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Audition

Audition

Audition
IMDb: 7.2
115

Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is…

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Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon
IMDb: 7.4
118

A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules
IMDb: 7.4
126

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit…

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Genre: Drama
End of Days

End of Days

End of Days
IMDb: 5.7
121

On 28 December 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, the Devil decides to crash the party by coming to…

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The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector
IMDb: 6.7
118

Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department’s top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a…

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The Insider

The Insider

The Insider
IMDb: 7.9
157

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Three Kings

Three Kings

Three Kings
IMDb: 7.1
114

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti…

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Boys Don’t Cry

Boys Don’t Cry

Boys Don’t Cry
IMDb: 7.6
118

Female born, Teena Brandon adopts his male identity of Brandon Teena and attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate
IMDb: 6.7
133

An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, ‘The Nine Gates of the Shadow Kingdom’ brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing…

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior
IMDb: 6.6
102

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland, Ahmad ibn Fadlan finds himself in the company of Vikings. While the behavior of the Norsemen initially offends ibn Fadlan, the more cultured…

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The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant
IMDb: 8.0
86

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own…

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Drop Dead Gorgeous

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Drop Dead Gorgeous
IMDb: 6.6
98

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps;…

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Genre: Comedy
Lake Placid

Lake Placid

Lake Placid
IMDb: 5.7
82

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix…

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Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West
IMDb: 4.9
106

Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor…

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The General’s Daughter

The General’s Daughter

The General’s Daughter
IMDb: 6.3
116

When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder….

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eXistenZ

eXistenZ

eXistenZ
IMDb: 6.8
97

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

Ravenous

Ravenous

Ravenous
IMDb: 7.0
100

Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his…

8MM

8MM

8MM
IMDb: 6.5
123

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows…

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October Sky

October Sky

October Sky
IMDb: 7.8
108

Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father’s wishes, and eventually…

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Genre: Drama, Family
Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker
IMDb: 5.5
87

3 of Reagan High School’s most popular girls pretend to kidnap their friend by shoving a jawbreaker into the victim’s mouth to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry…

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Genre: Comedy
The Boxer

The Boxer

The Boxer
IMDb: 7.1
114

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker
IMDb: 5.9
124

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft…

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Genre: Action, Thriller
Wishmaster

Wishmaster

Wishmaster
IMDb: 5.8
90

The Djinn having been released from his ancient prison seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to…

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The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter
IMDb: 7.6
112

A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors’…

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Genre: Drama
Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In
IMDb: 6.1
109

Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja
IMDb: 5.5
88

Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big –…

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Genre: Action, Comedy
The Relic

The Relic

The Relic
IMDb: 5.7
110

A researcher at Chicago’s Natural History Museum returns from South America with some crates containing his findings. When the crates arrive at the museum without the owner there appears to…

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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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.

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
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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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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Tombstone

Tombstone

Tombstone
IMDb: 7.8
130

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced…

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Genre: Western
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
IMDb: 7.8
118

Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Schindler’s List

Schindler’s List

Schindler’s List
IMDb: 8.9
195

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Wayne’s World 2

Wayne’s World 2

Wayne’s World 2
IMDb: 6.2
95

A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, “Waynestock,” with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the…

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Genre: Comedy, Music
Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire
IMDb: 7.0
125

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers
IMDb: 6.4
105

D’Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king’s elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who…

Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused
IMDb: 7.7
102

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale
IMDb: 7.8
121

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster’s…

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Genre: Crime, Drama