The Cider House Rules

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Year:1999
Director:Lasse Hallström
Written by:John Irving (Novel), John Irving (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
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Crimes of the Heart

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Year:1986
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Beth Henley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband. The oldest sister, Lenny, takes care of their grandfather and is turning into an old maid, while Meg, who tries to make it in Hollywood as a singer/actress, has had a wild life filled with many men. Their reunion causes much joy, but also many tensions.
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Driving Miss Daisy

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Year:1989
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Alfred Uhry (Author), Alfred Uhry (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those types of relationships where shunned upon. Oscar winning tragic comedy with a star-studded cast and based on a play of the same name by Alfred Uhry.
*5087

Fried Green Tomatoes

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Year:1991
Director:Jon Avnet
Written by:Fannie Flagg (Novel), Carol Sobieski (Screenplay), Fannie Flagg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
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Gods and Monsters

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Year:1998
Director:Bill Condon
Written by:Christopher Bram (Novel), Bill Condon (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
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Date Night

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Year:2010
Director:Shawn Levy
Written by:Josh Klausner (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
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From Paris with Love

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Year:2010
Director:Pierre Morel
Written by:Adi Hasak (Screenplay), Luc Besson (Writer)

Script Synopsis:James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
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Vanishing Point

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Year:1971
Director:Richard C. Sarafian
Written by:Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Screenplay), Barry Hall (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
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The Clan of the Cave Bear

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Year:1986
Director:Michael Chapman
Written by:John Sayles (Screenplay), Jean M. Auel (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" finds little Ayla from the "others"' clan - tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new cave, she's allowed to stay - and thrive.
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Eight Men Out

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Year:1988
Director:John Sayles
Written by:John Sayles (Screenplay), Eliot Asinof (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennent. The team is bitter at their penny pincher owner, Charles Comiskey, and at their own teammates. Gamblers take advantage of this opportunity to offer some players $ to throw the series (Most of the players didn't get as much as promised.) But Buck Weaver and the great Shoeless Joe Jackson turn back at the last minute to try and play their best. The Sox actually almost come back from a 3-1 deficit. 2 years later, the truth breaks out and the Sox are sued on multiple accounts. They are found innocent by the jury but baseball commissioner Landis has other plans. The eight players are suspended for life, and Buck Weaver, for the rest of his life, tries to clear his name.
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