Ben Affleck
1) Armageddon
Series
Criterion collection volume 40
Language
English
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Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results....
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English
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Pete is an eight-year-old Catholic boy, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of Lord, and not that of the Devil. Pete decides to help someone get into heaven and decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism. Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson and makes friends with the Rabbi's son, Danny. When he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent...
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English
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Documentary series about the making of a feature film. An Internet competition was held to determine which script would get produced. Out of more than 10,000 entries, former insurance salesman Pete Jones was selected as the winner for his script "Stolen Summer." Jones not only got to direct the film, but was also given a $1 million budget from Miramax Films and a guaranteed theatrical release. The series chronicled how Jones, a first-time director,...
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English
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The hunt for Red October: CIA analyst Jack Ryan tries to figure out if Russia's best submarine captain is planning to attack the U.S. coast or planning to defect.
Patriot games: When CIA analyst Jack Ryan prevents the assassination of a member of the British royal family by the IRA, Ryan and his family become a target for revenge.
Clear and present danger: CIA agent Jack Ryan's is assigned to investigate the murder of one of the President's friends,...