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Miller's Crossing1990 • 115 min • Budget $14M • Box office $5MDrama, Thriller, CrimeIn 1929, two powerful men clash over a woman, threatening their political partnership. The city's fate has long rested on their alliance – the boss and his advisor have shaped its politics…7.57.717+
Chocolat2000 • 121 min • Budget $25M • Box office $152MComedy, Drama, RomanceIn the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter move to a quiet French town and open a unique chocolate shop. Their arrival challenges the traditional values of the…7.07.213+
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Rebecca1940 • 130 min • Budget $1M • Box office $7MMystery, Romance, ThrillerA young woman marries the enigmatic widower Max De Winter and finds herself haunted by the memory of his deceased first wife, Rebecca. Rebecca's death was never explained, and her presence seems…7.98.0
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The Godfather1972 • 175 min • Budget $6M • Box office $245MDrama, CrimeThe film follows the Corleone family, an Italian-American crime family, from 1945 to 1955. Vito Corleone, the family's head, survives an assassination attempt. As his health declines, his youngest son Michael steps…8.79.217+
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About a Boy2002 • 101 min • Budget $27M • Box office $129MDrama, Comedy, RomanceWill Freeman is a handsome bachelor who avoids responsibility at all costs. He invents a son to meet single mothers, but ends up learning about life from Marcus, a smart but socially…6.77.113+
Oliver Twist2005 • 130 min • Budget $50M • Box office $42MCrime, Drama, FamilyOrphan Oliver Twist asks for more food in the workhouse and is punished by being sold as an apprentice. He runs away and finds himself among street children led by the criminal…6.76.813+
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The Best of Enemies2019 • 133 min • Budget $10MDrama, HistoryThe film explores the unexpected connection between Ann Atwater, a passionate civil rights advocate, and C.P. Ellis, a Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly agrees to co-chair a community meeting. Their paths…7.47.313+
Dirty Dancing1987 • 100 min • Budget $6M • Box office $214MDrama, Music, RomanceSet in the picturesque Catskills, the film centers on 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman and her family's typical summer vacation. Her routine changes when Baby is captivated by a dance performance at a…7.37.113+
Anatomy of a Murder1959 • 161 min • Budget $2M • Box office $8MCrime, Drama, MysteryPaul Biegler, a retired lawyer in Michigan, takes on the case of Army Lieutenant Manion. Manion is accused of killing an innkeeper after his wife claims he raped her. The upcoming trial…7.98.0
Three Colors: Red1994 • 100 min • Box office $4MDrama, Mystery, RomanceValentine, a quiet part-time model, meets a retired judge after a car accident involving his dog. The judge is initially cold about his pet, but Valentine offers to care for the animal,…7.98.017+
Freaks1932 • 64 min • Budget $310KDrama, HorrorA gifted trapeze artist becomes involved with the mysterious ringmaster of a unique traveling show when she agrees to marry him for financial reasons. While attracted by the prospect of wealth from…7.87.8
All Quiet on the Western Front1930 • 133 min • Budget $1M • Box office $3MDrama, WarThe film follows a close group of young people who enlist in the German Army at the start of World War I, motivated by idealism and a sense of obligation. They experience…7.78.1
Closely Watched Trains1966 • 93 minComedy, Drama, WarIn a small Czechoslovakian village, a young apprentice dispatcher becomes preoccupied with losing his virginity. Amidst the backdrop of occupation and resistance, his personal journey of sexual awakening unfolds within the quiet…7.27.6
Cruel Intentions1999 • 97 min • Budget $10M • Box office $76MDrama, RomanceKathryn and Sebastian, step-siblings with a shared love for risky games, engage in a dangerous seduction. They make a bet to win the affections of others. Kathryn aims for the headmaster's daughter,…6.86.817+
Lolita1962 • 154 min • Budget $2M • Box office $9MDrama, ComedyThis drama follows Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged British novelist, as he becomes entangled in American life. While staying at a boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, Humbert becomes fixated on Charlotte's teenage…7.37.5
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957 • 161 min • Budget $2M • Box office $44MDrama, History, WarIn World War II Burma, a unit of British prisoners of war are forced into labor by their Japanese captors to construct a crucial railway bridge for the enemy. As Allied intelligence…7.88.16+
