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Braveheart
1995 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEnraged at the slaughter of Murron (Catherine McCormack) -- his new bride and childhood love -- legendary Scottish warrior William Wallace (Mel Gibson, who also directed the film) slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule. With vivid battle scenes and a heaping portion of legend, Gibson's epic won five Oscars, including Best Picture.
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Trainspotting
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDanny Boyle's explosive 1996 film tracks the misadventures of young men (played by a cast that includes Ewan MacGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jon Lee Miller) trying to find their way out of joblessness, aimless relationships and drug addiction. Some are successful, while others are hopelessly not. Based on Irvine Walsh's novel, Trainspotting melds grit with poetry, resulting in a film of harsh truths and stunning grace.
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To End All Wars
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsInspired by real-life events, this drama explores the experiences of Capt. Ernest Gordon and other Japanese prisoners of war enlisted to build the Railroad of Death. As the men struggle to maintain their sanity and will, they begin to drift apart.
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Battle of Britain
1969 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis star-studded epic re-creates the 1940 air battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and outgunned, Britain's R.A.F. used determination and guile to fend off a ferocious Nazi Luftwaffe attack in the early days of World War II.
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Emma
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about misguided matchmaking takes a comic look at the romantic meddling of Emma Woodhouse. Emma spends her time arranging friends' romances, never noticing that her own true love is right beneath her nose.
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The Runway
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen a South American pilot crash lands in Co.Cork, the locals of a nearby village rally together to build a runway that will help get him back in the air.
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Half Light
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter the accidental drowning death of her young son, grieving mom Rachel Carson, a successful novelist, heads to a remote cottage for a much-needed retreat, only to get caught up in a murder mystery.
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The Match
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTo settle a bet that goes back 100 years, two local bars gear up for a high-stakes soccer match that's been a century in the making. But the winning team gets more than bragging rights; it gets ownership of the losing team's pub.
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Hammer of the Gods
2013 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAt the command of the king, young Viking Prince Steinar goes in search of his brother, who had long ago been banished from the Norse kingdom. As his brutal warriors raid the towns of old Britain, Steinar pursues his quest through alien territory.
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Citadel
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsMonths after a gang of feral children attack and kill his pregnant wife, agoraphobic young father Tommy is left to raise their daughter on his own. But his persistent visions of his late wife's attackers propel his phobia to menacing new heights.
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One Last Chance
2003 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsWhile delivering a body to the undertaker, friends Fitz and Nellie discover a huge lump of gold in the dead man's hand and quickly realize that their dream of escaping their boring little village may become a reality.
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