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The Hunger Games
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian regime, resourceful Katniss and her partner, Peeta, represent their district in the lethal Hunger Games, a televised survival competition in which teenage contestants fight each other to the death.
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The Italian Job
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsCharlie Croker is a clever thief who masterminds a major heist amid the waterways of Venice, Italy -- but a betrayal by one of his own spells disaster. Returning to Los Angeles without the stash, Croker reassembles his crew and plots revenge.
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Treasure Island
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this retelling of the classic adventure novel, young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can direct a schooner to an island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious man whose true motives challenge Jim's trust in the entire crew.
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Ordinary People
1980 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEverything is in its proper place in the Jarrett household -- except the past. Mary Tyler Moore scored an Oscar nod for her role as repressed mother Beth Jarrett, whose favorite son has died, leaving her with another (Timothy Hutton) she can barely tolerate. The film also netted four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Redford, in his directorial bow), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for young Hutton.
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Trumbo
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter failing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted in Hollywood. This documentary details Trumbo's life through personal letters, interviews and archival footage.
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National Geographic: Stonehenge Decoded
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFeaturing intriguing interviews, reconstructions and narration by Donald Sutherland, this National Geographic documentary presents new evidence and a groundbreaking theory about the origin and purpose of the enigmatic Stonehenge. The finding of a lost city near the prehistoric structure has led an archaeological team headed by Prof. Mike Parker Pearson to posit that Stonehenge was the nucleus of one of the world's biggest religious centers.
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Treasure Island
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this retelling of the classic adventure novel, young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can direct a schooner to an island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious man whose true motives challenge Jim's trust in the entire crew.
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Jock the Hero Dog
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis family animated adventure tells the heartwarming coming-of-age story of a young man and his best friend, a lovable and fearless dog named Jock. Narrated by Donald Sutherland, the story takes place in the beautiful outback of South Africa.
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The Great Train Robbery
1978 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsVictorian rogue Edward Pierce crafts an ambitious plan to stage England's first hold-up of a moving train. Because the gold bars on board are well-guarded by a complex key system, Pierce enlists a bedmate, a safecracker and a tough guy.
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Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia: IMAX
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDonald Sutherland narrates this larger-than-life IMAX production that explores the history, evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs. Travel to the Patagonia region of South America to witness some of paleontology's most amazing discoveries.
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Max Dugan Returns
1983 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this family comedy from writer Neil Simon, long-lost father Max Dugan tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Nora, who's struggling with single motherhood. But Max's attempts at reconciliation read more like bribery.
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Frankenstein
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis version of Mary Shelley's classic novel stars Alec Newman as the scientist-gone-mad who fashions the ultimate monster out of body parts harvested from corpses. When the world recoils from the doctor's creation, the creature turns on its maker.
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Dawn Rider
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen the father of gunslinger John Mason is shot to death by masked bandits, Mason sets out with guns blazing to track down the men responsible. During his quest, he finds himself involved in a grim love triangle.
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Frankenstein
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis small-screen adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel stars Alec Newman as Victor Frankenstein, the scientist-gone-mad who creates the ultimate monster, fashioning a creature out of body parts harvested from corpses. When the world recoils from the doctor's creation because of its repulsive appearance, the creature turns on its maker. William Hurt plays the professor who warns Victor against going down a perilous path.
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Murder by Decree
1979 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFamed sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer) is on the trail of serial killer Jack the Ripper in this intriguing mystery featuring a superb cast that includes Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud and James Mason as loyal Dr. Watson. While probing the murders of several London prostitutes, Holmes and Watson discover a labyrinthine conspiracy that stretches from the bordellos to the mental asylums to the halls of parliamentary power.
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Six Degrees of Separation
1993 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEngaging young con artist Paul appears one day on the doorstep of the Kittredge family. Professing to be a friend of the affluent couple's son, Paul spins a tale of celebrity and despair that deeply affects the pair and their socialite friends.
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Fierce People
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWith her son's father miles away studying a South American tribe, a New York massage therapist accepts a job with a wealthy family to shield her teenage son from their pedestrian life. But tragedy teaches them that even high society can be barbaric.
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Panic
2000 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAlex seems like a normal guy, with a family and a job selling mail-order trinkets. But Alex also has a secret: He's a contract killer suffering a midlife crisis. When he visits a therapist, he meets Sarah, the one person he may have needed all along.
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Assassin's Bullet
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen an unknown vigilante begins killing high-priority terrorists from America's Most Wanted list in Europe, a former FBI field agent (Christian Slater) is brought in by the US ambassador (Donald Sutherland) to discover the identity of the assassin.
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The Man on the Train
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA remake of the original French film by Patrick Leconte, this literate slow-burn drama focuses on a transformative friendship that emerges between a sheltered professor and a laconic career criminal.
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Don't Look Now
1973 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter losing their daughter in a drowning accident, John and Laura Baxter relocate to Italy, where they meet a psychic who claims that she sees the child's spirit. Though Laura believes, John is dubious -- until he begins having psychic flashes.
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For Love of Liberty
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American servicemen and women since the earliest days of the republic.
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For Love of Liberty
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis moving documentary series chronicles the sacrificial courage of African-American men and woman who have served our country in time of war, from the Revolution to Iraq, to help secure freedom for all American citizens.
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Crackers
1984 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn this numbskulls-plan-a-heist comedy, three shiftless friends of San Francisco pawnshop owner Lou Garvey decide to rob the store while Garvey's out of town -- and each finds a way to mess up the plan.
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Fellini's Casanova
1976 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsDonald Sutherland plays the legendary lover in Federico Fellini's visually stunning version of the Casanova story, which won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. After Casanova is imprisoned for practicing black magic, he escapes and wanders through Europe, mixing in the royal courts and having affairs with noblewomen as well as entertainers. But he's unable to find the answers he seeks on his quest for the meaning of life.
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