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Lost in Translation 1915 reviews Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson
Universal Studios, 2004
more than 500 give it a one star?
+ Beautiful Feeling of Disconnection + In my top 5 movies of all time. + Outstanding film
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No Country for Old Men 610 reviews Javier Bardem, Rodger Boyce
Miramax, 2008
Like The Godfather, this is a story men will watch again and again
+ Quirky 'Blood Simple-'Type Coen Brothers Crime Show + Dog stole the show. + My Thoughts
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The Savages 64 reviews Laura Linney, Philip Bosco
Twentieth Century Fox, 2008
mid-life humor meets family heartache
+ Pulls very few punches + REAL
When the elderly Lenny has a "toileting incident," and his girl friend Doris dies, his baby boomer children from whom he has been long estranged travel from New York to Sun City, Arizona, to care for their dad. Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) relocate Lenny to Buffalo, New ...
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Y Tu Mama Tambien 308 reviews Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
You must see the unrated version
+ Very Pleased + Great Movie!!! Gael and Diego are cute!
I will not try to add much to the other commenters who have already noted what a great film this is. I only want to suggest that everyone who watches this film sees the unrated version.
The rated 'R' version still includes lots of raunchy sex, but leaves out the most important 5 seconds in the ...
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Away from Her 81 reviews Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent
Lions Gate, 2007
Gentle, Moving Film About Dementia
+ Away from Her - flawed but moving + sad but good movie
I thought this movie was very nice about a husband who is slowly losing his wife to Alzheimer's Disease. It presents the decline of the wife to the point that she needs to go into an assisted living facility as we would call them in the US. The wife slowly declines and finds her own life in the ...
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Me and You and Everyone We Know 132 reviews Kelsey Chapman, Hector Elias
MGM (Video & DVD), 2005
Don't watch with your family
A great and extremely quirky movie, but makes for awkward times with a family. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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Junebug 115 reviews Embeth Davidtz, David Kuhn
Sony Pictures, 2006
Love it
+ Culture clash + Indispensable Viewing + It's rare to find a film this honest...
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You Can Count on Me 111 reviews Betsy Aidem, Lisa Altomare
Paramount, 2001
You Can Count on Me
+ Moments of truth slip through... + Honest, Touching, Funny and Authentic + what a amazing film + Excellent family drama
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition) 658 reviews Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet
Universal Studios, 2004
one of my all time favorites
+ Simply breathtaking + Fantastic Visuals Illustrate Journey Through Life, Love and Loss. + Love is not forgotten + Just awesome.
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Rushmore 479 reviews Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
Walt Disney Video, 1999
Coming of Age, and All of its Pain and Glory
+ My Experience with Rushmore
Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson wrote and created a film that is profoundly rich in its portrayal of multifaceted characters, three lonely and wounded people. I have seen many coming of age films, from comedies to dramas, from "Welcome to the Dollhouse" to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". "Rushmore" is one ...
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Election 248 reviews Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
Paramount, 2001
The Next Female President . . .
+ Good morning, Mr. M. Looks like you could use a CUPCAKE! + An Enjoyable Flick with Flick!
You've probably seen the snippet on YouTube that proclaims "Hillary Clinton IS Tracy Flick!" Well, my friends, it's true. If you enjoyed that little scene, you must revisit Alexander Payne's darkly comic 1999 gem and see for yourself how oddly prescient it was in depicting the precise dynamic ...
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American Splendor 127 reviews Chris Ambrose, Nick Baxter
HBO Video, 2004
Excellent film
+ Quality, Six stars not Five! + I'm Impressed + original, funny, banal, pathetic, and uplifting
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There Will Be Blood (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) 360 reviews Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano
Paramount, 2008
Fantastic movie
+ Scenic gritty early 20th century + Even better than my superlatives will make it seem + amazing
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Sideways (Widescreen Edition) 614 reviews Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church
20th Century Fox, 2005
Lost in American Suburbia. Brilliant work from director Alexander Payne...
+ Making fun of people who aren't funny: + Good film + One Great Inside Joke + Wine and Hope
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Memento 911 reviews Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Sony Pictures, 2001
A Deceptive Thriller
+ What A Ride... + Not as confusing as everyone says it is. + Great Movie! + A Fantastic Film
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 58 reviews Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
Miramax, 2008
Excellent...
+ Triumph of the human spirit + Diving Bell and Butterly + The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
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Being John Malkovich 496 reviews Orson Bean, Ned Bellamy
Universal Studios, 2002
Playing Those Mind Games
+ Being JM :) + Masterfully ingenuous and utterly incomparable... + My favorite movie for some time now.
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Ghost World 298 reviews Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
The hollow women
+ Wonderful film, intelligent, surprisingly compassionate, and humanistic... + Quirky movie + Every Cynic Is a Frustrated Romantic
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In the Bedroom 258 reviews Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek
Miramax, 2002
In The Trap
+ "Did you do it?"
2001 was a banner year for film noir, with "The Man Who Wasn't There", "Mulholland Dr.", "Memento", and Richard Dutcher's "Brigham City." Add to these Todd Field's "In The Bedroom" which I finally saw this week. It's a meticulously constructed, suspenseful film where every line of dialog and shot ...
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Gosford Park 409 reviews Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe
Universal Studios, 2002
Wonderful, luxurious mystery
+ Commentary by Julian Fellowes is most enjoyable! + A Poisonous Paradise + Many-layered: Every performance is perfect.....
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