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Apocalypse Now Redux
2001 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsFrancis Ford Coppola's 1979 masterpiece follows Capt. Willard as he journeys upriver during the Vietnam War in search of the mysterious, and totally insane, Col. Kurtz. This redux version has been reedited with new footage and a fade-to-black ending.
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Lonesome Dove
1989 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsLarry McMurtry's novel comes to life in this Emmy-winning made-for-television movie that centers on kindly Gus McCrae (Robert Duvall) and gruff Woodrow Call (Tommy Lee Jones), two former Texas Rangers who leave Lonesome Dove in the Lone Star State to settle land in Montana. Along for the journey are ex-scout Joshua (Danny Glover) and Call's bastard son, Newt (Rick Schroder). Diane Lane plays California-dreaming prostitute Lorena Wood.
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Lonesome Dove
1989 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this Emmy-winning made-for-television movie based on the Larry McMurtry bestseller, two former Texas Rangers leave Texas to settle land in Montana. Their plans are thwarted and helped along by a cast of characters that could only live out West.
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Apocalypse Now
1979 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsDuring the Vietnam War, Capt. Willard is sent to Cambodia on a top-secret mission, where he journeys upriver in search of the mysterious Col. Kurtz. His instructions: terminate Kurtz, who's gone completely insane.
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True Grit
1969 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTeenage tomboy Mattie Ross enlists the help of crusty lawman Rooster Cogburn to track down the hired hand who murdered her father. Joining them is Texas Ranger La Boeuf, who's after the killer for a different crime.
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Seven Days in Utopia
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTalent can only get you so far. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas -- where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut. Luckily for Luke, a cagey old rancher enters his life there to change it -- and him -- forever.
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Colors
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsVeteran cop Bob Hodges has nothing but contempt for his new partner, fiery rookie Danny McGavin. But he gradually comes to appreciate Danny as they patrol the streets of East Los Angeles, where a gang war between the Crips and Bloods is escalating.
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Joe Kidd
1972 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA wealthy landowner (Robert Duvall) attempts to hire former bounty hunter Joe Kidd (Clint Eastwood) and a band of killers to track down a group of armed revolutionary Mexicans (led by John Saxon's Luis Chama) whose U.S. land claims were denied and then burned by the government. At first, Kidd turns down the offer, until Chama steals his horse and terrorizes his friends. John Sturges directs from an original screenplay by Elmore Leonard.
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The Road
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSet in a postapocalyptic future, this end-of-days tale follows two survivors, a father and son, who navigate an ash-covered wasteland in search of a better life -- with only a sliver of hope that salvation awaits them at the end of their journey.
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The Apostle
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen charismatic but troubled Pentecostal preacher Euliss "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) discovers that his wife (Farrah Fawcett) is having an affair, he promptly puts the other man in a coma and flees his home state of Texas for Louisiana. Once there, he takes on a new name, renovates an old church and brings new life to a congregation. Written and directed by Duvall, the film also earned an Oscar nod for Duvall's complex, captivating performance.
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The Paper
1994 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHenry is an overworked, underpaid editor for a struggling New York City newspaper who is being wooed by a more stable paper to take a higher-paying position. When his paper gets a hot legal scoop, will Henry stay by his ill editor-in-chief's side?
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True Confessions
1981 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsVeteran detective Tom Spellacy investigates the killing of a prostitute in 1948 Los Angeles in this stylish film-noir adaptation of John Gregory Dunne's explosive best-seller loosely based on the unsolved "Black Dahlia" murder mystery.
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Days of Thunder
1990 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTalented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that leads to an accident. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries -- and his fears.
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCold-blooded killer and legendary outlaw Jesse James (Robert Duvall) joins with notorious Cole Younger (Cliff Robertson) for one final heist. Their target? Only the biggest bank west of the Mississippi River. With their respective gangs and armed with a seemingly perfect plan, the robbers face the townsfolk of Northfield, Minn. -- and possibly their last stand -- in a bloody gun battle. Philip Kaufman directs the gritty cinema verité-style film.
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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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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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Assassination Tango
2002 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsEnticed by a tidy sum, a veteran hit man interrupts his domestic life to travel to Argentina to ice a brutal retired general. As the assassin waits for the right moment to take out his target, he passes the time with a willowy young dancer.
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