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Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet
IMDb: 7.8
242

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer… his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

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Genre: Drama
The Crucible

The Crucible

The Crucible
IMDb: 6.8
124

Based upon the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller (who wrote the screen adaptation), the Salem witch trials in 1692 plunge the Massachusetts Bay colony into chaos.

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Genre: Drama, History
Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact
IMDb: 7.6
111

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned…

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Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Michael Collins
IMDb: 7.2
132

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

Swingers

Swingers

Swingers
IMDb: 7.3
94

This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It’s been six months since his…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight
IMDb: 6.8
121

Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice…

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Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.
IMDb: 5.7
97

This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and…

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The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy
IMDb: 6.1
96

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up — and doesn’t let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire…

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Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves
IMDb: 7.9
159

In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman’s paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Barb Wire

Barb Wire

Barb Wire
IMDb: 3.3
98

A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders…

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Down Periscope

Down Periscope

Down Periscope
IMDb: 6.1
92

Bumbling Navy lieutenant Tom Dodge has been given one last chance to clean up his record. But Admiral Graham, his nemesis, assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a submarine that can…

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Genre: Comedy
Hard Eight

Hard Eight

Hard Eight
IMDb: 7.2
96

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Beautiful Girls

Beautiful Girls

Beautiful Girls
IMDb: 7.2
112

During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight’s Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

Black Sheep
IMDb: 6.2
87

When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the…

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Genre: Comedy
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
IMDb: 6.6
89

When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough…

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Genre: Comedy
Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Generations
IMDb: 6.6
118

Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard…

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Frankenstein
IMDb: 6.4
123

Based on Mary Shelley’s novel, “Frankenstein” tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing…

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Timecop

Timecop

Timecop
IMDb: 5.9
99

An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures
IMDb: 7.4
109

Wealthy and precocious teenager Juliet transfers from England to New Zealand with her family, and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. When…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors
IMDb: 7.9
99

A drama about a Maori family lving in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment…

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Genre: Drama
Muriel’s Wedding

Muriel’s Wedding

Muriel’s Wedding
IMDb: 7.2
106

A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Little Rascals

The Little Rascals

The Little Rascals
IMDb: 6.3
82

Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the other characters made famous in the Our Gang shorts of the 1920s and 1930s are brought back to life in this nostalgic children’s comedy. When…

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The Client

The Client

The Client
IMDb: 6.7
119

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry ‘The Blade’ Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself,…

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Chungking Express

Chungking Express

Chungking Express
IMDb: 8.1
102

Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Baby’s Day Out

Baby’s Day Out

Baby’s Day Out
IMDb: 6.0
99

Baby Bink couldn’t ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he’s just about to appear in the social pages of…

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
IMDb: 7.5
104

Two drag-queens and a transsexual contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, and head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, named ‘Priscilla’. En route,…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Maverick

Maverick

Maverick
IMDb: 7.0
127

Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that…

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8 Seconds

8 Seconds

8 Seconds
IMDb: 6.6
105

This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.

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Reality Bites

Reality Bites

Reality Bites
IMDb: 6.6
99

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shadowlands

Shadowlands

Shadowlands
IMDb: 7.3
131

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Beethoven’s 2nd

Beethoven’s 2nd

Beethoven’s 2nd
IMDb: 4.9
89

Beethoven is back — and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he’s met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is…

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Genre: Comedy, Family
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation
IMDb: 6.9
112

The story of a young, gay black con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies
IMDb: 4.9
93

Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in…

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Genre: Comedy
Ticks

Ticks

Ticks
IMDb: 5.4
85

Teens camping in a northern California retreat are terrorized by mutant insects created by evil, polluting pot farmers.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
IMDb: 4.8
96

The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The…

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Matinee

Matinee

Matinee
IMDb: 6.8
99

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalises on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman
IMDb: 8.0
157

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie…

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Genre: Drama
The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard
IMDb: 6.2
129

A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who’s threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally…

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
IMDb: 6.7
120

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad’s credit card—despite problems from a clerk…

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Malcolm X
IMDb: 7.7
202

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the ’50s, he became a Black Muslim and…

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Genre: Drama, History