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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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Ryan Gosling |
Summer Phoenix |
Theresa Russell |
Billy Zane |
A.D. Miles |
Joshua Harto |
Glenn Fitzgerald |
Garret Dillahunt |
Kris Eivers |
Joel Garland |
Elizabeth Reaser |
Dean Strober |
Judah Lazarus |
Ronald Guttman |
Heather Goldenhersh |
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Henry Bean |
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Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malcolm Turner, a master of disguise who again goes deep undercover as the sassy septuagenarian "Big Momma." The FBI has learned that a computer software developer named Tom Fuller has created a computer virus that allows access to classified US government files, Fuller is planning to sell the virus to terrorist organizations all over the world. Upon hearing this, the FBI's best lead is Fuller's wife. So Malcolm goes undercover again as Big Momma in order to pose as Mrs. Fuller's nanny. and as always, Big Momma once again turns the house upside down.
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Martin Lawrence |
Elton LeBlanc |
Nia Long |
Michelle Parylak |
Sarah Brown |
Mark Joy |
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John Whitesell |
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Sally Bowles, an American singer in 1930s Berlin, fall in love with bi-sexual Brian. They are both then seduced by Max, a rich playboy. Sally becomes pregnant, and Brian offers to marry her... All the characters are linked by the Kit-Kat club, a nightspot where Sally sings.
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Liza Minnelli |
Michael York |
Helmut Griem |
Joel Grey |
Fritz Wepper |
Marisa Berenson |
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel |
Helen Vita |
Sigrid von Richthofen |
Gerd Vespermann |
Ralf Wolter |
Georg Hartmann |
Ricky Renée |
Estrongo Nachama |
Kathryn Doby |
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Bob Fosse |
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An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair's life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
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Morgan Freeman |
Jessica Tandy |
Dan Aykroyd |
Patti LuPone |
Esther Rolle |
Joann Havrilla |
William Hall Jr. |
Alvin M. Sugarman |
Clarice F. Geigerman |
Muriel Moore |
Sylvia Kaler |
Carolyn Gold |
Crystal R. Fox |
Bob Hannah |
Ray McKinnon |
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Bruce Beresford |
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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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In toney Brentwood, Benjamin Fiedler prepares for his bar mitzvah; trouble is, he understands neither its meaning nor the Hebrew, and his parents (particularly his successful-agent father) are planning the most lavish party possible. Benjamin wants his dad to give him some space, so he gets an idea: to invite his grandfather, who left the family years ago and for whom Benjamin's dad has an intense dislike, to come two weeks early. Thanks in part to grandpa - and to the immediate family's love - Benjamin may have a shot at figuring out what it means to be a man.
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Jami Gertz |
Daryl Hannah |
Garry Marshall |
Jeremy Piven |
Doris Roberts |
Daryl Sabara |
Larry Miller |
Cheryl Hines |
Richard Benjamin |
Marc John Jefferies |
Tom Hines |
Carter Jenkins |
Sandra Taylor |
Miranda Cosgrove |
Brittany Robertson |
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Scott Marshall |
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