The Polar Express

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Year:2004
Director:Robert Zemeckis
Written by:Robert Zemeckis (Screenplay), Chris van Allsburg (Novel), William Broyles Jr. (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
*4629

The Pianist

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Year:2002
Director:Roman Polanski
Written by:Ronald Harwood (Screenplay), Wladyslaw Szpilman (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
*4628

The Paradine Case

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Year:1947
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Written by:Robert Hichens (Novel), David O. Selznick (Screenplay), Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Alma Reville (Screenplay), James Bridie (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The beautiful Mrs. Paradine is accused of poisoning her older, blind husband. She hires married Anthony Keane as her lawyer and when he begins to fall in love with her, she encourages him.
*4626

The Outlaw Josey Wales

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Year:1976
Director:Clint Eastwood
Written by:Forrest Carter (Novel), Philip Kaufman (Screenplay), Sonia Chernus (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
4625

The Other Boleyn Girl

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Year:2008
Director:Justin Chadwick
Written by:Peter Morgan (Author), Philippa Gregory (Author)

Script Synopsis:A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
*4624

The Nutty Professor

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Year:1963
Director:Jerry Lewis
Written by:Jerry Lewis (Writer), Bill Richmond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Jerry Lewis directed, co-wrote and starred in this riotously funny movie that set a new standard for screen comedy and inspired the hit remake. Lewis plays a timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher who discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
4623

The Notebook

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Year:2004
Director:Nick Cassavetes
Written by:Jeremy Leven (Screenplay), Jan Sardi (Screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (Novel)

Script Synopsis:An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
*4622

The Ninth Configuration

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Year:1980
Director:William Peter Blatty
Written by:William Peter Blatty (Screenplay), William Peter Blatty (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane's own grasp on sanity is questionable, he manages to engage Cutshaw in a series of thoughtful conversations about science and faith that deeply affect the lives of both men.
*4621

The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Year:1993
Director:Henry Selick
Written by:Michael McDowell (Adaptation), Caroline Thompson (Screenplay), Tim Burton (Writer), Mike Cachuela (Storyboard)

Script Synopsis:Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
*4620

The Night of the Hunter

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Year:1955
Director:Charles Laughton
Written by:Davis Grubb (Novel), James Agee (Screenplay), Charles Laughton (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
*4619