Barry Levinson
1) Sixty-six
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson, director of such classics as Diner and Rain Man, taps into his storytelling magic to craft his first novel-a nostalgic look at a time when the innocence of an entire generation was shattered. Baltimore in 1966 is a quiet, blue-collar town. But all that is about to change for one group of young men about to confront the realities of growing up in a changing world. Featuring the authentic characterizations...
2) Bugsy
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During the 1940's, mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is inspired by his mistress Virginia Hill to follow his dream and build the now-famous Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Tom Dobbs makes an off-hand comment on his late night talk show that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. A grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office and forced to live up to his promise. Unfortunately for Dobbs, he finds out that his surprise victory was actually the result of a voting computer glitch and not winning the majority vote...
8) Tin men
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Two less-than-honest aluminum siding salesmen meet in a fender bender, but their bruised egos and quick tempers turn the minor accident into a major vendeta against each other's symbols of success--their prized Cadillacs.
Two less-than-honest aluminum siding salesmen meet in a fender bender, but their bruised egos and quick tempers turn the minor accident into a major vendetta against each other's symbols of success--their prized Cadillacs.
9) Bandits
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After busting out of jail and on the run, 2 bank robbers devise the perfect crime with imperfect partners. Not wanting to hurt anyone during their robberies, they go to the homes of bank personnel and end up staying the night with the families so that they can all go to the bank in the morning, hence becoming the "sleepover bandits".
10) Sleepers
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Dramatization of the true story of four boys who are imprisoned for a year in the Wilkinson Home for Boys changing them forever. As adults one is a lawyer, one a reporter, & two are professional hit men and all are still filled with the pain & fear of their year in Wilkinson.
12) Wag the dog
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When the president is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, the White House sends for "Mr. Fix-it." Washington spinmaster Conrad Brean needs a war to distract the public's attention and calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it. Incudes original theatrical trailer.
13) Disclosure
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When an executive in a large company resists the advances of his new boss who is also a former love, she charges him with sexual harassment. Suddenly his marriage and his career are at risk, and his struggle to extricate himself leads to the exposure of an executive conspiracy.
14) The humbling
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When a successsful actor decides to retire from the stage, the daughter of one of his acting friends moves into his house and the two develop a dysfunctional relationship.
15) The natural
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Roy Hobbs determines to fulfill his boyhood dream of being a baseball superstar; he is making progress when a mysterious woman shatters his dream and later, overcoming physical pain, he has a chance to lead his team to the pennant.
18) Sleepers
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Four young friends from Hell's Kitchen get into trouble and are sent to reform school, where they are sexually abused by guards. Years later, two of the boys are seeking revenge and rely on the other two boys to protect them.
19) The two Escobars
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The interlocked stories of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and Colombian soccer player Andrés Escobar.
20) Silent movie
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A has-been movie director (Mel Brooks) intends to make a comeback by making a silent movie, and in the process, save his film studio from a takeover by a New York-based conglomerate.