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(0)Jake Gyllenhaal
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Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained...
2) October sky
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True story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
3) Source code
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When Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of an experimental government program called the 'Source Code' that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must relive the incident over and over again, gathering clues until he can solve the mystery and prevent an even deadlier...
4) End of watch
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Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
5) Nightcrawler
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When a psychopathic man realizes that he could become famous by filming crime scenes, his attempts to make the news become progressively more and more disturbing.
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Presents the true struggles of Marine infantry soldier Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, from his days in training to the Gulf War; a team of FBI agents investigate the bombing of an American housing compound in the Middle East; after talking to a CIA operative about faulty intelligence, a United States Army officer goes on a rogue mission to find the truth of the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; as he is about to retire, a CIA agent must...
7) October sky
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The true story of Homer Hickam Jr., a high school student in rural West Virginia, who seemed destined to repeat his father's harsh life in the coal mines, until he turned his attention to the skies.
9) Proof
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Catherine has devoted years to caring for her brilliant but mentally unstable father, Robert, a mathematical genius. But when his genius slips away, he leaves behind a mystery that affects her life ... and her own sanity.
10) Zodiac
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Based on a true story, follows the obsessive investigations of detectives and reporters trying to discover the identity of a serial killer who becomes known as the Zodiac.
11) Demolition
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After the death of his wife, an investment banker tries to come to terms with it in his own way.
12) Everest
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When several people set out on an expedition to climb Mt. Everest, they face challenges from the weather and the treacherous landscape of the mountain.
13) Accidental love
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When a young waitress gets a nail lodged in her head as a result of a freak accident, she meets and falls in love with a senator while searching for a cure.
14) Jarhead
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Presents the true struggles of Marine infantry soldier Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, from his days in training to the Gulf War.
16) Rendition
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The policy of "extraordinary rendition" began under the Clinton administration and accelerated after September 11, 2001. The policy allows for the handing over of suspected terrorists to countries that use torture as an interrogation tool. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is an Egyptian-born man who disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, DC. He is sent to a North African country where torture is practiced and the CIA gives approval. Anwar's pregnant American-born...
17) Enemy
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Adam Bell, a glum, disheveled history professor who seems disinterested even in his beautiful girlfriend Mary. Watching a movie on the recommendation of a colleague, Adam spots his double; a bit-part actor named Anthony St. Clair, and decides to track him down. The identical men meet and their lives become bizarrely and irrevocably intertwined.
18) Life
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The six-member crew of the International Space Station is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.
19) Prisoners
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Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads, Dover knows his child's life is at stake and decides he must take matters into his own hands. How far...
20) Stronger
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Based on real life events, tells the story of a 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing survivor.