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In the small town of San Dimas, a few miles away from Los Angeles, there are 2 nearly brain dead teenage boys going by the names of Bill S, Preston ESQ. and Ted Theodore Logan, they have a dream together of starting their own rock and roll band called the "Wyld Sallions". Unfortunately, they are still in high school and on the verge of failing out of their school as well, and if they do not pass their upcoming history report, they will be separated as a result of Ted's father sending him to military school. But, what Bill and Ted do not know is that they must stay together to save the future. So, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. They are hoping that this will help them pass their report so they can stay together.
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Keanu Reeves |
Alex Winter |
George Carlin |
Terry Camilleri |
Dan Shor |
Tony Steedman |
Rod Loomis |
Al Leong |
Jane Wiedlin |
Robert V. Barron |
Clifford David |
Hal Landon Jr. |
Bernie Casey |
Amy Stock-Poynton |
J. Patrick McNamara |
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Stephen Herek |
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When Mona's key won't fit in her Yugo, she tries it in her son's; when it works, she borrows his car. The brakes fail; she goes through the guard rail, into the river, and drowns. When police chief Rash learns that the brake lines were cut, he looks for a murderer. Suspect one: Mona's dim son Jeff, whom she constantly denigrated. Suspect two: her husband Phil, whom she constantly belittled and who's having an affair with Rona, a waitress with a secret of her own. Suspect three: Jeff's landscape partner Bobby, who wants Jeff out, has yelled at Mona that he'd like to rip out her ovaries, and who is soon to be Rash's son-in-law. Can Rash find the killer and keep Bobby out of jail?
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Comedy |
Crime |
Mystery |
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Danny DeVito |
Bette Midler |
Neve Campbell |
Jamie Lee Curtis |
Casey Affleck |
William Fichtner |
Marcus Thomas |
Peter Dobson |
Kathleen Wilhoite |
Tracey Walter |
Will Ferrell |
Paul Ben-Victor |
Paul Schulze |
Mark Pellegrino |
Raymond O'Connor |
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Nick Gomez |
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In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor's greatest creation - Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward's hands; instead, Edward is left with metal scissors for hands. Edward has always lived alone, until a kind lady called Peg discovers Edward and welcomes him into her home. At first, everyone welcomes Edward into the community, but soon things begin to take a change for the worse.
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Johnny Depp |
Winona Ryder |
Dianne Wiest |
Anthony Michael Hall |
Kathy Baker |
Robert Oliveri |
Conchata Ferrell |
Caroline Aaron |
Dick Anthony Williams |
O-Lan Jones |
Vincent Price |
Alan Arkin |
Susan Blommaert |
Linda Perri |
John Davidson |
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Tim Burton |
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A love triangle between three friends. Rabbi Jake Schram and Father Brian Finn, two friends, are out to update their religions and draw in more worshipers. With the arrival of Anna Reilly, an old childhood friend of the two, the men's lives are thrown a curve ball. Anna has become a stunning beauty with a lot of spunk and ambition, and both of them want her. A major road block to Anna for both men is their religion. Jake is up for a head position at his synagogue and taking on a non-Jewish partner is frowned upon, besides the fact that his mother disowned his brother for marrying a non-Jewish woman. Brian has given a vow of celibacy to become a priest.
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Ben Stiller |
Edward Norton |
Jenna Elfman |
Anne Bancroft |
Eli Wallach |
Ron Rifkin |
Milos Forman |
Holland Taylor |
Lisa Edelstein |
Rena Sofer |
Ken Leung |
Brian George |
Catherine Lloyd Burns |
Susie Essman |
Stuart Blumberg |
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Edward Norton |
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Echoes of "Madame Bovary" in the American suburbs. Sarah's in a loveless marriage, long days with her young daughter at the park and the pool, wanting more. Brad is a househusband, married to a flinty documentary filmmaker. Ronnie is just out of prison - two years for indecent exposure - living with his mother; Larry is a retired cop, fixated on driving Ronnie away. Sarah and Brad connect, a respite of adult companionship at the pool. Ronnie and Larry have their demons. Brad should be studying for the bar; Larry misses his job; Ronnie's mom thinks he needs a girlfriend. Sarah longs to refuse to be trapped in an unhappy life. Where can these tangled paths lead?
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Romance |
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Kate Winslet |
Patrick Wilson |
Jennifer Connelly |
Gregg Edelman |
Sadie Goldstein |
Ty Simpkins |
Noah Emmerich |
Jackie Earle Haley |
Phyllis Somerville |
Helen Carey |
Catherine Wolf |
Mary B. McCann |
Trini Alvarado |
Marsha Dietlein |
Jane Adams |
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| Directors: |
Todd Field |
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The Hoover family is the dictionary definition for the word "dysfunctional". The dad Richard is a man who gives lectures on winners and losers, the wife is Sheryl, a chain-smoking, frazzled wife and working mother whose idea of a home cooked meal frequently consists of a bucket of chicken. Her gay brother Frank recently attempted suicide. The grandpa is Edwin, a drug addict. The son is Dwayne a rebel who has vowed not to talk until he gets into the Air Force. And then there is Olive, a seven-year old girl who dreams of going to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. So what happens when they do?
