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82) Letter to a Pig
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A traumatic memory of a Holocaust survivor sends a young schoolgirl on an inner journey, searching for her own path as the boundary between animal and human nature blurs.
83) Mary and Max
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Mary is a lonely eight-year-old girl who lives with her alcoholic mother, her factory working father, and a pet rooster in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia; and Max is a forty-four-year old, severely obese man with Asperger's syndrome living in New York City. Two unlikely pen-pals, they share a lengthy long-distance relationship that becomes complicated by Max's mental health issues, which cause problems both physical and emotional.
84) Cat City
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Unflappable and unstoppable mouse secret agent Nick Grabovsky (László Sinkó) with his deadpan voice, baggy pants and a big “G” on his shirt, goes up against the criminal cat gang run by the sinister, metal-pawed Mr. Teufel (Miklós Benedek), in Hungarian director Béla Ternovszky’s surreal, animated sci-fi treasure. Set in the year 80 AMM (“After Mickey Mouse”) on Planet X where cats and rats have banded together to eliminate mice, the...
85) Tony Takitani
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Tony Takitani is an illustrator who has been alone all his life, until he meets a beautiful woman who transforms his world. The only problem is that she has a secret, she is a compulsive shopper with a penchant for high end couture fashion that leads to darkly satiric consequences. Based on the short story by Haruki Murakami.
86) Lili
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Leslie Caron stars as an innocent young girl, a vulnerable orphan waif who finds a home with the puppet show in a traveling circus--and the love of a man who, at first, can only open his heart through the deeds and words of his marionettes--LILI.Set adrift in life at the age of 16, young Lili (Caron) finds a home and a job with the circus … and loses her heart to a dashing magician (Jean Pierre Aumont). But Lili is just another conquest for the...
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Ben Miller stars in a romantic comedy about one man's struggle to win back his wife. Murray is a devoted husband; he works hard, and is a loyal friend and colleague. When he throws a surprise birthday party for his wife Bex, it's Murray who gets the biggest shock of the night - she's leaving him. Murray's quest to win Bex back is going to be quite a battle. Whether accidentally assaulting a romantic rival, or failing to impress Bex with a tenuous...
89) The Haunting
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Hill House has a reputation for evil. The mysterious New England mansion has been the scene of grisly murders. But when four people spend the night, they find themselves trapped by THE HAUNTING.Anthropologist Dr. John Markway (Richard Johnson), who seeks to disprove the legends; heir to the mansion Luke Sannerson (Russ Tamblyn); psychic Theo (BAFTA Award winner Claire Bloom); and Eleanor Vance (Julie Harris), who has a tenuous hold on sanity, slowly...
91) Mommie Dearest
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Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina (Diana Scarwid) and Christopher (Xander Berkeley). The public Crawford was a strong-willed, glamorous object of admiration, but MOMMIE DEAREST reveals the private Crawford, the woman...
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Corporate baddies and dirty dealers are stepping on the little guy in their quest for money and power – and the Leverage Team is back to teach them a lesson! This time around, Leverage’s criminal skills are put to the test by everything from a husband-wife team running an MLM scam, to a shipping magnate dumpingboatloads of plastic waste, to a music producer who abuses his position over vulnerable women… not to mention an old friend of Sophie’s...
93) Marvin's Room
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A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
94) Charro!
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Elvis Presley stars as a reformed gunslinger lured into Mexico and forced to rejoin his former gang. But rather than help outlaws, he stops them from destroying a small border town.
95) XX/XY
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One night at a party, Coles (Mark Ruffalo) meets college roommates Sam (Maya Stange) and Thea (Kathleen Robertson), and the three of them have a wild sexual encounter. However, when Coles and Sam start a relationship, it is soon ruined by jealousy and mistrust. Eight years later, Sam runs into Coles, which prompts a reunion with Thea. Although Thea is married and Coles has a live-in girlfriend, there are still unresolved feelings between them that...
96) Save The Date
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After an ill-timed and very public marriage proposal, fiercely independent Sarah breaks up with her overeager boyfriend Kevin. When Sarah suddenly finds herself caught up in an intense rebound romance with the adorable Jonathan, she is forced to examine her own fears of commitment and vulnerability. With honesty, heart, and humor, she struggles with the trials, happiness, and pain of modern love. In the end Sarah must decide - is it better to stay...
97) Pachyderme
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Every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grandparents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma’s strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.
98) Red Iron Road
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An animated horror anthology series, based on the works of famous European authors. Each of the episodes are between 10-20 minutes, produced with different creative partners in unique visual styles to suit each story.
100) Tanna
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In one of the last traditional tribes in the world, a young girl falls in love with her chief's grandson. But when war with enemies escalates, she is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by warriors of both tribes. With their lives on the line, the star-crossed lovers must choose between their hearts and the peaceful future of the tribe.
