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Drama full length DVD movies
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The war drama is narrated by Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal), a third-generation Marine enlistee, who vividly recounts his experiences in the first Gulf War, depicting the rigours of boot camp, horrors of combats, friendship and loyalty of brothers-in-arms, and their memories of family and lovers who are cheating on them while they are on the front line. |
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Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan. Song by song, gig by gig, the Commitments start their climb to the top: Dublin gets soul. But internal strife also builds: Deco is insufferable, Joey's a Casanova, and Jimmy may lack the seasoning to hold things together. Will the Commitments slip away? |
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John Sullivan (Caviezel) is a New York City homicide officer who is traumatized for 30 years following the death of his father, Frank (Quaid), After finding Frank's HAM radio, John begins talking to Frank, 30 years into the future. Together, they change the past but have to find a way to stop a serial killer from murdering John's Mom & Frank's wife with a 30 year gap. |
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"The Believer" explores a Jewish student's private journey to understand the meaning of Judaism in his life. Set in New York City, the Plot follows a morally confused young adult struggling with the conflict between his beliefs and his heritage. "The Believer" examines themes of religion, family, and self-loathing. It is a psychological examination into the forces of intolerance, both on the individual and society as a whole. |
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Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) worked as a hit man for the Buffalo-based Polish Mafia. One day he got himself totally clinched, overslept and failed a critical assignment. Determined to give up drinking, the protagonist went to San Francisco to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Who would ever have imagined that he would have met the love of his life there and have decided to slip his past and put on a new shape? But at first he had to return home so as to settle some old scores with the villainous Irish mobster Edward O'Leary (Dennis Farina), who had grabbed power in Buffalo, threatening the family business. Frank would have won the upstart hands down if his girlfriend, Laurel Pearson (Téa Leoni), had not tried to assist him secretly... |
| Miss Potter
[2006,
UK, USA]
from $1.99 |
| The life of Beatrix Potter is the most enchanting tale of all. |
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Set in Victorian England, the charming romantic drama tells the story of Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger), a single, 32-year-old woman who goes from one publishing house to another, showing her children's stories and drawings and trying to get her book published. The Warne brothers, Harold (Anton Lesser) and Fruing (David Bamber), are among the six publishers to whom Beatrix submits the story of Peter Rabbit. Having examined her rabbits in frock coats and half-witted ducks who she talks to as if they are living creatures, the brothers only agree to publish her work to preoccupy their younger brother Norman (Ewan McGregor). Beatrix's first project proves a huge success, making her a writing celebrity. |
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The Persian Gulf War comes to an end and the United States triumph over a defeated enemy. Hundreds of Iraqi officers and soldiers surrender themselves cradling leaflets promising food and drink, home and kind treatment. Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) and Private First Class Conrad Vig (Spike Jonze) are charged to disarm, strip naked and search the surrendering Iraqi. They are lucky to have found an important document on a resisting Iraqi officer. The document proves to be a map that discloses the location of Saddam Hussein's caches of gold confiscated from Kuwait. Troy and Conrad arrive at a decision not to report their commanding officers, except their pal, Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin (Ice Cube). However, the rumors of the secret map reach the ears of Major Archie Gates (George Clooney), and the four soldiers come up with a selfish plan to abstract the treasure from the bunkers.
