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1) After Earth
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One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain...
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Criterion collection volume 1158
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"Jane Campion returns to the kind of mythic frontier landscape--pulsating with both freedom and menace--that she previously traversed in The Piano in order to plumb the masculine psyche in The Power of the Dog, set against the desolate plains of 1920s Montana and adapted by the filmmaker from Thomas Savage's novel. After a sensitive widow and her enigmatic, fiercely loving son move in with her gentle new husband, a tense battle of wills plays out...
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Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious...
4) Eat with me
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A charming comedy-drama about a mother and her gay son who heal, connect and grow together as the son’s Chinese restaurant faces foreclosure. As gay chef Elliot tries to find new love with Ian, perhaps his newly-separated mother (Sharon Omi) will find her way towards acceptance of her son as well.. Eat With Me features a terrific turn from Nicole Sullivan (TV’s ‘Family Guy’) as Elliot’s hilarious neighbor and a special appearance by George...
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"Sparky is a spunky little sports car who can't wait to grow up - but first, he had better learn the rules of the road. Sparky snubs car washes, curfews, and speed limits. Worse, he listens to Diesel, an unlicensed jalopy with junkyard values. Poor dad is being driven to distraction. So when Sparky races off to set a new speed record at the treacherous Badlands, all bets are off. Is Sparky's attitude ready for a tune up, or is this daredevil hotrod...
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"The heroes and villains of Greek mythology roar to life in two thrilling fantasy-adventure films based on the best-selling Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series. In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, after being accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, Percy embarks on an incredible journey to prove his innocence and prevent a war among the gods. Then in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Percy goes on a cross-country search for...
9) Beginners
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About how funny and transformative life can be. When graphic designer Oliver meets free-spirited Anna shortly after his father has passed away, Oliver realizes just how much of a beginner he is when it comes to long-lasting romantic love. Memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 45 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life, encourage Oliver to open himself up to the...
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Criterion collection volume 1012
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Español
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In an instant, nurse Manuela loses the teenage son she raised on her own. Grief-stricken, she sets out to search for the boy's long-lost father in Barcelona, where she reawakens into a new maternal role, at the head of a surrogate family that includes a pregnant, HIV-positive nun; an illustrious star of the stage; and a transgender sex worker.
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The Oscar-winning melodrama provides a dizzying, moving exploration of the meaning of motherhood. In an instant, nurse Manuela loses the teenage son she raised on her own. Grief-stricken, she sets out to search for the boy₂s long-lost father in Barcelona, where she reawakens into a new maternal role, at the head of a surrogate family that includes a pregnant, HIV-positive nun; an illustrious star of the stage; and a transgender sex worker.
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Night at the museum: Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. He applies for a job at the Museum of Natural History and is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse has caused the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life.
Battle of the Smithsonian: History is larger than life, and twice as funny, in this monumental comedy...
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This groundbreaking coming-of-age story, shot over 12 years with the same cast, follows the life of a 'normal' boy as he grows into a man before our eyes. Charting the exhilaration of childhood and the seismic shifts of a modern family, This is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and a contemplation of the passage of time.
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