My Favorite Movies

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A Beautiful Mind 2001,  PG-13)
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About a Boy 2002,  PG-13)
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After the Sunset 2004,  PG-13)
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001,  PG-13)
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Alice in Wonderland 1951,  G)
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A Life Less Ordinary 1997,  R)
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Angel-A 2005,  R)
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Anthony Zimmer 2005,  Unrated)
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Arsène Lupin 2004,  Unrated)
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004,  PG)
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A Walk to Remember 2002,  PG)
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Basic 2003,  R)
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Big Fish 2004,  PG-13)
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Blade 1998,  R)
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Bloodsport 1986,  R)
Bloodsport
Let me say it right now, if you watch Bloodsport expecting the same
kind of satisfaction you got from movies such as Crash, Ray or
Brokeback Mountain (to name a recent few), you shall be very, very
disappointed. However, if you watch it as it's meant to be watched,
that is to say as a no questions asked, straightforward, martial arts
tournament movie, then it is a truly great film.

Based on an allegedly true story, there is no deep meaning to
Bloodsport...but it isn't meant for one to be there. The acting is not
mind-blowing, but once again, it's not meant to be. You know exactly
what's going t happen in the end, but who cares? This is a movie you
can watch again and again, just because it's not all about the story.

All in all, Bloodsport is an entertaining flick, with a decent story,
decent acting, great music by Paul Hertzog, and great fight scenes. A
movie that will satisfy your martial art needs.
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Brokeback Mountain 2005,  R)
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Cars 2006,  G)
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Cast Away 2000,  PG-13)
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Catch Me If You Can 2002,  PG-13)
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Children of Men 2006,  R)
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Clue 1985,  PG)
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Collateral 2004,  R)
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Constantine 2005,  R)
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Crash 2005,  R)
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Cruel Intentions 1999,  R)
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Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower) 2006,  R)
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Dark Blue 2003,  R)
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Dead Again 1991,  R)
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Dreamcatcher 2003,  R)
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Du jour au lendemain 2006,  PG)
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 2004,  R)
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50 First Dates 2004,  PG-13)
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Finding Neverland 2004,  PG)
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Flags of Our Fathers 2006,  R)
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Forbidden Planet 1956,  G)
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Garden State 2004,  R)
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005,  R)
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Godzilla 1998,  PG-13)
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Hard Rain 1998,  R)
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Hearts in Atlantis 2001,  PG-13)
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Hero 2002,  PG-13)
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Hostage 2005,  R)
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Hotel Rwanda 2004,  PG-13)
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House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) 2004,  PG-13)
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House of Sand and Fog 2003,  R)
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If Only 2004,  PG-13)
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Immortel (ad vitam) (Immortal) 2004,  R)
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) 1981,  PG)
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984,  PG)
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989,  PG-13)
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Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) 2002,  R)
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I, Robot 2004,  PG-13)
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Casino Royale 2006,  PG-13)
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Jarhead 2005,  R)
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Clerks 1994,  R)
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Mallrats 1995,  R)
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Chasing Amy 1997,  R)
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Dogma 1999,  R)
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 2001,  R)
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Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003,  Unrated)
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Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind) 1984,  PG)
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Kingdom of Heaven 2005,  R)
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang 2005,  R)
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Knock Off 1998,  R)
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Kung Fu Hustle 2004,  R)
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L.A. Confidential 1997,  R)
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Lady in the Water 2006,  PG-13)
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Lagaan - Once Upon a Time in India 2001,  PG)
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Lassie 2005,  PG)
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Laws of Attraction 2004,  PG-13)
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Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) 2001,  R)
Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf)
Based on actual, mysterious, never-resolved events of French history, Le Pacte Des Loups should NOT be viewed as a history lesson. Often talked about because "it has martial arts scenes and that's weird because it's in 18th century France", it should also NOT be viewed for it's martial arts.

Le Pacte Des Loups is a long (2hrs 30mins), engaging, beautifully shot, skilfully acted, thoroughly entertaining piece of cinema. For these reasons, Le Pacte... comes heavily recommended and should be watched especially by those who enjoy their films atmospheric, slow yet explosive, mysterious and twisted. Those of you enjoyed Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow might want to check this out, as the two films have more than a few things in common.

All in all, just delve into Le Pacte... and you will be rewarded with a great movie, which is at the same time a period piece, an action movie, a mystery, a horror movie, a drama, and a romantic comedy, succeeding in all fields.

