Eric Roth
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Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
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Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus...
3) Lucky you
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"Pro gambler Huck Cheever scrambles to raise the $10,000 entry fee to the poker world's most prestigious contest, even though the tournament may pit him against his estranged father. Along the way he meets irresistible Billie Offer and learns that in order to truly succeed, he must first learn to live life the way he plays cards, trusting his heart instead of his head"--Container.
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Edward, the only witness to his father's suicide and a member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion. These are the qualities that help him become recruited for a career in the newly founded Office of Strategic Services (CIA). While working there, his ideals gradually turn to suspicion influenced by the Cold War paranoia present within the office. Eventually, he becomes...
6) Mr. Jones
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A man who is a manic-depressive on the verge of self-destruction is saved by the love of the concerned therapist assigned to his case.
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Criterion collection volume 476
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Benjamin Button was a not-so-ordinary man who began his life under unusual circumstances. Born in his eighties, and unable to stop time, he continued to age backwards. His life story is detailed from the end of World War I in 1918 and into the 21st century, when he discovered a love that lasted beyond time.
10) Munich
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Inspired by real events, this reveals the intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the eleven Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre of eleven Israeli athletes and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it.
11) Forrest Gump
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Forrest Gump is a low-intelligence man who has good intentions. He struggles through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His mama teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army and heads off to Vietnam where he becomes friends with Dan and Bubba. He wins medals, starts a table tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, create the smiley, writes bumper stickers...
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Aloha: A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs, the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii, and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
The midnight meat train: Struggling photographer Leon Kauffman's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late-night commuters, ultimately butchering...
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Criterion collection volume 476
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Tells the story of the life and loves of Benjamin Button who was born an old man and ages in reverse.
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The nickel ride: "Cooper ... known as the "key man" because of his large ring of keys, manages several warehouses containin the Mob's stolen goods. When the Mob has stolen so much that they are running out of space, they send Cooper to negotiate for a new warehouse. His boss gets nervous and, believing the big-hearted "key man" to be more of a risk than an asset, orders him to be watched"--Container.
99 and 44/100% dead!: "In a future where the laws...
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Robin Hood, prince of thieves: When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.
Wyatt Earp: The story of Wyatt Earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the Wild West era.
The postman: A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.
JFK: New...