Chris Cooper
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English
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Based on Charles Dickens' novel, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him.
64) Breast men
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English
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A young medical resident (Schwimmer) in the plastic surgery unit is bored with facial reconstruction. He takes the concept of breast augmentation to his senior surgeon (Cooper) and together they embark on a partnership that will change the shape of America. Based on a true story.
65) Lone star
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Criterion collection volume 1202
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English
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A keen observer of America's social fabric, writer-director John Sayles uncovers the haunted past buried beneath a small Texas border town in this sprawling neo-western mystery. When a skeleton is discovered in the desert, lawman Sam Deeds, son of a legendary local sheriff, begins an investigation that will have profound implications both for him personally and for all of Rio County, a place still reckoning with its history of racial violence. Sayles's...
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English
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Starring three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities, Micah, Naieer, and Naomie, who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of intelligence testing...
67) Adaptation
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English
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A sexually frustrated screenwriter is having trouble adapting a bestselling novel about orchids into a movie. He places himself into the story to try to make it more interesting.
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English
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Bourne identity: "A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory"--IMDb.com.
Bourne supremacy: "When Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive"--IMDb.com
Bourne ultimatum: "Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program...
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English
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In the city that never sleeps, love is always on the mind. Those passions come together as they create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city's heartbeat. Sexy, funny, haunting and revealing encounters unfold beneath the Manhattan skyline. From Tribeca to Central Park to Brooklyn, the story weaves a tale of love as diverse as the very fabric of New York itself. A collection of 10 different...
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English
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In The Bourne identity, follow former assassin, Jason Bourne, on his action-packed adventures around the globe, and uncover the truth behind his mysterious past.
In The Bourne supremacy, when Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive.
In The Bourne ultimatum, Bourne is inadvertently brought out of hiding by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Information from the reporter...
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English
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"A wildly romantic tale of desire and passion based on the timeless novel by Charles Dickens. The moment young Finn sets eyes on Estella, she becomes his inspiration and his obsession. Years later, thanks to a mysterious benefactor, aspiring artist Finn is off to New York, where he is reunited with the icy and beautiful Estella. When she agrees to model for him, Finn's dearest hopes may at last be realized, along with his darkest fears. A lush portrait...
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English
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Horse whisperer: After a devastating riding accident, a young girl and her beloved horse are both left with serious physical and emotional scars. Determined to help, the girl's desperate mother puts her busy, big-city life on hold and travels west to seek out the "Horse Whisperer." When she meets this rugged, down-to-earth rancher, she discovers his extraordinary gift with animals also touches the lives of the people around him--Container.
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74) American beauty
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English
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An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desparately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger) and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friend.
75) Cars 3
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Español
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Sorprendido por una nueva generación de corredores súper-veloces, liderados por el arrogante Jackson Storm, el legendario Rayo MacQueen se de de pronto apartado del deporte que ama. Para vover a la pista, necesitará la ayuda de la entusiasta y joven técnica de carreras Cruz Ramírez, la inspiración de El Fabuloso Hudson Hornet y un par de giros inesperados del destino. ¡Llévate a casa este éxito alto en octanaje, completamente cargado de personajes...
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English
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The Post: A cover-up pushes Katharine Graham, the first female newspaper publisher of the Washington Post, and the hard-driving editor Ben Bradlee to join the battle between journalist and government.
Bridges of Madison County: World-traveling National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid and Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson aren't looking to turn their lives upside down. Each is at a point in life where expectations are behind them. Yet four days...
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English
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Glory: Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.
The Patriot: A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
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English
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"All five Bourne films are available together in The Bourne Complete Collection! Matt Damon is Jason Bourne, an elite government agent determined to outwit and outmaneuver anyone who stands in the way of his mission to discover the secrets of his mysterious past. As part of the next generation of genetically-engineered agents, Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross attempts to finish what Bourne started. Follow their explosive, action-packed adventures with...
79) Argo: The town
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English
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Argo (2012, 120 min.): Based on the true-life heroics of CIA agent Tony Mendez and his efforts to rescue six American diplomats from Iran during the revolution and hostage crisis. Disguised as a film crew, they must hide in plain sight to make their escape.
Town (2010, 125 min.): A longtime thief simultaneously plans his biggest score and exit from the life while dodging the FBI looking to take him and his crew down.
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English
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State of play: A petty thief and a pizza deliveryman are gunned down in an alley. A US Congressman's assistant falls in front of a subway train - three seemingly unrelated deaths. The dead assistant was the chief researcher for Congressman Stephen Collins, spearheading hearings into the role of private security firm PointCorp. She was also his lover. Cal McAffrey, a rumpled, old-school metro reporter at the Washington Globe is covering the first story....