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Last updated June 02, 2023
Eight Men Out
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDisgruntled Chicago White Sox players agree to lose the World Series for a big payoff in this account of the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal. The team owner underpays his talented players, leaving the door open for a gambling syndicate head to swoop in.
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Mirror Mirror
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsMuch darker than the well-known animated Disney version, this remake of the classic Grimm tale follows fair-skinned princess Snow White on a quest to regain her royal throne with help from a team of shady dwarves.
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Harlem Nights
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSugar Ray, the proprietor of an illegal casino in 1920s Harlem, must contend with mobsters and corrupt cops who want to put him out of business. But with the help of his promising heir, he pulls out all the stops to stay afloat.
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A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsLeaping from the funny pages to the screen, mischievous Dennis (Maxwell Perry Cotton) seems to cause trouble wherever he goes, most often at the home of Mr. Wilson (Robert Wagner). Now that the holidays are here, Dennis is trying hard to be on his best behavior. And with the help of an angel named Bob (Godfrey), both Mr. Wilson and his nemesis might put aside their differences -- for now. Louise Fletcher co-stars.
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAyn Rand's controversial bestseller is the basis for this potent drama about Dagny Taggart, a fiercely independent railroad tycoon determined to use innovative technology and enterprising partners to revive her business, no matter the personal cost.
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Barton Fink
1991 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Hollywood taps him to pen a movie script, idealistic playwright Barton Fink develops severe writer's block and soon falls victim to a strange sequence of events, culminating in a murder investigation.
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Love and Other Disasters
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA young American plays matchmaker for friends and co-workers -- with mixed results -- while interning at a major British fashion magazine. Problem is, she's so busy hooking up everyone else that she can't see her ideal match right under her nose.
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Radioland Murders
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIt's 1939, and Chicago radio station WBN celebrates its debut broadcast in this zany farce from producer George Lucas. While staff writer Roger Henderson (Brian Benben) tries to reconcile with Penny (Mary Stuart Masterson), his estranged wife and the de facto station manager, somebody is bumping off network employees. When Roger becomes the chief suspect, he frantically attempts to clear his name just as his unfinished program is about to air.
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When Do We Eat?
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsStrict patriarch Ira Stuckman (Michael Lerner) experiences religious ecstasy -- literally -- after being slipped a hallucinogenic drug during the family's Passover Seder meal. With a little psychedelic inspiration, the once-gruff and critical Ira embraces the spirit of the holiday, vowing to guide his contentious clan toward forgiveness and harmony. Jack Klugman co-stars in director Salvador Litvak's chemically laced domestic comedy.
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The Calcium Kid
2004 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsJimmy Connelly (Orlando Bloom) is a full-time milkman and amateur boxer. When the local champ is injured the night before a big bout, his trainer (Omid Djalili) sends Jimmy in to face the undefeated challenger (Michael Peña). And while Jimmy may not be the best boxer around, he has been drinking two glasses of milk a day all his life, earning him the name "the Calcium Kid" in the ring. Alex De Rakoff directs this hilarious mockumentary.
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Tale of the Mummy
1998 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAn archaeologist unearths an ancient mummy -- the evil prince Talos -- from a cursed Egyptian tomb. Years later, Talos rises from the dead, and an American investigator is the world's only hope of thwarting the undead Egyptian.
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Life During Wartime
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Todd Solondz revisits his characters from 1998's Happiness in this pointed tale about three unhappy sisters who face fateful challenges while grappling with the past and pondering the virtues of forgiving and forgetting.
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Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWhen his dog is kidnapped by a loan shark, screenwriter KC Monk meets up with his eccentric pal Jack in Los Angeles to carry out a convoluted plan to get the ransom money and attend the funeral of their friend, hotshot director Pete Smalls.
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