbishop, he snaps up the case, eager for the media spotlight. Little does he know that it will uncover a viper's nest of corruption, pit him against a prosecutor (Laura Linney) who's his ex-lover, and test all his skill, judgement and even his win-at-any-cost attitude.

© 1995 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

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A Beautiful Mind - Ron Howard Cover Art

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Winner 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 collaborator, Academy Award®-winner Brian Grazer. A Beautiful Mind stars Russell Crowe in an astonishing performance as brilliant mathematician, John Nash, on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. Now only his devoted wife (Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Connelly) can help him in this powerful story of courage, passion and triumph.

© 2001 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ

A 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 Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has publicly announced that he is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, his trial results with the leaders condemning him to his death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that his own decision will cause him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between which prisoner they would rather to see set free--Jesus, or Barrabas. The crowd chooses to have Barrabas set free. Thus, Jesus is handed over to the Roman soldiers and is brutally flagellated. Bloody and unrecognizable, he is brought back before Pilate who, once again, presents him to the thirsty crowd--assuming they will see that Jesus has been punished enough. The crowd, however, is not satisfied. Thus, Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma, ordering his men to do as the crowd wishes. Whipped and weakened, Jesus is presented with the cross and is ordered to carry it through the streets of Jerusalem, all the way up to Golgotha. There, more corporal cruelty takes place as Jesus is nailed to the cross--suffering, he hangs there, left to die. Initially, in his dazed suffering, Jesus is alarmed that he has been abandoned by God his father. He then beseeches God. At the moment of his death, nature itself over-turns.

© 2004 Icon Distribution, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

When a penniless, eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai comes within one question of winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, a police investigation reveals his amazing story. Slumdog Millionaire is the winner of 8 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture of the Year and Best Director, Danny Boyle.

© 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Rocky - John G. Avildsen Cover Art

Rocky

Rocky

Rocky 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 brother keeps engineering a romantic match. Rocky would have remained in this rut had not heavyweight champion Apollo Creed come up with the Bicentennial gimmick to give a chance for a 'nobody' to become a 'somebody'. The "Italian Stallion" trains earnestly and goes the distance...against all odds!

© 1976 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

A single mother who becomes the first victim of kidnapper Ariel Castro finds herself trapped in his home for 11 years, where she eventually becomes a friend and sister to two other women who are taken captive by Castro. Based on the true story.

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JFK - Oliver Stone Cover Art

JFK

JFK

Chronicling New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison's investigation into the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, this riveting drama examines assassination theories that still plague the United States with persistent questions, doubts and suspicions about the murder of a charismatic President--an event that changed a nation forever. Based on the books Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs and On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison.

© "1991 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc."

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Dead Poets Society - Peter Weir Cover Art

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

In 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 (Best Supporting Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING, 1997) delivers an extraordinary performance in one of the most compelling motion pictures of all time. Williams stars as English professor John Keating, a passionate iconoclast who changes his students' lives forever when he challenges them to live life to the fullest and "Carpe Diem" -- seize the day! Keating's unconventional approach meets with irrepressible enthusiasm from his students, but the faculty at staid, exclusive Welton Academy prep school is, to put it mildly, not amused.

© 1989 Touchstone Pictures

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Michel Gondry Cover Art

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

From acclaimed writer Charlie Kaufman and visionary director Michel Gondry comes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. An all-star ensemble cast shines in this comical and poignant look at breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs. Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to get the same treatment. But as his memories of Clementine begin to fade, Joel suddenly realises how much he still loves her. Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood co-star in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - a memorable film.

© 2004 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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A Room with a View - James Ivory Cover Art

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

Merchant Ivory Productions, led by director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, became a household name with A Room with a View, the first of their extraordinary adaptations of E. M. Forster novels. A cherubic nineteen-year-old Helena Bonham Carter plays Lucy Honeychurch, a young, independent-minded, upper-class Edwardian woman who is trying to sort out her burgeoning romantic feelings, divided between an enigmatic free spirit (Julian Sands) she meets on vacation in Florence and the priggish bookworm (Daniel Day-Lewis) to whom she becomes engaged back in the more corseted Surrey. Funny, sexy, and sophisticated, this gargantuan art-house hit features a sublime supporting cast—including Simon Callow, Judi Dench, Denholm Elliott, Maggie Smith—and remains a touchstone of intelligent romantic cinema.

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Goodfellas (Remastered Feature) - Martin Scorsese Cover Art

Goodfellas (Remastered Feature)

Goodfellas (Remastered Feature)

Martin Scorsese's unforgettable film of Nicholas Pileggi's true-crime best seller "Wiseguy" is presented here in a stunning new remaster. Arresting performances from an all-star cast led by Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Lorraine Bracco drive this brutal yet darkly funny narrative of life in the mob. Nominated for six Oscars®, with a win for Joe Pesci, and named one of the AFI's top 100 American movies, this instant classic would forever change the rules for gangster films to come.

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