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The Straight Story

The Straight Story

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 8

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while...

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Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.7

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking...

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The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigil...

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George Lucas in Love

George Lucas in Love

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.6

1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain s...

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.5

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

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Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.5

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds...

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Spring Forward

Spring Forward

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Trying to put himself back together after serving prison time for robbery, Paul takes a job as a parks employee in a small Connecticut town. His co-worker, Murph, a generation older than Paul, is deal...

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Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

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Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

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The War Zone

The War Zone

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.3

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.

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Election

Election

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep...

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