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A Bronx Tale

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This is right up your alley if you have a thing for gangster films. Actually, if you have a thing for stupendous acting and just Robert de Niro in …

Biutiful

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Amazon

Drama / Romance

Ever wondered how much your life will change when faced with the reality that death is about to come? That’s normal, and not nearly as life-altering as being told …

Eye in the Sky

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Prime

Drama / Mystery

Is an innocent child’s life worth millions of other civilian casualties? In a modern-day drone warfare led by Colonel Katherine Powell, played by the very versatile Helen Mirren, she is conflicted to order …

Blue Jay

4.5/5

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Drama

Shot in black and white to be the best dialogue-driven, character-study film it can be; Blue Jay stars Sarah Paulson and Mark Duplass in a cozy, slow-burning film. Their characters, respectively …

The Kite Runner

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Amazon

Drama

From one of the most compelling books of this generation, comes the good movie that aims to tell the tale of a friendship that spans lifetimes. Amir and Hassan …

August: Osage County

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Netflix

Drama

Family movies were made to teach a lesson or two – whether it be loving dear parents, being a tad empathetic about others, or simply cherishing the moment. Like …

Monster

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Drama

Monster is a biographical depiction of Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron), a prostitute and serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. The film follows the …

The Edge of Seventeen

4.3/5

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Amazon

Comedy / Drama

A wonderful, witty teen comedy—possibly the best the genre has known in a long time! In a powerhouse performance, Hailee Steinfeld plays Nadine, a high school junior at peak angst and …

You Can Count on Me

4.2/5

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Drama

Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and featuring the ever-reliable Mark Ruffalo as well as a fantastic performance from Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me is …

Clouds of Sils Maria

4.2/5

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Netflix

Drama

The film for which Kristen Stewart became the first American actress to win the César Award. The Twilight star turned indie prodigy plays next to another award favorite, Juliette Binoche, …

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

4.6/5

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Hulu

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Comedy

Taika Waititi’s follow-up to the (also great) What We Do in the Shadows, is a pure delight and the perfect antidote after a bad day or a steady diet …

Half Nelson

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Amazon

Drama

The self destructive, substance abusing history teacher Dan (Ryan Gosling) works in a Brooklyn middle-school and is constantly at odds with the curriculum, preferring to teach 13 year old …

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Selma

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Drama

The award-winning Martin Luther King Jr. story spanning the three months in 1965 where he led a campaign to secure the right to vote for black Americans. Many decades later, the …

Foxcatcher

3.3/5

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Drama / Mystery

From the director of Moneyball, Foxcatcher is a true-story-based thriller centered around Olympic wrestlers and brothers Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) and multimillionaire John du Pont (Steve …

Victoria

4.8/5

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Netflix

Drama

On the way out of a nightclub Victoria runs into four raucous German men who convince her to hang out with them. She is from Spain and has been …

Black Snake Moan

4/5

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Netflix

Drama

Chances are good you missed this movie the first time around due to the studio’s big mishandling of it’s promotion. The posters and trailers were squarely aimed at the lowbrow …

Hell or High Water

3.9/5

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Amazon

Drama / Mystery

From one small Texas town to the other, two brothers rob banks and travel with extreme precaution yet apparent recklessness. Played by Chris Pine and Ben Foster, their journey captures …