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Previously filmed in 1931 under its original title, Theodore Dreiser's bulky but brilliant novel An American Tragedy was remade in 1951 by George Stevens as A PLACE IN THE SUN. Montgomery Clift stars as George Eastman, a handsome and charming but basically aimless young man who goes to work in a factory run by a distant, wealthy relative. Feeling lonely one evening, he has a brief rendezvous with assembly-line worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters),...
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"Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a New York mafia 'family.' His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Not given a choice, the business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but gives in to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants...
3) Houseboat
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Shows Cary Grant as a government attorney, living in a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids. He hires Sophia Loren as a governess and ends up falling in love with her.
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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The 'Topper' series, three classic Hal Roach comedies about a man haunted by wacky ghosts, were adapted for the screen from the semi-risqué 1926 Thorne Smith novel, The Jovial Ghosts. These three classics are now available, with digitally restored picture and sound, in this special collection. As a bonus, the 'colorized' are also included!
11) Being There
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Chance is a pure-hearted gardener forced out of moneyed seclusion and into the urban wilds of Washington, D.C., after the death of his employer. Shocked to discover that the real world doesn't respond to the click of a remote, Chance stumbles haplessly into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon who mistakes his new protégé's mumbling about horticulture for sagacious pronouncements on life and politics, and whose wife targets Chance...
12) Easy Rider
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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A generation-defining movie about friends who engage in a motorcycle journey across the country to discover the true America. Bonus features include audio commentaries, documentaries on the making of the film and its history, and an essay by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz.
13) Mildred Pierce
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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As Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn becomes a venomous serpent’s tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations.
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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A young starlet encounters the mighty Kong on the fog-shrouded Skull Island and brings him back to dazzling New York City. Son of Kong brings the action back to the mysterious Island as a new damsel-in-distress encounters the mighty creature who may be the only force standing between life and death in this prehistoric South Sea paradise.
15) The Harvey Girls
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Susan meets a cheery group of young women traveling out to open a 'Harvey House' restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide good cooking and wholesome company for railway travelers.
17) The Women
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Women ruin their friends' reputations at various social gatherings.
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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An episodic look at growing up in the innocence of America before the Vietnam war. A group of teens spend their time cruising and meeting at the drive-in. Contains both the original version and the sequel on one disc. Includes iconic songs by Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, The Doors, and more!
19) Key Largo
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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A hurricane swells outside, but it’s nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holds at gunpoint hotel owner Nora Temple, her invalid father-in-law, and ex-Gl Frank McCloud.
20) Pulp Fiction
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
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