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Lemonade Mouth
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsDetention may seem an unlikely launching pad, but that's exactly what it turns out to be for five high school students who meet there by (mis)chance and form a band that not only rocks their school but becomes a force for good in this Disney musical.
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Happy Gilmore
1996 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFailed hockey player turned golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the links spark the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament to save his grandmother's house with the prize money.
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Requiem for a Dream
2000 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA widow's growing dependence on amphetamines and a self-help television show parallels the struggles of her heroin-addicted son and his girlfriend and friend in Darren Aronofsky's bleak drama.
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Dutch
1991 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDuring a Thanksgiving break from his Eastern boarding school, a snobby, upper-class kid (Ethan Randall) learns a lot about life when he's forced to take a cross-country road trip with his mom's (JoBeth Williams) working-class boyfriend (Ed O'Neill). A lighthearted comedy with an excellent O'Neill in the titular role (which combines some of the "attributes" of his character Al Bundy in TV's "Married with Children"). Peter Faiman directs.
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The Collection
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter escaping the dungeon of a serial killer, a man is forced to return to the house of horrors to help save a woman now in the killer's clutches. The squad of mercenaries leading the rescue must first find their way through a maze of lethal traps.
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Thelma & Louise
1991 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFed up with her boyfriend, live-wire Arkansas waitress Louise Sawyer (Susan Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma Dickinson (Geena Davis), a naïve housewife burdened with a negligent, sexist husband, to hit the road with her for a simple weekend of freedom. But after accidentally killing a man, the two friends wind up outlaws blazing a cathartic trail across America. Callie Khouri won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
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Monkey Trouble
1994 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Eva (Thora Birch) secretly adopts a mischievous capuchin monkey, her life turns upside down in this slapstick family comedy. Eva's mother (Mimi Rogers) and allergic stepfather (Christopher McDonald) raise objections, especially when the animal begins stealing everything in sight, but Eva is concerned about protecting her new pet from Azro (Harvey Keitel), who wants to find him and use him as part of an important robbery.
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Track Down
2000 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsKevin is the greatest computer hacker in the nation, an unstoppable force until he hacks into a computer belonging to technology crimes guru Tsutomu Shimomura and initiates a frenzied cat-and-mouse chase through the World Wide Web.
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Leave It to Beaver
1997 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTheodore "Beaver" Cleaver hits the big screen in this zany slice of family entertainment. This time, the hapless Beav signs up for peewee football to impress Dad and get a new bike which, of course, promptly gets stolen.
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Unforgettable
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAccused of killing his wife but freed on a technicality, forensic pathologist David Krane is obsessed with learning the truth. Hoping to see the killer's face, Krane injects himself with a chemical cocktail that makes memory transfer possible.
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The Skulls
2000 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDrafted to join a secret university society, a working-class student jumps at the chance, seeing it as a springboard to success. But he finds himself in jeopardy when he delves into the organization's secrets after a classmate's apparent suicide.
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Best of the Best 3
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this hard-hitting action adventure, martial arts instructor Tommy Lee must fight to stop a well-armed organization of white supremacists from destroying the tranquility of a small Southern community.
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The Faculty
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMany teens think their teachers hail from another planet -- but what if it's true? Herrington High students notice that faculty members aren't quite themselves, and discover an alien infection they might not be able to stop.
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Isn't She Great
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsActress-turned-pulpy romance author Jacqueline Susann (Valley of the Dolls) was a dynamo who swept nearly everyone into the vortex of her irrepressible personality -- and what better actress to portray her life story here than Bette Midler.
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Splinterheads
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen a traveling carnival sets up shop in town, Justin (Thomas Middleditch) discovers the girl of his dreams, a shrewd carnie named Galaxy (Rachael Taylor). But to win over this sexy con artist's heart, Justin must get his life in order and deal with her scary boyfriend, Reggie (Dean Winters). Brant Sersen writes and directs this romantic comedy that also stars Lea Thompson, Christopher McDonald and Jason Rogel.
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Cat Run
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA pair of private dicks find themselves caught up in a suspected government conspiracy when they take on an uncommon case: helping a high-class call girl fight off a sexy assassin who's already torn her pimp to pieces.
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The Boys Next Door
1985 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsOn the eve of their high school graduation, two young men (Maxwell Caulfield and Charlie Sheen) head for Los Angeles -- along the way they embark on a violent murder spree that shocks the nation. They're not maniacs, nor are they hardened criminals; they're just the "typical" boys next door. This crime drama from director Penelope Spheeris (Wayne's World) is a startling look at crime amid normalcy.
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis made-for-TV movie follows author Jon Krakauer as he joins a team of mountain climbers making the journey to the top of Mount Everest. Krakauer has come along to write an article, but when conditions turn deadly, his only concern is survival.
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Road Killers
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhile road-tripping through the Arizona desert, the Lerolland family gets a shock when their son Rich (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is nearly run down by a gang of deranged drivers led by the vicious Cliff (Craig Sheffer). But the terror multiplies when Cliff ups the stakes to a deadly degree. It isn't long before Rich's uncle Jack (Christopher Lambert) becomes the sole hope for the family in this tense road thriller, also starring Josh Brolin.
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My Teacher's Wife
1999 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTodd, an aspiring cartoonist, plans to attend Harvard, but his tyrannical calculus teacher stands in his way. Plus, Todd's romancing his beautiful tutor, who happens to be the teacher's wife.
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The Best and the Brightest
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsNew arrivals Jeff and Samantha are determined to get their 5-year-old daughter into New York City's most elite private kindergarten. But there's only one opening left, and the couple is about to find out just how cutthroat the competition is.
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Refuge
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen fate drops failed writer Darryl in Amelia's RV, she offers to give him a lift, neglecting to mention that her husband's dead body is also aboard. As they drive to Darryl's engagement party, romance develops between these two lost souls.
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Broken Flowers
2005 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter being dumped by yet another girlfriend, serial bachelor Don vows he'll be alone forever. But when an anonymous letter informs him he has a 19-year-old son, Don sets out on a cross-country journey to confront his past -- and a few old flames.
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Not Fade Away
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsInspired by the music of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, three 1960s high-schoolers form a rock band in the New Jersey suburbs. James Gandolfini co-stars in this debut feature from "Sopranos" creator David Chase.
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Speakeasy
2002 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAlthough Bruce Hickman (David Strathairn) and Frank Marnikov (Nicky Katt) meet after their involvement in a minor traffic accident, their relationship develops into a lasting friendship. Directed by Brendan Murphy, this movie was a runner-up to be the coveted first feature film selected by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for the reality television show "Project Greenlight." Also stars Lake Bell, Stacy Edwards and Arthur Hiller.
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