United Artists Corporation
1) Stand in
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When a New York bank sends stuffy, bookish Atterbury Dodd to Hollywood to take over the reins of floundering Colossal Studios, the film community eyes the newcomer with thinly-veined amusement. Colliding with Hollywood eccentrics, Dodd uncovers a conspiracy to scuttle the studio and he enlists an unlikely pair of allies who unite to save Colossal Studios.
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Psychotherapist Dr. Sam Rice's life is upset by the savage murder of his client Bynum. The antique dealer is the victim of a female Jack The Ripper, and Rice may be next. The alluring Brooke Reynolds walks out of Bynum's past and quickly becomes part of Rice's life. As Rice falls in love with the deeply-troubled Brooke, the evidence points to her as the murderer.
3) Equus
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English
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A middle-aged psychiatrist tries to find out why a young man has blinded six horses entrusted to his care.
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After a spy trawler is accidentally sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo. The powerful ATAC system gives unlimited control over Polaris nuclear submarines. As James Bond joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos of seizing the device. Competition between nations grows more deadly, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock, who blames Kristatos for the death...
5) Goldfinger
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From the opening bomb blast outside a steamy nighclub to a last-minute escape from the president's personal jet, James Bond faces off with a maniacal villain bent on destroying all the gold in Fort Knox - and obliterating the world economy.
6) WarGames
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Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.
7) Lenny
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English
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Depicts troubled nightclub comic Lenny Bruce, his wife Honey Harlowe, and his fatal decline through drug addiction.
8) Raging bull
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Robert De Niro stars as Jake La Motta, the controversial prize fighter of the 1940's, who rose from the streets of the Bronx to the heights of his sport, only to find disillusionment and corruption as well as fame.
10) F.I.S.T
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English
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Follows the rise and fall of union leader Johnny Kovak from his beginnings as an idealistic blue collar worker to head of the Federation of Inter-State Truckers.
11) Ronin
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In a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances can be bought, a new and deadlier terrorist threat has emerged -- free-agent killers! The Cold War may be over, but a new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder. These operatives, known as "Ronin, " are assembled in France by a mysterious client for a seemingly routine mission: steal a top-secret briefcase. But the simple task soon proves explosive...
12) Rocky
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Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the underdog gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing crown...and comes out a winner.
13) Valkyrie
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Tom Cruise stars as the leader of a group of German officers who hatched a plot to assassinate Hitler. The operation was code-named VALKYRIE, for the emergency plan that was meant to be used in case of a revolt against the Nazi government. This plan had been modified by the conspirators to ensure their success, but for various reasons the plot failed when finally carried out on 20 July 1944. The conspirators were shot after a kangaroo trial or sentenced...
15) Rocky II
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It's the rematch of the century as Rocky Balboa takes on Apollo Creed in this powerful follow-up to one of the most acclaimed movies in film history. After club fighter Rocky Balboa goes the distance with the world heavyweight champion, boxing fans clamor for a rematch. But Rocky, having sustained massive injuries in the bout, announces his retirement. Though he tries to make a new life for himself, Rocky realizes that he can't escape his true calling....
16) Manhattan
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Allen portrays Isaac Davis, a successful comedy writer whose wife, having left him for another woman, is now embarking on a book about their failed marriage. Isaac happily consoles himself in the arms of an adoring 17 year-old schoolgirl until he meets someone closer to his own age, who happens to be his best friend's mistress.
17) Casino Royale
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With two professional assassinations in quick succession, James Bond is quickly elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved...
18) Bananas
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English
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Absurd humor borders on insanity as a tester of strange gadgets quits his Manhattan job and flees to South America to eventually become leader of a mythical country.
19) Undertow
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John Munn and his two sons live on a solitary farm in rural Georgia. When John's brother arrives, fresh from prison and with a sea of rage and envy simmering beneath his skin, their isolated world becomes one marked by violence, greed and murder.
20) Dr. No
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James Bond, Agent 007, is sent to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a British secret service agent.