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Drama |
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Abigail Breslin |
Greg Kinnear |
Paul Dano |
Alan Arkin |
Toni Collette |
Steve Carell |
Marc Turtletaub |
Jill Talley |
Brenda Canela |
Julio Oscar Mechoso |
Chuck Loring |
Justin Shilton |
Gordon Thomson |
Steven Christopher Parker |
Bryan Cranston |
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Jonathan Dayton |
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Magnolia
Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.
[1999,
USA] from $1.99
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Magnolia is the study of nine lives in one day in San Fernando Valley, California. These nine lives all connect and revolve around the game show "What Do Kids Know?"(WDKK), where a team of three kids play against adults and everytime the show is on, there is a new team of adults and the kids remain; if they won the previous game. Earl Partridge (the late Jason Robards) produced "WDKK" when it was first on in the late 60s. He is dying of brain and lung cancer and is being taken care of by Phil Parma (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a male nurse. Linda, Earl's trophy wife (Julianne Moore) starts to fall in love with Earl for real, despite her cheating. Earl, rapidly dying on his bed, asks Phil to find his estranged son, Frank T.J. Mackey (Tom Cruise), who grew up hating Earl and now runs a seminar for single men, which teaches them how to seduce a woman and leave her... The host of "WDKK", Jimmy Gator (Philip Baker Hall), is also dying, but not as rapidly as Earl. He has a very rocky relationship with his daughter Claudia (Melora Waters), who sniffs crack 24/7 and accuses her father of sexually molesting her. Police Officer Jim (John C. Reilly) goes to Claudia's house after getting called about a disturbance. He falls in love with her right away... Stanley Specter (Jeremy Blackman) is a contestant on "WDKK", who is a genius and is being used by his father to make money. If Stanley and his team keep winning, they will set a record on the show and get tons of money. The record Stanley is trying to beat is the 1968 record set by Donnie Smith (William H. Macy), who had the exact same childhood when he was on the show and has now grown up to be a pathetic loser. He's been recently fired from his job, and is trying to find his way into happiness...
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Tom Cruise |
Pat Healy |
Julianne Moore |
Genevieve Zweig |
Mark Flannagan |
William H. Macy |
Neil Flynn |
Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Rod McLachlan |
Allan Graf |
Melora Walters |
Philip Baker Hall |
Patton Oswalt |
Jeremy Blackman |
Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales |
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Paul Thomas Anderson |
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It is a normal day for everyone, until the President of the United States (Nicholson). They are able to get in contact with the Martians, and arrange for a meeting behind them and us humans. But not everything goes to plan, and the Martians have other plans for Earth. Are they just misunderstood beings? or do they really want to destroy all of humanity.
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Action |
Comedy |
Fantasy |
Sci-Fi |
Thriller |
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| Actors: |
Jack Nicholson |
Glenn Close |
Annette Bening |
Pierce Brosnan |
Danny DeVito |
Martin Short |
Sarah Jessica Parker |
Michael J. Fox |
Rod Steiger |
Tom Jones |
Jim Brown |
Lukas Haas |
Natalie Portman |
Pam Grier |
Lisa Marie |
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Tim Burton |
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While living an an average family house in a pleasant neighborhood, the youngest daughter of the Freeling family, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke), seems to be connecting with the supernatural through a dead channel on the televison. It is not for long when the mysterious beings enter the house's walls. At first seeming like harmless ghosts, they play tricks and amuse the family, but they take a nasty turn- they horrify the family to death with angry trees and murderous dolls, and finally abduct Carol Anne into her bedroom closet, which seems like the entrance to the other side.
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Thriller |
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| Actors: |
Craig T. Nelson |
JoBeth Williams |
Beatrice Straight |
Dominique Dunne |
Oliver Robins |
Heather O'Rourke |
Michael McManus |
Virginia Kiser |
Martin Casella |
Richard Lawson |
Zelda Rubinstein |
Lou Perryman |
Clair E. Leucart |
James Karen |
Dirk Blocker |
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Tobe Hooper |
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Alex, Jane, and Suki are three bored New England women left to live without their husbands. They innocently conjure up a mystery man, who could satisfy all their desires. A new man moves into town - and he fits the bill perfectly. Daryl Van Horne is filthy rich and wild eyed, and within days the three women have all discovered almighty power within themselves. Will good triumph over evil, or will Daryl continue to have his evil way with his witches?
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Comedy |
Fantasy |
Horror |
Thriller |
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| Actors: |
Jack Nicholson |
Cher |
Susan Sarandon |
Michelle Pfeiffer |
Veronica Cartwright |
Richard Jenkins |
Keith Jochim |
Carel Struycken |
Helen Lloyd Breed |
Caroline Struzik |
Michele Sincavage |
Nicol Sincavage |
Heather Coleman |
Carolyn Ditmars |
Cynthia Ditmars |
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George Miller |
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