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Bill "The Butcher" Cutting's (Daniel Day-Lewis) band is fighting the Irish immigrants in 1860's NY to gain control over the underprivileged areas of the city. Bill has killed the father (Liam Nison) of DiCaprio's character called Amsterdam Vallon, several years later the young man returns to NYC and becomes an ally of The Butcher who has no idea about the past of his new crony. Vallon slowly falls under his spell which causes an inner conflict in his life because his primal aim was the ruthless revenge. Concurrently, Leo's character meets the charming pickpocket named Jenny (Cameron Diaz) who turns out to have a close relationship with The Butcher. At the same time, the Civil War rages on... |
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The riveting mystery thriller takes place almost exclusively on a passenger ship, en route from England to Algiers. Intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his trusty assistant Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are charged with the job of accompanying Prince Nikolas (Leslie Vincent) on his journey home after his father's assassination. Holmes must guard the prince, disguised as Watson's nephew, from numerous villains who are also on board to murder the young sovereign and thus subvert the throne. |
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The L.A. of a not-too-distant future suffers a surge of drug abuse involving a new ultra-addictive and eventually brain-damaging substance simply named "D". Bob Arctor is an undercover narc leading a double life, dutifully reporting to his superiors while effectively having abandoned whatever normal existence he had for a "D" user/dealer career. But this schizophrenic situation and the drug-induced memory and concentration lapses put Bob under mounting stress. |
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This fact-based drama centers on an ambitious young man named Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillipe) who is employed by the FBI to work as a personal assistant to respected operative Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper). Eric is overjoyed to get this job because he dreams of becoming the world's best FBI agent. However, he soon discovers the true nature of his work. O'Neill is supposed to expose Hanssen, who pretends to be a man of good reputation and high principles but is actually a sexual deviant and double agent spying for the Soviet Union and Russia. Eric is shocked to find himself drawn into an intricate game of espionage and intrigue. He has no one to help him. He has only himself to depend on when he gets into a fight with a cold-blooded and calculating veteran agent. |
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Gyorgy Palfi's grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis. |
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On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello — beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno and his 11-year-old son Lucas are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the Red Sox, is playing - and, hopefully, heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas' mother Ruth Wheldon, Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan — the only witness — is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives. |
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The action takes place in a small French town where its residents lead a hopeless life full of restrictions, rules and regulations. They are blamed and faced with a boycott for any irregularity. Regular church services and masses give no joy to the townspeople but strengthen dogmatism and prejudices in their hearts.
One winter day a mysterious young woman, Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), and her 6-year-old daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), move to the conservative town. A stranger to fear and prejudice, she dares to open a chocolate shop during Lent and offer the customers to enjoy her delicious candies they've never tasted. Vianne is immediately met with bitter censure and resistance. But, vivacious and persistent, she doesn't lose heart and continues to work her magic giving love and comfort to those around her. It's no wonder that the locals are gradually won-over by this cordial, responsive woman and her delectable chocolates.
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Sam, a shy schoolboy, suffers from a bully school troublemaker George in a small Oregon town. Sam tells his protective elder brother about the pummeling he suffers from that guy. Two brothers think out the revenge plan together and invite George to the river boat trip to put a stop to humiliation. During the trip Sam unexpectedly finds out that George is simply a child who can not find friends. But the boat is already on its way… |
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Dear Diary: Veronica Sawyer is sick of being part of the Heathers, the most powerful clic of Westerberg High; making fun of Martha Dunnstock ("Dumptruck"), the fat girl, or doing some stupid polls is something she'll never get used to. Meanwhile she meets JD, a cool rebel guy who wouldn't mind shooting a gun at school just to make his point. Remington University's party is where Veronica has to go as a Heather, and there's where she gets her ultimatum as a Heather from Heather Chandler, the head of the Heathers. So Veronica and her lover JD "accidentally" kill Heather Chandler and manage to cover it up by making a suicide note. Will this be just the beginning of the assasination-turned-suicide serie of Westerberg High which nor the FBI, the CIA or the PTA would be able to stop? Or will Veronica be able to pull herself together and stop her psychotic lover from killing absolutely EVERYONE at school? |
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Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he's part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him. |
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Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment's notice, to far-flung locales - and away from his girlfriend Kelly, played by Helen Hunt. Chuck's manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island - cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck, the consummate problem solver, eventually figures out how to sustain himself physically. But then what? Chuck begins his true personal journey. After four years, fate gives Chuck a chance to fight his way back to civilization, only to find an unexpected emotional challenge greater than all the earlier physical ones. His ability to persevere and to hope are a product of his life-changing experience. |
| Contact
[1997,
USA]
from $1.99 |
| From the Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe (3 more taglines...) |
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Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine. Will the Machine spell the end of our world, or the end of our superstitions? Will we take our place among the races of the Galaxy, or are we just an upstart species with a long way to go? |
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The biopic comedy relates the story of Andy Kaufman (Jim Carrey), a famous American entertainer, actor and performance artist who was able to stir any audience. An eccentric, extraordinary person and an enigmatic comedian, he gave bizarre performances making the audience empathize with him, hate him or wonder at his escapades. He made them show their emotions, as opposed to just sitting in front of a TV and swallowing cheap jokes. The movie takes a profound look at Kaufman's art as well as his personal life and his relationship with his girlfriend Lynne Margulies (Courtney Love), his best pal and partner Bob Zmuda (Paul Giamatti), and his manager George Shapiro (Danny DeVito).
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