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Donnie Darko
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Richard Kelly's trippy, mind-bending feature debut stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant sleepwalking, family drama and visions of a menacing 6-foot-tall, doomsday-prophesying rabbit. Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle also star in this dark and intriguing psychological fantasy that swiftly earned a cult following.
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The Artist
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWinner of five Oscars, this artful black-and-white silent film follows the romance between a silent-era superstar on a downward spiral and a rising young starlet who embraces the future of cinema at the dawn of the "talkies."
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Sordid Lives: The Series
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsHead on down to the trashy side of Texas with this wildly funny TV series (a prequel to the 2000 feature film of the same name), which follows the warped antics of Peggy Ingram (Rue McClanahan) and her various real and honorary offspring, including ex-con lounge singer Bitsy Mae Harling (Olivia Newton-John). Cross-dressing, illicit affairs, meddlesome churches, troublesome goats and more -- nothing's too outlandish for the Ingram clan.
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Sordid Lives
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsHead on down to the trashy side of Texas with this sitcom that follows the warped antics of Peggy Ingram and her various real and honorary offspring, including ex-con lounge singer Bitsy Mae Harling.
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Miss Dial
2013 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWorking from home, a consumer affairs rep in a rocky relationship decides to play hooky, and spends her day calling random people, looking for new connections. Unexpectedly, she meets someone on the phone that might just change everything.
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Coach: Season 3
1990 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMinnesota State football coach Hayden Fox is crushed when his longtime girlfriend decides to end their relationship in Season 3. To make matters worse, Hayden must miss a game because of a bad tooth and deal with his star player getting hurt.
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Stolen
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAs this indie thriller unfolds through flashbacks, the mummified, half-century-old remains of a boy found in a box at a construction site yield key clues to the disappearance of the investigating detective's son eight years earlier.
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Sordid Lives
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges and Delta Burke star in Del Shores's uproarious satire of Texan white-trash culture. When she trips over her lover's wooden legs, Grandma Peggy meets her maker, and now her entire family is showing up for the funeral.
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In My Sleep
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen he wakes up naked in the middle of a cemetery, Marcus (Philip Winchester) can no longer ignore the fact that his sleepwalking has become a serious problem -- he's been doing a lot of things at night that he'd never do awake. The plot thickens when his best friend's wife turns up dead, and the police show up on Marcus's doorstep demanding questions about his after-hours behavior. Allen Wolf writes and directs this drama-thriller.
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Desert Saints
2002 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe world's top hit man, Banks (Kiefer Sutherland), trusts no one and lives an isolated existence by choice and necessity. When he gets his next assassination assignment, he reluctantly hooks up with a sexy hitchhiker, Bennie (Melora Walters). But Bennie's not who she appears to be, and knows far more about Banks's life than he can possibly imagine. Before he knows it, Banks loses control of his life in a web of deceit and double crosses.
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Extract
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPoised to sell his successful flavor extract company, Joel's life is pretty sweet -- until an on-the-job accident threatens his livelihood. To make matters worse, his marriage is failing, and a sexy con artist is stirring things up at the office.
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Valley of the Sun
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter years of working in adult films, disillusioned Andy Taggart walks off the set and lands in a mental hospital. Rescued by his parents, Andy moves to their retirement community and his troubles disappear -- till his past comes back to haunt him.
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Hide
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsSeven years after an ill-fated bank heist, convicted murderer Billy (Christian Kane) gets transferred to a prison in another state, opening a window for his lover and partner-in-crime (Rachel Miner) to help him escape. Once Billy is free, the duo drives in the direction of the hidden loot from their last job. But when they arrive at the spot, they realize they're about to come face to face with their brutal past in this violent horror film.
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Our Very Own
2005 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsSet in 1978, writer-director Cameron Watson's valentine to small-town life and the age of innocence follows a group of teens hoping to catch up with movie star Sondra Locke, who's returned to her hometown for the premiere of her latest film. Shot entirely in Shelbyville, Tenn., this nostalgic coming-of-age tale stars Jason Ritter, Autumn Reeser, Derek Carter, Hilarie Burton and Michael McKee leading the impressive ensemble cast.
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Herpes Boy
2009 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsTired of being teased about the birthmark on his face, loser Rudolph posts his rant-and-rave videos to the Internet. But no one watches, so his quirky cousin edits them to attract an online crowd.
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As I Lay Dying
2013 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsWriter-director James Franco's ambitious take on William Faulkner's classic novel chronicles the sobering story of a poor Southern clan carrying out the family matriarch's dying wish to be buried in a distant town.
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