David Paymer
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When struggling supernatural fiction writer Hall Baltimore arrives in an isolated small town as part of his book, tour, he hears about the local lore of vampires and an infamous mass murder. Eager for inspiration, Baltimore is swept into a surreal fever dream of eccentric characters, from the oddball sheriff to the ghost of a young girl to visions of Edgar Allan Poe, that forces him to confront his troubled past.
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In the wonderfully dysfunctional tradition of The Royal Tenenbaums, teenage years are always a mess, but for Maude, things couldn't seem more tragic. Within one week leading up to her 18th birthday, she is suspended from school, stranded by her best friend, dumped by the boy she 'loves,' and Granny just died, leaving her an enormous amount of money under one condition: Maude must go to college, which she does not want to do, and her wildly eccentric...
5) Focus
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This story follows a Brooklyn man and his wife who become victims of mistaken identity at the height of World War II. Their bigoted community believes that they are Jews.
6) Warm springs
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The inspiring true story about Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, who seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
7) Amistad
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Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
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Poker buddies Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison suddenly find themselves bachelors again and innocently decide to share an apartment. In this classic comedy by America’s most prolific and successful playwright, these two legendarily mismatched roommates bring down the house when they try to live together in one eight-room New York City apartment.
10) In good company
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Dan is in advertising and a dedicated family man. He seems to have it all, until a younger man is hired to replace him. Before long, he is forced to be deferential to his new boss, not only in the office but also when Carter begins dating his daughter.
12) Accident Man
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Mike Fallon is a stone cold-killer, and the best at what he does. But when a loved one is dragged into the London underworld and murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to rip apart the life he knew in order to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
14) Nixon
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Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Richard Nixon, whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power. Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man who became the first American president to resign, due to the threat of impeachment and his involvement in conspiracy jeopardizing the nation's security.
16) The Sunlit Night
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The Sunlit Night follows an aspiring painter (Slate) from New York City to the farthest reaches of Arctic Norway for an assignment she hopes will invigorate her work and expand her horizons. In a remote village, among the locals, she meets a fellow New Yorker (Sharp), who has come in search of a proper Viking funeral only to find that the Chief (Galifianakis) is but a re-enactor from Cincinnati. The eclectic crew ranges from "home" to "lost," within...
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A school year makes all the difference for half-brothers Nathan and Lucas Scott. Now they bond as brothers. To protect those he loves, Lucas moves in with Dan. Brooke and Peyton mend their friendship and begin a year of romantic turmoil for both. Nathan and Haley's marriage frays. Newcomers to Tree Hill High push emotions into high gear. In the background is the vindictive Dan Scott, controlling others like an evil puppet master. But there are some...