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In the 50's, in Louisiana, the smart populist, manipulative and wolf hick Willie Stark is elected governor with the support of the lower social classes. He joins a team composed of his bodyguard and friend Sugar Boy; the journalist from an aristocratic family Jack Burden; the lobbyist Tiny Duffy; and his mistress Sadie Burke, to face the opposition of the upper classes. When the influent Judge Irwin supports a group of politicians in their request of impeachment, Stark assigns Jack to find some dirtiness along the life of Irwin, leading to a tragedy in the end.
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Sean Penn |
Jude Law |
Anthony Hopkins |
Kate Winslet |
Mark Ruffalo |
Patricia Clarkson |
James Gandolfini |
Jackie Earle Haley |
Kathy Baker |
Talia Balsam |
Travis Champagne |
Frederic Forrest |
Paul Desmond |
Kevin Dunn |
Kevin McCarthy |
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Steven Zaillian |
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Amistad
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
[1997,
USA] from $1.99
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AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny onboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
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Drama |
History |
Mystery |
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Morgan Freeman |
Nigel Hawthorne |
Anthony Hopkins |
Djimon Hounsou |
Matthew McConaughey |
David Paymer |
Pete Postlethwaite |
Stellan Skarsgård |
Razaaq Adoti |
Abu Bakaar Fofanah |
Anna Paquin |
Tomas Milian |
Chiwetel Ejiofor |
Derrick N. Ashong |
Geno Silva |
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Steven Spielberg |
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Oliver Twist (Clark) is an orphan, who is soon kicked out of the orphanage and thrown into a terrible home. The bad treatment Oliver receives, forces him to run off to London. Here, he is soon picked up by the Artful Dodger (Eden) and taken to Fagin (Kingsley). Fagin treats Oliver well, but is it the life Oliver really wants?
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Drama |
Family |
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Barney Clark |
Jeremy Swift |
Ian McNeice |
Richard Durden |
Timothy Bateson |
Andy de la Tour |
Filip Hess |
Andreas Papadopoulos |
Laurie Athey |
Joseph Tremain |
Peter Copley |
Andy Linden |
John Nettleton |
Tony Noble |
Michael Heath |
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| Directors: |
Roman Polanski |
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Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
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Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Keanu Reeves |
Forest Whitaker |
Common |
Cedric the Entertainer |
Chris Evans |
Noel Gugliemi |
Kenneth Choi |
Hugh Laurie |
Cle Shaheed Sloan |
Amaury Nolasco |
John Corbett |
Terry Crews |
The Game |
Kevin Benton |
Daryl Gates |
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The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that's a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.
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Drama |
Sci-Fi |
Thriller |
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Natalie Portman |
Hugo Weaving |
Stephen Rea |
Stephen Fry |
John Hurt |
Tim Pigott-Smith |
Rupert Graves |
Roger Allam |
Ben Miles |
Sinéad Cusack |
Natasha Wightman |
John Standing |
Eddie Marsan |
Clive Ashborn |
Emma Field-Rayner |
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James McTeigue |
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