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In his follow-up to the Oscar-winning The English Patient, writer/director Anthony Minghella tried his hand at another tricky literary adaptation with The Talented Mr. Ripley, featuring '90s heartthrob Matt Damon cast against type as a bisexual murderer. A bright and charismatic sociopath making... Learn more

Considered one of the greatest films ever made, The Rules of the Game (La règle du jeu) by Jean Renoir is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners in which a weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois... Learn more

On the first day at his new school, Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) instantly falls for Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely undatable older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) goes out, too. In an... Learn more

From Lilly and Lana Wachowski and Joel Silver, the masterminds behind The Matrix trilogy, comes another intriguing, action-packed fantasy-thriller. Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Great Britain has become a totalitarian, fascist state. Now, a shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V"... Learn more

Disenchanted with the daily drudge of crushing rocks on a prison farm in Mississippi, the dapper, silver-tongued Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) busts loose. Except he's still shackled to his two chain-mates from the chain gang—bad-tempered Pete (John Turturro) and sweet, dimwitted Delmar... Learn more

Hailed for its groundbreaking visual effects and satirical story, Brazil is one of the most highly regarded films of all time and a bona fide cult classic. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry, a grey-suited government clerk who finds his life turned upside-down when he gets involved in a case of... Learn more

Howard Hawks directs an all-star cast, including the legendary John Wayne, in this classic western set in the eponymous Texas town. There's a showdown at Rio Bravo when courageous Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne) throws the brother of evil cattle baron Nathan Burdette in jail for murder (the... Learn more

This sprawling character and operatic psychological study follows 10 people whose damaged lives intersect—often by sheer coincidence—during a single day in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. Paul Thomas Anderson's follow-up to Boogie Nights boasts a deep bench of phenomenal acting talent,... Learn more

This hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery follows four friends on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey's (Ashley Park, Emily in Paris) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola, Shortcomings), her... Learn more

Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is the perfect mother. A hard-working nurse, she's built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son, an aspiring writer. But when tragedy strikes and her beloved only child is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. The heartbroken woman learns her son's final... Learn more

Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung), both jilted by ex-lovers, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out restaurant stand where the ethereal pixie waitress Faye (Faye Wong) works. Anything goes in Wong Kar-Wai’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer, which... Learn more