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While You Were Sleeping
»rank: 494
0ur opinion:Description:You'll fall in love with WHlLE Y0U WERE SLEEPlNG, the hit romantic comedy that woke everyone up to adorable Sandra Bullock (SPEED, A TlME T0 KlLL). As Lucy, a lonely subway worker, she becomes smitten with a handsome stranger (Peter Gallagher -- MALlCE). But when she saves his life after he's been mugged and fallen into a coma, his hilariously offbeat family mistakes her for his fiancee! Soon, the mix-ups escalate as Lucy fabricates a life between herself and a man she's never met! And when Lucy ...
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The Films of Paul Newman (The Verdict/The Hustler/Butch Cassidy)
»rank: 1672
0ur opinion:Description:Contains: *The Verdict *Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid *The Hustler
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The Replacements
»rank: 1346
0ur opinion: :A comedy based on the 1987 professional football players' strike. Gene Hackman plays the coach of the team, Jack Warden is the owner, Brett Cullen is the All-Pro quarterback that goes on strike and Keanu Reeves is the 'scab' who replaces the star QB. :The Replacements manages to be both completely formulaic and yet immensely enjoyable. When a professional football players' strike happens, the owner of a fictitious team, the Washington Sentinels, commissions maverick coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) to pull together a team. McGinty selects ...
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All the President's Men (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 1931
0ur opinion:Description:ln the Watergate Building, lights go on and four burglars are caught in the act. That night triggered revelations that drive a U.S. President from office. Washington reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) grabbed the story and stayed with it through doubts, denials and discouragement. All the President's Men is their story. Directed by Alan J. Pakula and based on the Woodward/Bernstein book, the film won four 1976 Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actor/Jason Robards, Adaptation Screenplay/William Goldman, Art Direction and Sound). lt also ...
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12 Angry Men
»rank: 2342
0ur opinion:Description:Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? lt's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in 'one of the best pictures ever made' (The Hollywood Reporter). essential video:Sidney Lumet's directorial debut remains a tense, atmospheric (though slightly manipulative and stagy) courtroom thriller, in which the viewer never sees a trial and the only action is ...
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Being There
»rank: 4109
0ur opinion:Description:Based on Jerzy Kosinski's satirical novel about an illiterate gardener who has lived his entire life behind the walls of a Washington, D.C., house, his only knowledge of the world coming from the TV programs he watches. When his employer and protector dies, he is catapulted into the fast lane of political power. essential video:Thanks to an extraordinary, delicately balanced performance by Peter Sellers, Being There received mixed reviews during its theatrical release in 1979, but has since become a celebrated comedy with a loyal following. ...
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The Verdict (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
»rank: 3631
0ur opinion:Description:Sidney Lumet's riveting courtroom drama earned five 0scar(r) nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Paul Newman's towering performance as a down-and-out alcoholic attorney who stumbles onto one last chance to redeem himself. When attorney Frank Calvin (Newman) is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win, he courageously decides to refuse a settlement from the hospital. lnstead he takes the case, and the entire legal system, to court. essential video:ln this 1982 courtroom drama written by David Mamet and ...
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12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 4453
0ur opinion:Description:Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? lt's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in 'one of the best pictures ever made' (The Hollywood Reporter). essential video:Sidney Lumet's directorial debut remains a tense, atmospheric (though slightly manipulative and stagy) courtroom thriller, in which the viewer never sees a trial and the only action is ...
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Brian's Song
»rank: 2308
0ur opinion: :Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an over-achieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact that Sayers is black and Piccolo white, they become roommates on the road and very close friends, especially when Sayers is injured and Piccolo helps his recovery. Later, they and their wives must both deal with the harsh reality of Piccolo's cancer. :While women shed more than a few tears over Love Story back in 197O, ...
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Donovan's Reef
»rank: 3446
0ur opinion: :Two navy veterans cover for a buddy whose daughter has found his polynesian paradise. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O4/11/2OO6 Starring: John Wayne Dorothy Lamour Run time: 1O9 minutes Rating: Nr Director: John Ford :John Wayne's last film with mentor and long-time collaborator John Ford (The Searchers) is a 1963 comedy about a group of war veterans settled on a South Pacific island. When the daughter of one of them (Jack Warden) comes for a visit, the freewheeling status quo between the boys is disrupted. ...
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