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Really Good but Overlooked Movies
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Holiday [VHS]Holiday [VHS]
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Clever and witty romance starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
The Shop Around the CornerThe Shop Around the Corner
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Charming Lubitsch film starring Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. The inspiration for "You've Got Mail", but way better.
Clock [VHS]Clock [VHS]
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Sweet and moving Vincente Minelli romance with Judy Garland and Robert Walker, which is also a love sonnet to New York City in the 40s.
Dear Heart [VHS]Dear Heart [VHS]
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Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page star in a warm and intelligent romance circa 1964.
The Fabulous Baker BoysThe Fabulous Baker Boys
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This movie isn't really "overlooked" but it deserves mention because it's so well done. Jeff and Beau Bridges are wonderful, and Michelle Pfeiffer is perfect for her role.
Hope and GloryHope and Glory
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An autobriographical film by John Boorman, based on his boyhood experiences in wartime England. Realistic, not sensational or sentimentalized.
The PlayboysThe Playboys
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Subtle and complex romance set in 1950s Ireland, with Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and the incomparable Robin Wright Penn as the three points of a triangle.
The Winslow BoyThe Winslow Boy
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David Mamet and Rebecca Pidgeon notwithstanding, this is an excellent film about the Winslow family's efforts to clear their son of the accusation of stealing. This is a true story.
Diamond MenDiamond Men
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Robert Forster and Donnie Wahlberg are diamond salesmen - Forster is teaching Wahlberg the ropes. This movie is a great relationship movie, realistic, moving, touching.
The Secret Lives of DentistsThe Secret Lives of Dentists
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This Campbell Scott film is so funny, so real. It's the story of the stresses and strains of marriage.