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Charlie Wilson’s War
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Charlie Wilson’s War

The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with ...
The Warlords
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The Warlords

Dec. 12, 2007

The Warlords

A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on “The Assassination of ...
Sword of the Stranger
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Sword of the Stranger

Sep. 29, 2007

Sword of the Stranger

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The ...
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

When Queen Elizabeth’s reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain’s invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must ...
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, ...
Breach
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Breach

Feb. 12, 2007

Breach

Eric O’Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in ...
We Are Marshall
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We Are Marshall

Dec. 12, 2006

We Are Marshall

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team’s new coach and his ...
The Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd

Dec. 11, 2006

The Good Shepherd

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father’s suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally ...
Sakuran
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Sakuran

Dec. 07, 2006

Sakuran

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwara District, navigating brothel politics ...
Apocalypto
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Apocalypto

Dec. 07, 2006

Apocalypto

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man’s idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous ...
Goya’s Ghosts
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Goya’s Ghosts

Nov. 08, 2006

Goya’s Ghosts

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns ...
Flags of Our Fathers
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Flags of Our Fathers

Oct. 18, 2006

Flags of Our Fathers

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is ...
One Night with the King
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One Night with the King

This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become ...
The Borgia
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The Borgia

Oct. 06, 2006

The Borgia

A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” his son ...
Days of Glory
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Days of Glory

Sep. 27, 2006

Days of Glory

1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, ...
Flyboys
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Flyboys

Sep. 22, 2006

Flyboys

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and ...
The Queen
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The Queen

Sep. 15, 2006

The Queen

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their ...
Invincible
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Invincible

Aug. 25, 2006

Invincible

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the ...
World Trade Center
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World Trade Center

Aug. 09, 2006

World Trade Center

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Marie Antoinette
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Marie Antoinette

May. 24, 2006

Marie Antoinette

An Austrian teenager marries the Dauphin of France and becomes that country’s queen following the death of King Louis XV in 1774. Years ...
United 93
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United 93

Apr. 28, 2006

United 93

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 ...
Rang De Basanti
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Rang De Basanti

Jan. 26, 2006

Rang De Basanti

After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film ...
Glory Road
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Glory Road

Jan. 13, 2006

Glory Road

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
The New World
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The New World

Dec. 25, 2005

The New World

A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Munich
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Munich

Dec. 23, 2005

Munich

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black ...
Yamato
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Yamato

Dec. 17, 2005

Yamato

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, “Yamato” has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to ...
Memoirs of a Geisha
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Memoirs of a Geisha

Dec. 06, 2005

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Joyeux Noel
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Joyeux Noel

Nov. 09, 2005

Joyeux Noel

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man’s land that the French and the ...
The World’s Fastest Indian
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The World’s Fastest Indian

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world ...
Cinderella Man
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Cinderella Man

Jun. 02, 2005

Cinderella Man

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
Kingdom of Heaven
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Kingdom of Heaven

May. 03, 2005

Kingdom of Heaven

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Coach Carter
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Coach Carter

Jan. 14, 2005

Coach Carter

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due ...
Hotel Rwanda
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Hotel Rwanda

Dec. 22, 2004

Hotel Rwanda

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly ...
Alexander
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Alexander

Nov. 21, 2004

Alexander

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the ...
Downfall
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Downfall

Sep. 16, 2004

Downfall

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force ...
King Arthur
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King Arthur

Jul. 07, 2004

King Arthur

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the ‘Sarmatian hypothesis’ which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the ...
Troy
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Troy

May. 13, 2004

Troy

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to ...
The Alamo
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The Alamo

Apr. 07, 2004

The Alamo

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna’s ...
Operation Valkyrie
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Operation Valkyrie

Feb. 24, 2004

Operation Valkyrie

In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg (Sebastian ...
Miracle
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Miracle

Feb. 06, 2004

Miracle

When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. ...
Cold Mountain
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Cold Mountain

Dec. 24, 2003

Cold Mountain

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman ...
Mona Lisa Smile
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Mona Lisa Smile

