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My "Should-See" Movies
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BarakaBaraka
Buy used from: $10.32
A mind-blowing journey around the globe that takes you places you'd never see in a lifetime. One you'll watch again and again...
Off the MapOff the Map
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A whimsical tale of life off-the-grid in northern New Mexico that speaks to what is most important to being human...
MaborosiMaborosi
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An inexplicable, carefully-paced story of people and events in a contemporary japanese woman's life that will haunt you with it's everyday moments of beauty.
The HoursThe Hours
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A beautiful, poignant story of women from three different time periods whose lives are touched by suicide. Superbly acted, excellent musical score by Phillip Glass.
WitWit
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Emma Thompson gives a heart-wrenching performance as a stifled professor of literature who must face her own death, from terminal cancer. Worth the tissues.
Flirting With Disaster (Collector's Edition)Flirting With Disaster (Collector's Edition)
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A long, winding journey to find biological parents that involves some very neurotic characters and very funny situations.
Good Morning, Vietnam (Special Edition)Good Morning, Vietnam (Special Edition)
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Vietnam was probably never this funny but it sure is entertaining to see Robin Williams take on the military stuffed-shirts and manage some touching moments along the way.
Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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Funny, sad, comical, naive, happy, touching... kinda like a box of chocolates.
Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)
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Powerful performances about a tragic time in history and one man who tried to save all those he could. Be sure to watch the credits... those are the modern-day descendants of the people Schindler saved placing rocks on his grave.
Good Will Hunting (Miramax Collector's Series)Good Will Hunting (Miramax Collector's Series)
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What if a math genius grew up in the inner city and had to learn the hard equations of the heart? Robin Williams and Matt Damon are a winning formula.
Dead Poets Society (Special Edition)Dead Poets Society (Special Edition)
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To be alive or not to be alive, that is the question in this movie where a free-spirited literature teacher inspires the young men in his class to seize the day. Outstanding performances all around.
Whale RiderWhale Rider
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Absolutely wonderful movie about a young girl destined to lead her Maori tribe if she can just convince her grandfather that it doesn't matter that she's not a male-child. Beautiful cinematography, touching story.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Two-Disc Special Edition)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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A powerful story about a sane but free-wheeling Irishman who commits himself to a mental institution to avoid prison, only to find himself in a battle of will and wits with an establishment bent on "curing" him. Based on Ken Kesey's outstanding novel.
American Beauty (Widescreen Edition)American Beauty (Widescreen Edition)
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The "stupid little life" of a middle-aged man who goes from pathetic to "absolutely wonderful" because he finds his long-forgotten will to follow what makes him happy. Challenging and well-acted.