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College is over, now real life can begin. Well, not yet. The Groovers, five college roommates in Texas, class of '71, find breaking up is Hard to do. So Gardner, the group's official "Groover and Shaker," decides that he and his buddies should chuck their worries about an imminent wedding, the Vietnam draft and crashing the working world to take off in Phil's Caddy for a final footloose tear across the Lone Star State. Join their far-flung postgraduation Fandango. A top cast, including rising stars Kevin Costner as party guy Gardner and Judd Nelson as straight-arrow Phil, and the clever script and direction of first-timer Kevin Reynolds make it a rip-roaring ride in the tradition of American Graffiti and Breaking Away. - Director:
- Kevin Reynolds
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards
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Wonderland (2003)Excesos
Los Angeles, July 1st 1981. An emergency call takes LAPD officers to 8763 Wonderland Avenue. At the crime scene they discover a multiple homicide. The most gruesome slaughter since the Manson murders, four victims have been viciously bludgeoned to death; a fifth, left for dead, has been so badly beaten she remembers nothing. All the evidence points to a gangland execution and as the investigation unfolds, two prime suspects emerge. One, from the seedy world of the city's porn industry, is the infamous movie star John Holmes (Kilmer); the other is drug dealer and racketeer Eddie Nash, a notorious gangster with a taste for revenge. Wonderland tells the story of the brutal slayings and the unanswered questions at the heart of one of Hollywood's most sordid crimes. - Director:
- James Cox
- Cast:
- Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth
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A young couple is at the centre of the movie maestro's keen-eyed lens. She (Daria Halprin) is a sometime secretary whose duties may extend to the boudoir of her boss (Rod Taylor). He (Mark Frechette) is a sometime student who may be involved in a cop's death. The two meet, connect, play, love, move on: he to tragedy, she to an open road. - Director:
- Michelangelo Antonioni
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- Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Paul Fix
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Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner leads an all-star cast in 'Kill the Messenger', a compelling political drama based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. A hard-charging investigative reporter (Renner), stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he uncovers a link between US government intelligence agencies and Central American drug smugglers. Determined to prove the CIA used cocaine profits to fund the Contra rebels, Webb endangers his career and family when he ignores the warnings of agency operatives in his relentless pursuit of the truth. - Director:
- Michael Cuesta
- Cast:
- Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims
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From DreamWorks Animation comes an adaptation of Peter Brown's award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, 'The Wild Robot'. The epic adventure stars Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o (Us, the Black Panther franchise) as Roz, a robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to the harsh surroundings. Gradually Roz starts building relationships with the animals on the island, including a clever fox voiced by Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian), and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling named Brightbill. 'The Wild Robot' is a powerful story about self-discovery, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature, and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things. - Director:
- Chris Sanders
- Cast:
- Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor
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Mortal Thoughts (1991)Pensamientos mortales
Told in a series of haunting flashbacks, the story unfolds as a determined police detective (Harvey Keitel) questions New Jersey housewife, Cynthia Kellogg (Demi Moore), about the death of her best friend's abusive husband (Bruce Willis). Reluctant to incriminate her friend, Cynthia weaves a net of lies that eventually threatens her own family. Pitted against each other in scenes of mounting tension, the two desperate women are reluctantly pushed toward the shocking, violent climax. - Director:
- Alan Rudolph
- Cast:
- Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis
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When two trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys realise that what they've found must be important. - Director:
- Stephen Daldry
- Cast:
- Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura
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In a mesmerising career best, Matt Dillion plays failed architect turned serial killer Jack, who over the span of 12 years leads us through his thought processes behind his increasingly depraved acts of murder which he names 'incidents'. With a supporting cast that includes Bruno Gantz, Uma Thurman, Riley Keough and Sofie Grabol, Lars von Trier returns to the directors chair with the original uncut version of his most daring and shocking film to date. - Director:
- Lars Von Trier
- Cast:
- Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman
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"The first thing a cop learns is that he can't trust nobody but his partners", Detective Danny Ciello tells an assistant D.A. "I sleep with my wife, but I live with my partners. I will never give them up". From Robery Daley's riveting book about New York City police-corruption investigations, director/co-writer Sidney Lumet's film portrays a squad that pays a terrible price when one in its ranks does just that. Treat Williams (as Ciello, inspired by real-life undercover narcotics cop Robert Leuci), Jerry Orbach, Bob Balaban and Lindsay Crouse give standout performance in this gripping film. - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast:
- Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy
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Jeff Bridges plays alcoholic LA drugs cop Matthew Scudder who shoots a suspect in a raid and loses both his job and his wife. He tries to clean up his act and quit drinking but this isn't easy when a hooker named Sunny begs him for protection and winds up dead. Scudder is drawn back into a world of vice as he hunts down her killer among LA's seedy underbelly of pimps and drug dealers. - Director:
- Hal Ashby
- Cast:
- Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, Alexandra Paul
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Something hideous is changing law-abiding citizens into monstrous, hyper-violent psychopaths. A series of bizarre, inexplicable robberies and murders have L.A. police detective, Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) totally baffled. And it doesn't help when mysterious FBI agent, Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) tells him that a demonic extraterrestrial creature is invading the bodies of innocent victims - and transforming them into inhuman killers with an unearthly fondness for heavy-metal music, red Ferraris and unspeakable violence. - Director:
- Jack Sholder
- Cast:
- Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian
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In this fresh, unfiltered modern comedy, best friends and academic overachievers Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) realise they've missed out on pretty much all fun during high school. So, on the eve of graduation, they decide to make up for lost time with one wild adventure in this hilarious coming-of-age story about the meaningful bonds we create, also starring Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis. - Director:
- Olivia Wilde
- Cast:
- Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams
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Father Figures (2017)¿Quién @#*%$ es papá?
Owen Wilson and Ed Helms play twin brothers whose eccentric mother (Glenn Close) raised them to believe their father died when they were young, which they later discover to be a lie, prompting them to set out to find their real father. On the way they discover more about their mother than they ever wanted to know. J.K. Simmons, Katt Williams, NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw as himself, Ving Rhamesand Christopher Walken co-star in this outrageous and heartwarming comedy. - Director:
- Lawrence Sher
- Cast:
- Robert Jon Mello, Ed Helms, Retta
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At prestigious Winchester University, biracial student Samantha White (Tessa Thompson) begins her radio show by stating, "Dear White People, the amount of black friends required, not to seem racist, has just been raised to two. Sorry, your weed man Tyrone doesn't count". With her sharp tongue and witty radio show, it's not long before Sam causes a stir among the administration and student body alike. - Director:
- Justin Simien
- Cast:
- Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner
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Timeline (2003)Rescate en el tiempo
A mystifying look at the future with a mind-bending twist, Timeline is about a team of student archaeologists digging at a medieval site in France when suddenly their professor disappears... into the 14th century! Embarking on a perilous journey to rescue him from the middle of a feudal war, the students find that they're not just excavating the past - they're living it. - Director:
- Richard Donner
- Cast:
- Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly
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