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Catch Me If You Can 2002

8.1 /10

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

Run Time: 141 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: Dec 16, 2002

Director: Director: Steven Spielberg,

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye,

The Basketball Diaries 1995

7.3 /10

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Run Time: 102 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Apr 21, 1995

Director: Director: Scott Kalvert,

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Ernie Hudson,

Permanent Midnight 1998

6.2 /10

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.

Run Time: 88 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 16, 1998

Director: Director: David Veloz,

Stars: Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Maria Bello, Owen Wilson, Lourdes Benedicto,

Chaplin 1992

7.5 /10

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Run Time: 143 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 17, 1992

Director: Director: Richard Attenborough,

Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw, Moira Kelly,

An Impossible Love 2018

7 /10

Spans the period from 1958 to the present day and tells the story of an unconditional love between a mother and her daughter which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.

Run Time: 135 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Nov 07, 2018

Director: Director: Catherine Corsini,

Stars: Virginie Efira, Niels Schneider, Jehnny Beth, Estelle Lescure, Ambre Hasaj,

Godard Mon Amour 2017

6.6 /10

In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.

Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jun 24, 2017

Director: Director: Michel Hazanavicius,

Stars: Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Brnice Bejo, Micha Lescot, Grgory Gadebois,

Nowhere in Africa 2001

7.5 /10

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.

Run Time: 140 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 11, 2001

Director: Director: Caroline Link,

Stars: Juliane Khler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich, Lea Kurka,

The Glass Castle 2017

7.1 /10

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

Run Time: 127 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Aug 11, 2017

Director: Director: Destin Daniel Cretton,

Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook,

Girl, Interrupted 1999

7.3 /10

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

Run Time: 127 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Mar 24, 1999

Director: Director: James Mangold,

Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Brittany Murphy, Clea DuVall, Elisabeth Moss,

Blaze 1989

6 /10

This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl's opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil rights for blacks in the 1950's.

Run Time: 117 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 15, 1989

Director: Director: Ron Shelton,

Stars: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn,

Soul Surfer 2011

7 /10

The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.

Run Time: 112 Min . MMPA: 10 . Release: Apr 08, 2011

Director: Director: Sean McNamara,

Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood, Kevin Sorbo,

A Bag of Marbles 2017

7.3 /10

In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.

Run Time: 110 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jan 18, 2017

Director: Director: Christian Duguay,

Stars: Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial, Patrick Bruel, Elsa Zylberstein, Christian Clavier,