David Morse
21) Disturbia
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English
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After his father's death, Kale Brecht becomes a sullen, withdrawn, and troubled young man. He finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest after a run in with the law. His mother, Julie, works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with Kale's indifference and lethargy. As the walls of his house begin to close in on Kale, he turns into a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards...
23) Passengers
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After a plane crash, Claire, a young therapist, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. They share their recollections of the incident. Some say there was an explosion, but the airline claims it never happened. Claire becomes intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers. Despite her better judgment, Claire's professional relationship with Eric blossoms into a romance. Then the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously,...
24) Crazy in Alabama
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English
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Antonio Banderas' directorial debut opens in the sweltering summer of 1965, and everyone in Alabama has gone completely crazy, especially 12-year-old Peejoe's glamorous Aunt Lucille. Deciding not to let her abusive husband stand in the way of her dreams of television stardom, she gets rid of him in a most unusual way and leaves Peejoe with lots of questions and an explosive secret.
25) The green mile
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"Miracles happen in unexpected places, even in the death-row cellblock at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. There John Coffey, a gentle giant of a prisoner with supernatural powers, brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates."
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Selma, a factory worker in rural America and single mother, is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The sound of music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of control and the lines between reality and fantasy blur.
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As a middle-aged man's friend dies, Bobby takes a look back at his childhood memories ... When mysterious out-of-towner, Ted, moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby shares with his self-involved mother, Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading...
28) The boy
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It's the summer of 1989. Nine-year-old Ted Henley and his father John are the proprietors of The Mtn. Vista Motel, a crumbling resort buried in the mountains of the American West. Since Ted's mother left, John has drifted into despondency, becoming a living ghost, haunting the motel, leaving Ted to fend for himself. In this isolation, unchecked by the bounds of parenting, Ted's darker impulses begin to manifest.
29) The green mile
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"Miracles happen in unexpected places, even on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. There John Coffey, a prisoner with supernatural powers, brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates"--Container.
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First the people came back and then the crime. Now, more than two years after the near death of a great city, the money is starting to arrive. For the people of New Orleans, even the promises of redevelopment come with strings attached and every dollar that shows up carries with it new dynamics and new risks. Those who know and love the Crescent City must find their way back to what matters in the life of their city. Little of what they can bring...
31) Trouble
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English
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"Maggie and Ben are middle-aged siblings who were given equal halves of their father's land upon his death. Though perpetual screw-up Ben sold his half years ago to his more responsible sister, he is now doing everything he can to get it back. And Maggie is doing everything she can to get him off her property"--Container.
32) Shanghai
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English
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Nothing is what it seems in this Casablanca-style international thriller set in the ancient Chinese city a week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Secret Agent Paul Soames has just arrived to investigate the murder of his best friend, only to become quickly immersed in a web of conspiracy and lies that beset the city. Shadowed by a Japanese intelligence officer Tanaka, Soames' investigation quickly centers on a charismatic local gangster, Anthony...
33) The good son
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English
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Eight-year-old Mark is sent to live with his cousin Henry and his family for a few weeks. Mark soon begins to suspect that all is not right with the seemingly innocent-looking Henry.
35) Double vision
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中文(繁體)
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To help solve a series of grisly, supernatural crimes, the Taiwanese government is forced to enlist the services of a top American FBI agent trained in tracking down even the most elusive serial killers. After teaming up with a troubled local cop, the two men follow a series of bizarre and unnerving clues into Taiwan's darkest, most mysterious realms--which lead them to an ancient religious cult searching for immotality.
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New Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery, heightened by the historic election of a new president, is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these five final episodes of Treme, New Orleans' protagonists strive to build their own legacy...
37) World War Z 3D
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"Former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane ... [is] in a race against time to save both his family and the world from a pandemic that is toppling governments and threatening to destroy humanity itself"--Container.
38) Collaborator
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Robert Longfellow is a famous playwright who can't seem to catch a break. Retreating back to his childhood home to visit his mother, Robert crosses paths with his former neighbor Gus, a right-wing ex-con who is Robert's polar opposite in every possible way. When Gus holds Robert hostage at gunpoint during a drunken reunion gone terribly wrong, the two men unexpectedly bond until the mood darkens and shots ring out.
39) McCanick
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An out of control narcotics detective with a secret past hunts down a harmless low level criminal who knows the real truth about his past.
40) Nearing grace
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English
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A young man is lured into the glamorous life by one of the most beautiful and sought-after girls in school, but at what cost will he pay for all of his fantasies to be fulfilled?