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Syriana
American oil companies Connex and smaller Killen are undergoing a merger, the new company named Connex-Killen. The move is in response to Connex losing a number of oil fields in the Persian Gulf region as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai, his country's foreign minister, and the oldest son of the Emir and thus the heir apparent to the throne, signed a contract with the Chinese instead. As Killen somehow managed to get the contract for the oil fields in Kazahkstan, the merger would give Connex-Killen additional control of the industry in the Middle East. Connex's retained law firm, headed by Dean Whiting, assigns Bennett Holiday to demonstrate to the US Department of Justice that due diligence has been done to allow the merger to proceed i.e. that the merger would not break any antitrust regulations. The US government is unhappy with Prince Nasir's decision to award the contract to the Chinese, and in combination with issues around illegal weapons, the CIA assigns field agent Bob Barnes, who has experience in the Middle East, to assassinate the Prince, whose eventual leadership would further undermine US oil security. Barnes becomes a pawn in the goings-on between the players. Meanwhile, Geneva based Bryan Woodman, an energy analyst, eventually becomes associated with the Emir and his family, largely due to a tragic incident. In the process, Woodman learns of Prince Nasir's western leanings and his want to change radically his country into a western democracy with a diversified economy. If the Emir found out, it could threaten Prince Nasir ascension to the throne and thus derail the democratization process. Through all these manoeuvrings, migrant workers are affected, some who cannot retain work with the changing of companies controlling the oil. Some of those may try to take matters into their own hands for their form of justice.

- Metascore76
- 2005
The Object of My Affection
George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad?

- Metascore52
- 1998
My Bodyguard
When a tough-talking bully terrorizes Clifford and his classmates, they enlist the protection of an overgrown misfit whose presence intimidates students and teachers alike. Matt Dillon, Adam Baldwin, Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, Joan Cusack, Jennifer Beals, and John Houseman round out a truly remarkable cast in this delightful coming-of-age.

- Metascore67
- 1980
North
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a hilarious journey around the world to find the parents who really care about him.

- Metascore33
- 1994
A Soldier's Story
A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks - and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ?

- Metascore66
- 1984
Auntie Mame
The legendary Rosalind Russell (Gypsy, His Girl Friday) recreates on screen her Broadway triumph as an eccentric grande dame who teaches her 10-year old nephew to appreciate life. As she puts it..."life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death." A banquet of laughter, nominated for 6 Academy Awards.

- 1958
The Donner Party
Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of the trapped settlers joined together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.

- 2009
Another Woman's Husband
Charming ladies' man Johnny Miller is bored with his still-committed wife, swimming instructor Susan. Under the "bachelor" alias Jake Miller, he has a relationship with psychologist Laurel McArthur, who has aquaphobia since she witnessed her brother drowning 25 years ago. When Laurel joins Susan's class in Atlanta, the women bond intimately and discover that they have him in common.

- 2000
The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel and Augustus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they meet and fall in love at a cancer support group.

- Metascore69
- 2014
Jerry & Marge Go Large
JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee (Bryan Cranston), who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife Marge (Annette Bening), wins millions and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.

- Metascore52
- 2022
Gigi & Nate
A young man's life is turned upside down becoming quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi - a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey.

- Metascore45
- 2022
She Said
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation--a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and impelled a shift in American culture that continues to this day.

- Metascore74
- 2022
The Unbreakable Boy
A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism transforms everyone around him with his joyous, funny, and life-affirming world view.

- Metascore35
- 2025
Ambulance
Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million.

- Metascore55
- 2022
The Devil You Know
After a lifetime of trouble, a man has the chance to turn things around with the love and support of his family. As he tries to do right, he finds himself spiraling back into the dark place he overcame.

- 2022
Nightmare Alley
In NIGHTMARE ALLEY, an ambitious carny (Bradley Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.

- Metascore70
- 2021
Mrs. Miniver
The Minivers, an English "middle-class" family experience life in the first months of World War II. While dodging bombs, the Minivers' son courts Lady Beldon's granddaughter. A rose is named after Mrs. Miniver and entered in the competition against Lady Beldon's rose.

- Metascore77
- 1942
Dead Man Walking
A convicted murderer on Death Row and the nun who befriends him. Through the portrayal of finely drawn characters and their interactions as the days, hours, and minutes tick down to the condemned man's execution, powerful emotions are unleashed. While Matthew Poncelet and Sister Prejean desperately try to gain a stay of execution from the governor or the courts, scenes are intercut from the brutal crime, gradually revealing the truth about the events that transpired. In addition to her temporal help, the nun also tries to reach out spiritually and assist as a guide to salvation.

- Metascore80
- 1995
In Hell
Van Damme and his wife (Marnie Alton, who also played alongside Van Damme in Replicant) are currently having to travel so Van Damme can work. Their house is burgled and she is murdered in cold blood. There is a lack of evidence so the killer is found not guilty, so Van Damme kills him in the courthouse. From there on he must survive a brutal prison where he is made to fight for the wardens' pleasure. Can Van Damme survive all this with his cell mate, expose the prison for their atrocities and save them all from total annihilation?

- 2003
The Far Country
In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a fortune in beef, and woe betide anyone standing in his way. He drives a cattle herd from Wyoming to Seattle, by ship to Skagway, and (after a delay caused by larcenous town boss Gannon) through the mountains to Dawson. There, he and his partner Ben Tatum get into the gold business themselves. Two lovely women fall for misanthropic Jeff, but he believes in every-man-for-himself, turning his back on growing lawlessness, until it finally strikes home.

- 1954
Sommersby
Set after the civil war, a man (Richard Gere) returns home several years after he was presumed dead. He arrives armed with ideas and vigor, and soon brings his town back to prosperity and turns his once bitter marriage (to Jodi Foster) into a passionate romance. Despite his many accomplishments, suspicions arise that Jack Sommersby may not be the man he says he is, after all.

- Metascore66
- 1993
Her Alibi
A sucessful mystery novelist (Tom Selleck) finds himself falling for a beautiful woman (Paulina Porizkova) accused of muder. He's convinced of her innocence until a series of bizarre and near-fatal accidents begin to change his mind.

- Metascore24
- 1989
Bandolero!
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop (James Stewart) arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, Dee (Dean Martin), from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. Sheriff July Johnson (George Kennedy) chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.

- 1968
The Rugrats Movie
The Pickles family are facing the biggest adventure to happen in any household - the birth of a new baby. As Stu and Didi Pickles struggle with the changes associated with the arrival of baby Dylan, big brother Tommy and his pals decide that the baby's antics are cramping their style and attempt to take him back to the "hop-sickle."

- Metascore62
- 1998