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With: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, André Morell
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Written by: Karl Tunberg, based on a novel by Lew Wallace
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Directed by: William Wyler
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MPAA Rating: G
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Running Time: 222 minutes
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Release Date: 11/17/1959
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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Hollywood in general and filmmakers in particular seem to have learned that biopics are generally not very interesting, and can fall into cliché, when they treat the entire life story of a famous person. They can tend to skim over the surface of things, rather than digging deep. But films like
Capote (and its twin,
Infamous),
Frost/Nixon,
Invictus,
Hitchcock,
Hyde Park on Hudson,
Lincoln, and now the new Saving Mr. Banks, show that simply telling one chapter of a life story can be twice as compelling. Watching characters respond to one situation, rather than a disconnected series of them, provides a great deal more depth. read more...
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With: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, B. J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Bigham, Kathy Baker, Melanie Paxson, Andy McPhee, Rachel Griffiths, Ronan Vibert
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Written by: Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
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Directed by: John Lee Hancock
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements including some unsettling images
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Running Time: 125 minutes
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Release Date: 12/12/2013
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With: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Joe Morton
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Written by: Gregory Allen Howard, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Michael Mann
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Directed by: Michael Mann
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MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief violence
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Running Time: 157 minutes
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Release Date: 12/24/2001
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The Right Stuff (1983)
It was the film that had everything going for it. It was three hours long, featured an outstanding cast of up-and-coming stars, great special effects, a great script, jaw-dropping cinematography, chest-thumping American patriotism, and just a little subversiveness thrown in to keep the cynics happy. (It beautifully mixes playfulness and heroism.) It earned eight Oscar nominations and took four awards home. But somehow Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff was a bitter, crippling flop, earning only about $21 million against its approximate $27 million budget. read more...
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- Moralistic ▶ Yes please
- Production Level ▶ Polished
- Comfort Level ▶ Settled, reassured, comforted or resolved
- Overall Depth ▶ Deep or penetrating
- Originality ▶ Stories I know and love
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With: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, Kim Stanley, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed, Scott Paulin, Charles Frank, Lance Henriksen, Donald Moffat
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Written by: Philip Kaufman, based on the book by Tom Wolfe
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Directed by: Philip Kaufman
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MPAA Rating: PG
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Running Time: 193 minutes
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Release Date: 10/20/1983
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The Hurricane (1999)
Denzel Washington boxes, hollers, sweats, swoons, and ages in The Hurricane, a great showcase for the actor's skills. Washington is always so good, but usually gets stuck in less-than-promising roles (like The Bone Collector). The Hurricane isn't much better, but at least this role is worth his time. read more...
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With: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Liev Schreiber, Deborah Unger, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Rod Steiger, Debbi Morgan
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Written by: Armyan Bernstein, Dan Gordon, based on books by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton
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Directed by: Norman Jewison
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MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence
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Running Time: 145 minutes
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Release Date: 09/16/1999
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