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The Sum of All Fears
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhy are three missing Russian nuclear scientists holed up in the Ukraine, communicating with neo-Nazis? CIA agent Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) digs up more information than the U.S. government is willing to accept. As bombs kill thousands in Chechnya and the U.S., Ryan races against time to prevent all-out nuclear war. Based on the novel by Tom Clancy, this high-intensity technothriller co-stars Morgan Freeman.
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Gosford Park
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA weekend hunting party at the home of Sir William McCordle turns into a murder mystery when the host is found dead. This witty whodunit follows the subsequent investigation from the perspectives of the guests and their servants.
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An Unmarried Woman
1978 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA groundbreaking film at the time of its release, director Paul Mazursky's poignant portrayal of a woman dealing with the dissolution of her marriage won many honors, including Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Screenplay and Actress (Jill Clayburgh). When her seemingly perfect husband (Michael Murphy) leaves her for another woman, devastated wife Erica (Clayburgh) must find untapped strength within herself to build a new life.
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Salem Witch Trials
2002 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA star-studded cast including Kirstie Alley, Rebecca De Mornay, Peter Ustinov, Shirley MacLaine and Alan Bates headlines this engrossing dramatization of what led to the infamous 1692 witch trials in Salem, Mass. The film recounts the sobering tale of how 19 innocent lives were taken in a community experiencing paranoid hysteria regarding the suspected -- but unproved -- presence of the occult in the small New England town.
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The Cherry Orchard
2000 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's timeless play stars Charlotte Rampling as Lyubov, a Russian woman who returns from France to her family's estate in 1900 and discovers that the family fortune's been squandered. It seems the only way to save her beloved home is to sell the surrounding orchard land for development -- but Lyubov is unwilling to sacrifice any part of the property, and her despair grows as the mortgage date draws nearer.
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Silent Tongue
1993 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsA half-Native American girl is kidnapped from her drunken white father by a cowboy who wants her for his recently widowed son, Talbot. With the girl's father in hot pursuit, Talbot must reconcile his past and present if he's to figure out what to do.
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