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The Pianist

The Pianist

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 8.5

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café;...

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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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United 93

United 93

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

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Ludwig

Ludwig

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Aus...

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Selma

Selma

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.5

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately...

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The Dance of Reality

The Dance of Reality

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 7.5

“Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.” This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incred...

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Séraphine

Séraphine

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.4

The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. Discovered by prominent critic and collector Wi...

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The Queen

The Queen

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 7.3

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise b...

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Modigliani

Modigliani

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love wi...

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Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 7.2

The life of Camille Claudel, a french sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.

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