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"This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history, "--Amazon.com.
3) Joe Bell
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Mark Wahlberg plays the rough-edged Oregon-based father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin by embarking on a walk across America to speak his heart to heartland adults and students about the potential terrifying high costs of bullying.
4) The cottage
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When Coop, an aging, broke actor rents out his beloved home, known as The Cottage, something unexpected happens. Three men who would never have met become friends...and each man finds himself changing in surprising ways, Coop most of all. Amidst chaos and near tragedy, The Cottage welcomes a new houseguest--with a secret of her own.
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"The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with Yentl she became the...
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As an experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends Mt. Washington, she turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge blizzard approaches. But on her way down, she encounters a lone, stranded man, and takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the storm. Based on a true story.
8) Fame
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Baxter family series. Firstborn volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
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As Dayne Matthews returns to Hollywood after his shocking discovery, he faces the dangerous world of fame and paparazi. Meanwhile, Katy Hart receives the offer of a lifetime starring opposite Dayne in a Hollywood film. Dayne and Jamie's choices will change their hearts and lives forever.
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A young woman wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she's locked in a cellar with a doomsday prepper, who insists that he saved her life and that the world outside is uninhabitable following an apocalyptic catastrophe. Uncertain what to believe, the woman soon determines that she must escape at any cost.
10) Miranda's victim
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Based on true events, in 1963, after Trish Weir is kidnapped and sexually assaulted, her assailant is caught and tried. But after he confesses without legal representation and is granted a retrial, it triggers a legal proceeding that forever changes the nation's justice system.
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By far the most ambitious, unflinchingly graphic and stylistically influential western ever mounted, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is an engrossing actioner shot through with a volatile mix of myth and realism. Clint Eastwood returns as the "Man With No Name," this time teaming with two gunslingers (Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef) to pursue a cache of $200,000 and letting no one, not even warring factions in a civil war, stand in their way. From sun-drenched...
12) Saving Mr. Banks
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[2014]
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When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her difficult...
13) Pig
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A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
14) Take four
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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
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Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison are wary of landing a popular young actor for their film, "Unlocked," because of his wild reputation, until he develops an interest in his costar, Bailey Flanigan, which could motivate him to improve himself but also poses a threat to Bailey's relationship with Cody.
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Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie! If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture. Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume...
16) My cousin Vinny
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Two carefree pals (Macchio and Whitfield) traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, Vincent Gambini (Pesci) is the cousin of one of them and he is a lawyer. Vinny is a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try and has never been in court. When cousin Vinny arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend (Tomei) to handle his first case, it's a real shock--for both Vinny...
17) Forever
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IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
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A fresh, new look for the bestselling Firstborn series-the second installment in the continuing Baxter Family Drama from America's number one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn't discovered it yet.
Katy Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywood's Dayne Matthews. But as she plans a wedding and looks for a house on the shores...
Katy Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywood's Dayne Matthews. But as she plans a wedding and looks for a house on the shores...
18) Bad Samaritan
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A valet car park develops a scam to burglarize the houses of restaurant customers. Things go smoothly until he robs the wrong man and discovers a woman being held captive. Afraid of going to jail, he calls the police who find nothing when they investigate. Now the valet must endure the wrath of the kidnapper who seeks revenge on him while desperately trying to find and rescue the captive woman he left behind.
19) Hot target
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Troubleshooters volume 8
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A maverick movie producer begins receiving death threats from right-wing extremist groups for the frank portrayal of a homosexual war hero in her latest film, and then falls in love with one of the bodyguards hired to protect her.
20) Roman holiday
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Audrey Hepburn's portrays of a modern-day princess, rebelling against royal obligations, exploring Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman (Gregory Peck) who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love. Audrey Hepburn won an **Academy Award,** a **BAFTA Award** and a **Golden Globe** for her performance. Nominated for a Golden Lion at the **Venice International Film Festival.**...
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