Dec. 19, 2003

Mona Lisa Smile

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to ...
Shattered Glass
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Shattered Glass

Nov. 14, 2003

Shattered Glass

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a ...
Luther
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Luther

Oct. 29, 2003

Luther

During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will ...
Good Morning, Night
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Good Morning, Night

Sep. 05, 2003

Good Morning, Night

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen ...
Seabiscuit
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Seabiscuit

Jul. 22, 2003

Seabiscuit

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Ned Kelly
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Ned Kelly

Mar. 22, 2003

Ned Kelly

After getting threatened by Kelly’s friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. ...
Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar

Dec. 27, 2002

Julius Caesar

Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become ...
Antwone Fisher
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Antwone Fisher

Dec. 19, 2002

Antwone Fisher

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down ...
Gangs of New York
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Gangs of New York

Dec. 14, 2002

Gangs of New York

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who ...
Hero
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Hero

Jul. 22, 2002

Hero

During China’s Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three ...
K-19: The Widowmaker
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K-19: The Widowmaker

Jul. 19, 2002

K-19: The Widowmaker

When Russia’s first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Windtalkers
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Windtalkers

Jun. 14, 2002

Windtalkers

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a “windtalker” – one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay ...
We Were Soldiers
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We Were Soldiers

Mar. 01, 2002

We Were Soldiers

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Amen.
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Amen.

Feb. 27, 2002

Amen.

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn ...
The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantés’s life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 ...
Bloody Sunday
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Bloody Sunday

Jan. 16, 2002

Bloody Sunday

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Black Hawk Down
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Black Hawk Down

Dec. 28, 2001

Black Hawk Down

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, ...
Aśoka
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Aśoka

Sep. 13, 2001

Aśoka

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, ...
The Grey Zone
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The Grey Zone

Sep. 13, 2001

The Grey Zone

The story of Auschwitz’s twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive “Special Squads” of Jewish prisoners placed ...
The Warrior
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The Warrior

Sep. 07, 2001

The Warrior

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, ...
Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor

May. 21, 2001

Pearl Harbor

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a ...
Conspiracy
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Conspiracy

May. 19, 2001

Conspiracy

At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called “Final Solution to ...
No Man’s Land
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No Man’s Land

May. 12, 2001

No Man’s Land

Two soldiers from opposite sites get stuck between the front lines in the same trench. The UN is asked to free them and both sides agree on a ...
61*
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61*

Apr. 28, 2001

61*

In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was ...
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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Brotherhood of the Wolf

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate ...
Thirteen Days
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Thirteen Days

Dec. 25, 2000

Thirteen Days

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases ...
The Patriot
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The Patriot

Jun. 28, 2000

The Patriot

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring ...
RKO 281
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RKO 281

Apr. 07, 2000

RKO 281

In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood ...
The Miracle Maker
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The Miracle Maker

Mar. 31, 2000

The Miracle Maker

A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life ...
Titus
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Titus

Dec. 25, 1999

Titus

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare’s goriest and earliest tragedy.
Taboo
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Taboo

Dec. 18, 1999

Taboo

Set during Japan’s Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of ...
Anna and the King
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Anna and the King

Dec. 16, 1999

Anna and the King

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna ...
Topsy-Turvy
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Topsy-Turvy

Dec. 15, 1999

Topsy-Turvy

After their production “Princess Ida” meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is ...
The Trench
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The Trench

Sep. 17, 1999

The Trench

The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in ...
Jakob the Liar
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Jakob the Liar

Sep. 16, 1999

Jakob the Liar

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the ...
Sunshine
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Sunshine

Sep. 13, 1999

Sunshine

The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the ...
The 13th Warrior
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The 13th Warrior

Aug. 13, 1999

The 13th Warrior

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland, Ahmad ibn Fadlan finds himself in the company of Vikings. While the behavior of the Norsemen ...
Rogue Trader
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Rogue Trader

Jun. 25, 1999

Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who–after a successful trading run–ends up accumulating ...
Aimée & Jaguar
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Aimée & Jaguar

Feb. 11, 1999

Aimée & Jaguar

In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women – ...