Kevin Conway
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Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time. An otherwise typical soldier in WWII, without warning, he jumps back and forth in his life with no control over where he is going next. Sometimes he is an ophthalmologist at home in suburbia; deep in World War II Europe, surviving the Allied bombing of Dresden; on the planet Tralfamadore, being held captive by aliens in an intergalactic zoo--accompanied by a porn star. In the end, he learns that the many tragic...
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Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised. As Chamberlain, Jackson,...
23) Black knight
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Jamal is an employee at Medieval World amusement park when he is magically transported back to 14th century England. Now he must do battle with an evil king, deadly assassins - and really bad plumbing.
24) The funhouse
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Two teenage couples spend a night in a sleazy carnival funhouse.
26) Paradise Alley
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Cosmo Carboni (Stallone) and his two brothers (Canalito and Assante) will do anything to escape the tenements of Hell's Kitchen in 1946. Paradise Alley, a sleazy private club with raucous wrestling matches as the floor show, seems like it just might be their ticket out.
28) Homeboy
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A boxer who finally gets his big break finds that his life as well as his career is put on the line by the devious dealings of his manager.
29) Mark Twain
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Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
30) The confession
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The story begins in a courtroom where a man loses everything but in return gains his soul.
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Only the young: "Presents three teenagers living in a Southern California desert town dominated by foreclosed homes and underpasses, empty swimming pools and skateboard parks. With disarming honesty and wit, the innocent yet rebellious teens navigate friendship and first love."--Container.
Tchoupitoulas: "In this lyrical portrait, three adolescent brothers take us on a lively journey through one immersive night in New Orleans, encountering a vibrant...
32) Two family house
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A man who loves to dream decides he has a dull life and blames his wife and his friends. To change, he will have to risk it all.