Oh, and by the way, the "martial arts" make sense. Not all martial arts are Chinese or Japanese.
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The Crimson Rivers (Les Rivières pourpres) 2000,  R)
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Little Manhattan 2005,  PG)
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Love Actually 2003,  R)
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Lucky Number Slevin 2006,  R)
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The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro) (The Sea Within) 2004,  PG-13)
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Mary Poppins 1964,  G)
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Match Point 2005,  R)
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Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) 2003,  Unrated)
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Million Dollar Baby 2004,  PG-13)
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Minority Report 2002,  PG-13)
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Munich 2005,  R)
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Mystic River 2003,  R)
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National Treasure 2004,  PG)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975,  R)
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One Hour Photo 2002,  R)
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Open Range 2003,  R)
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Paris Je T'aime 2006,  R)
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Pride and Prejudice 2005,  PG)
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PTU (PTU - Police Tactical Unit) 2003,  R)
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Raising Helen 2004,  PG-13)
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Romeo Must Die 2000,  R)
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Save the Last Dance 2001,  PG-13)
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Scream 1996,  R)
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Scream 2 1997,  R)
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Scream 3 2000,  R)
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Spirited Away 2001,  PG)
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Serendipity 2001,  PG-13)
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Signs 2002,  PG-13)
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Sin City 2005,  R)
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Snake Eyes 1998,  R)
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Snow Falling on Cedars 1999,  PG-13)
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977,  PG)
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980,  PG)
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983,  PG)
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999,  PG)
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002,  PG)
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Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume 1 2003,  G)
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Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume 2 2005,  G)
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005,  PG-13)
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Stranger Than Fiction 2006,  PG-13)
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Striking Distance 1993,  R)
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Swades 2004,  Unrated)
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Tarzan 1999,  G)
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10 Things I Hate About You 1999,  PG-13)
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The Terminator 1984,  R)
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991,  R)
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Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines 2003,  R)
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The Aviator 2004,  PG-13)
The Aviator
Upon watching The Aviator, the second film based on the life of Howard Hughes (after 1977's The Amazing Howard Hughes, starring Tommy Lee Jones, which I haven't seen), I had no special love or hate for either director Martin Scorsese (Casino is extremely overrated IMO) or star Leonardo DiCaprio (good in Catch Me If You Can, but I hadn't gotten over the over-hype of Titanic).

The Aviator is a work of genius. Obviously considered a long film, at nearly 3 hours, it simply zips past, so engrossed you are. Scorsese's direction is brilliant, as is his idea to film each period with that era's "film color palette".

The performances here are also top-notch, and are delivered from a true all-star cast. Seriously the number of faces you'll recognize (even in tiny roles) is astounding, the Ocean's movies don't come close. But key here is DiCaprio's portrayal of Hughes.

Indeed, Leonardo, present in nearly every scene, is the movie's core. And the young actor truly fascinates as he inhabits completely the billionaire genius/madman. It is through him that you see The Aviator, and it is only his actions which interest you. As it should be in biographical film.

What else is there to say? There are but a few words to describe The Aviator: fascinating, engrossing, enthralling... The film has since become a favorite of mine, as has Leonardo DiCaprio.
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The Blues Brothers 1980,  R)
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The Butterfly Effect 2004,  R)
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 2005,  PG)
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The Constant Gardener 2005,  R)
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The Day After Tomorrow 2004,  PG-13)
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The Devil's Advocate 1997,  R)
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The Girl Next Door 2004,  R)
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The I Inside 2004,  R)
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The Incredibles 2004,  PG)
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The Italian Job 2003,  PG-13)
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The Ladykillers 2004,  R)
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The Last Kiss 2006,  R)
The Last Kiss
The Last Kiss is a remake of the 2001 Italian film L'Ultimo Bacio. I have not seen it, so cannot compare the two.

Comparisions to 2004's Garden State are inevitable. Indeed, both films seem incredibly similar, yet completely different. So much in fact that many critics have dubbed this an "unofficial sequel" to Garden State.

Where the movies strongly differ is that while Garden State dealt with the "discovery of love", The Last Kiss deals with "the doubting of love". Thus, some professional critics (while reviewing the film favorably) have labeled this film has having a pessimistic view on love. I don't agree.

While one can't say that this is a joyful movie, hope inhabits it. The main focus of the movie is obviously the relationship between the newly-engaged Michael and Jenna (Zach Braff and Jacinda Barrett) but a lot of screen time and good scriptwriting is given to the supporting players, be it Jenna's parents, Michael's buddies, or of course temptation, in the form of the sweet Kim (Rachel Bilson).

In short, The Last Kiss is a touching, honest drama, wonderfully adapted by screenwriter Paul Haggis (check out his other work) and featuring more-then-solid acting from it's main AND supporting cast. And from the opening shot full of walking legs to the hopeful ending, director Tony Goldwyn had me engaged.
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The Last Samurai 2003,  R)
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The Lion King 1994,  G)
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The Machinist 2003,  R)
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The Notebook 2004,  PG-13)
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The One 2001,  PG-13)
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The Patriot 2000,  R)
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The Phantom of the Opera 2005,  PG-13)
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The Punisher 2004,  R)
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The Ring 2002,  PG-13)
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The Ring Two 2005,  PG-13)
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The Rundown (Welcome to the Jungle) 2003,  PG-13)
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The Sixth Sense 1999,  PG-13)
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The Sound of Music 1965,  G)
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The Truman Show 1998,  PG)
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The Village 2004,  PG-13)
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The Wizard of Oz 1939,  G)
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36 quai des orfevres 2004,  Unrated)
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Troy 2004,  R)
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Unbreakable 2000,  PG-13)
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United 93 2006,  R)
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Vanilla Sky 2001,  R)
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Va, Vis et Deviens (Live and Become) (Go, See, and Become) 2005,  Unrated)
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V for Vendetta 2006,  R)
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Walk on Water 2005,  R)
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Walk the Line 2005,  PG-13)
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Where Eagles Dare 1969,  PG)
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Wicker Park 2004,  PG-13)
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Wonderful Days (Sky Blue) 2003,  Unrated)

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