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In an oppressive, dystopian future, worker THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) leads a monotonous existence of repetitive labor and sedatives. His mate LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) stops the drugs, and the two begin a downward slide leading to their imprisonment and THX’s eventual decision to escape the society.

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Reuben (Elliot Gould) is double-crossed by casino mogul Willy Banks (Al Pacino), leading Danny Ocean (George Clooney) to round up the usual suspects for a hugely audacious heist motivated by revenge.

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Increasingly, the “American Dream” is funded with borrowed money. This documentary investigates the credit industry, revealing a large business segment based entirely on keeping customers in a state of perpetual debt. The scope expands to politics and our government’s policy of borrowing today to bankrupt tomorrow.

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Billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and auto mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman), both diagnosed with terminal illnesses, decide to live their lives to the fullest, checking off life goals from a “bucket list” of last wishes.

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Lonely Lili has the hots for Jarrod, a nerdy video gamer. Their blossoming romance is side-railed by Jarod’s mission of revenge against an old high school adversary.

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Jane Austen, an aspiring writer, becomes entangled in an ill-advised romance, making decisions that will affect her future work.

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Nervous director Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) helms the Broadway musical “Pretty Lady” in the midst of the Great Depression, starring Bebe Daniels (Dorothy Brock) and wide-eyed ingenue Peggy Sawyer (Ruby Keeler).

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Snarky high school graduates Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) find humor in the oddballs and weirdos that surround them, namely record collector Seymour (Steve Buscemi) and wacky art teacher Roberta (Illena Douglas). Based on a graphic novel by Dan Clowes.

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In the year 3000, humans have been enslaved by the Psychlos, an alien race, for a 1,000 years. Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper) rises as a human leader who will lead a rebellion to overthrow the alien tyranny.

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Thirty and still living with his parents, Steven (Adrien Brody) takes up ventriloquism. Meanwhile, his sister Heidi (Illena Douglas) deals with a stalker ex-boyfriend, and good friend Fangora (Milla Jovovich) offers advice on wooing cute guidance counselor Lorena (Vera Farmiga).

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