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The Social Network

Directed by: David Fincher “The Social Network”, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, is a pop culture feast. It is hard to imagine a story that better illustrates the fascination our society has with making all of life faster, easier, and more...

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2001: A Space Odyssey

MGM, 1968; Directed by Stanley Kubrick; Starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood; G. Summary: Before man landed on the moon there was 2001: A Space Odyssey, so believable that some insisted the Apollo 11 mission simply had to be a hoax if Stanley Kubrick could produce...

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12 Years a Slave

Regency Enterprises, 2013; Directed by Steve McQueen; Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong’o; R. Summary: Many have called 12 Years a Slave the greatest film about slavery ever made. Director Steve McQueen astonishingly shot the movie in...

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Universal Pictures, 1962; Directed by Robert Mulligan; Starring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, & Phillip Alford; Not Rated. Summary: The 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird is based on the novel written by Harper Lee, published in 1960. Scout Finch lives in a small town...

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Star Wars

20th Century Fox, 1977; Directed by George Lucas; Written by George Lucas; Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher; PG. Summary: Star Wars premiered in 1977, from which point cinema has never recovered. George Lucas wrote and directed the film—later to...

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Sling Blade

Miramax Films, 1996; Directed by Billy Bob Thorton; Starring Billy Bob Thorton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, and Lucas Black; R. Summary: Sling Blade is a 1996 sleeper hit that was written, directed by and stars Billy Bob Thorton. The film is based on a 1993 short...

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The Shawshank Redemption

Columbia Pictures, 1994; Directed by Frank Darabont; Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, & Bob Gunton; R. Summary: Andy Dufresne, convicted of killing his wife and her lover, is sentenced to two life sentences, “one for each of your victims,” the judge says. In...

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Schindler’s List

Amblin Entertainment, 1993; Directed by Steven Spielberg; Starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, & Caroline Goodall; R. Summary: That more than six million Jews died during the Holocaust is a known and tragic fact, but how one thousand individuals were...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Paramount Pictures, 1981; Directed by Steven Spielberg; Written by Lawrence Kasdan; Starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen; PG. Summary: When Star Wars first opened in 1977, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg went to Hawaii for a vacation. It was there that they...

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Life of Pi

Fox 2000 Pictures, 2012; Directed by Ang Lee; Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall; PG. Summary: Pi Patel is an Indian boy forced to move to Canada. His father brings with them most of the animals from their family zoo. On the way, the ship sinks and...