Tom Noonan
1) Anomalisa
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Michael Stone, husband, father and noted author, travels to Cincinnati to speak at a customer service conference. But once he's separated from the routine of his daily life, a chance encounter helps him to realize just what, and whom, he's been missing.
2) Wonderstruck
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Tells the tale of two deaf children separated by fifty years. In 1927 New York City, Rose searches for the actress who's life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977 in the Midwest, Ben runs away from home to find his father. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Brian Selznick, which is the predecessor to his screen-adapted novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
3) Anomalisa
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On a trip to Ohio, Michael (David Thewlis) is separated from the routine of his daily life and a chance encounter helps him realize just what he’s been missing. Love, laughter and loneliness align in Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's critically-acclaimed masterpiece. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the **Academy Awards** and **Golden Globes**. Nominated for Best FIlm at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Winner of the Feature Film...
4) Manhunter
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FBI agent Will Graham captured the diabolical Dr. Hannibal Lecter but nearly lost his mind in the process and retired from the Bureau. When he is coaxed out of retirement to hunt a serial killer called "The Tooth Fairy" he is again faced with the horrors incumbent in entering a serial killer's mind.
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Sam is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creaky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for total lunar eclipse. Victor at first seems like just a creepy guy lurking around the house, but quickly makes it clear that Sam will end this night in...
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You know whom to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters? The Monster Squad - A group of young kids devoted to protecting their suburban neighborhood from monsters and ghouls. Count Dracula escapes Van Helsing and adjourns modern day Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Black Lagoon's Gillman. The ghouls are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the...
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Sam is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creaky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for total lunar eclipse. Victor at first seems like just a creepy guy lurking around the house, but quickly makes it clear that Sam will end this night in...
8) The pledge
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A veteran police detective, on the day of his retirement, handles the case of a seven-year-old girl who has been brutally murdered. When a mentally retarded man confesses to the murder and then kills himself, the detectives consider the case closed, but was he actually the murderer? Before long, evidence is uncovered that suggests the the girl was just one in a series of brutal killings involving young girls and a mysterious man.
9) Manhunter
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FBI Agent Will Graham ssdc ptured the evil Dr. Hannibal Lecter, nearly losing more than just his mind. But when he is called out of retirement to hunt the psychopath known as 'The Tooth Fairy, ' he must once again confront the horror of Hannibal.
11) Last action hero
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Danny Madigan knows all the first three Jack Slater movies in and out. The fourth one is just about to be released, too, and with a magical ticket Danny really gets to know that movie in and out, literally speaking. During one of the action climaxes, Danny is transported into the movie, into a world following other rules than the real one. Benedict, one of the evil guys, gets ahold of the ticket and escapes out to the real world, a world where evil...
12) Manhunter
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FBI agent Will Graham captured the diabolical Dr. Hannibal Lecter but nearly lost his mind in the process and retired from the Bureau. When he is coaxed out of retirement to hunt a serial killer called "The Tooth Fairy, " he is again faced with the horrors incumbent in entering a serial killer's mind.
13) Heat
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Vincent Hanna is a brilliant L.A. detective, following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by master thief Neil McCauley. The trouble is, McCauley's expertise is at least equal to Hanna's.
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Former FBI profiler Will Graham reluctantly returns to his old job to track a horrific serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. But in order to get into the mind of this maniac, Graham must face another: Hannibal Lecktor, the imprisoned psychiatrist whose own sanity almost cost Graham his life and whose insights into The Tooth Fairy could prove as dangerous as the killer himself.
15) Phoenix
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These days it seems like everybody's addicted to something, and for detective Harry Collins gambling is his "drug." He'll bet on anything, no matter the odds, just for the rush. But this time, he's in over his head.
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Former FBI profiler Will Graham reluctantly returns to his old job to track a horrific serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. But in order to get into the mind of this maniac, Graham must face another: Hannibal Lecktor, the imprisoned psychiatrist whose own sanity almost cost Graham his life and whose insights into The Tooth Fairy could prove as dangerous as the killer himself.
17) Best defense
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When you build the ultimate Super Tank and find out Dudley Moore has designed the missile guidance system, you've got to be concerned. Then when you find out Eddie Murphy is testing the tank in actual combat, you ought to forget about it all together.
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Robocop: "Set in Detroit sometime in the near-future, the film is about a policeman killed in the line of duty, who the department decides to resurrect as a half-human, half-robot supercop. The robocop is indestructible, and within a matter of weeks he has removed crime from the streets of Detroit. However, his human side is tortured by his past, and he wants revenge on the thugs who killed him."--Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide.
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19) RoboCop 2
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"RoboCop returns to fight his toughest opponent yet: his replacement! When Detroit's descent into chaos is further compounded by a police department strike and a new designer drug called 'Nuke,' only RoboCop can stop the mayhem. But in his way are an evil corporation that profits from Motor City crime and a bigger and tougher cyborg with a deadly directive: take out RoboCop. Containing the latest in gadgetry and weaponry as well as the brain of the...
20) Gloria
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An accountant has a ledger that could put several mob bosses behind bars for a long time. Before he is killed, however, he manages to entrust the ledger and his son to a neighbor, Gloria, for protection. Gloria reluctantly takes the kid on the run while keeping the mob at bay, sometimes at the point of a gun. Finally, tired of running, she decides to confront them head-on!