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Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.9

At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, S...

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In Bruges

In Bruges

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ke...

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More than a Game

More than a Game

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.6

This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame.

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Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.6

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't...

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Hunger

Hunger

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

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Sugar

Sugar

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a...

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The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues....

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.1

When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly o...

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Frozen River

Frozen River

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly tea...

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Antoine

Antoine

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.1

A sensitive depiction of the real and imaginary worlds of a little six-year-old boy, who is lucid, confident and blind.

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