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Glory Road (2006)
Director James Gartner's inspiring drama tells the true story of Don Haskins (Josh Lucas), a high school basketball coach who, in 1962, took the reins of the Texas Western Miners, an underdog NCAA Division One team, and decided to shake things up. Haskins's insistence on recruiting the best players available to him, regardless of the color of their skin, revolutionized the sport ... and changed the course of history.
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The Princess Bride (1987)
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn) and the dashing Westley (Cary Elwes) must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen (Christopher Guest), murderous princes (Chris Sarandon), Sicilians (Wallace Shawn) and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing. Fred Savage and Peter Falk co-star.
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Airplane! (1980)
In this joke-a-second parody of disaster movies, traumatized former combat pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) is forced to land a passenger plane when food poisoning strikes the crew and there's no one else on board who can do the job. In some clever casting, leading dramatic actors Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen never betray that they're in on the joke. Multiple viewings are required to catch every gag.
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
The amazing true story of Russia's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a nuclear reactor malfunction on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The unyielding Capt. Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) and his second-in-command (Liam Neeson) must race against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear explosion that not only threatens the lives of the crew … it could also ignite a world war between the superpowers.
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Robert Downey Jr., in a Golden Globe-winning role, stars as the legendary London sleuth Sherlock Holmes, joined by Jude Law as Dr. Watson, in this Guy Ritchie-helmed reinvention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective series. Based on a comic book by producer Lionel Wigram, the story follows Holmes and Watson as they face off against the villainous Blackwood (Mark Strong). Rachel McAdams co-stars as sharp beauty Irene Adler.
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Clue (1985)
Director Jonathan Lynn's board game-inspired campfest finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler (Tim Curry) must suss out the culprit before the body count rises. Lesley Ann Warren also stars in this hilarious whodunit (filmed with three different endings).
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UHF (1989)
Television executive R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy) tries to sabotage the wild success of a rival low-rent, wacky station run by slovenly dreamer George Newman (Weird Al Yankovic) and Bob (David Bowe) -- leading to a telethon showdown. Only George's on-air local misfits can help save the day. Jay Levey directs, and Victoria Jackson, Stanley Brock and Michael Richards co-star in this daring, out-there, over-the-top comedy.
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Demetri Martin. Person. (2007)
With his trademark blend of wry and penetrating humor, inspired art and music, "The Daily Show" correspondent and funnyman Demetri Martin will tie you up in stitches in this hourlong extravaganza of monologues and multimedia. Nothing is safe from Martin's original and penetrating vision as he proves once again why he's among the most celebrated and unique comics of his -- or any -- generation.
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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
The hapless Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) -- the incredibly awkward misfit with a knack for turning any situation into an all-out disaster -- heads to the French Riviera for a vacation and becomes ensnared in an accidental kidnapping and a case of mistaken identity. But he also discovers romance and a love for cycling. Willem Dafoe, Emma de Caunes, Max Baldry and Jean Rochefort co-star in this madcap continuation of the Mr. Bean franchise.
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Johnny English (2003)
There's a Frenchman after the crown jewels and the throne itself -- but not to worry, Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is on the case. Well, actually ... maybe a little worrying isn't out of order, considering how clumsy Johnny can be! Luckily, his zeal more than makes up for his bumbling manner. Let's hope that can help solve the crime of the century; if not, love in the form of double agent Lorna Campbell (Natalie Imbruglia) might.
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Meet the Parents (2000)
Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
