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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" is an epic war film set in the 1805 Napoleonic Wars telling the story of the British ship H. M. S. Surprise, ordered to capture a French vessel off the coast of South America. The movie is filled with [..]
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
"Ocean's Eleven" is a heist comedy movie where ex-con Danny Ocean is planning a complex simultaneous break-in of three Las Vegas casinos with the help of a group of his friends and associates. Director Steven Soderbergh ("Erin Brockovich" 2000) put together an engrossing film with outstanding production values, [..]
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
"Angels in the Outfield" is a sports comedy movie about a reporter's investigations discovering the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak is caused by the manager's cursing and swearing and fighting with players. About the same time, the skipper hears an angel promising to help the team if he changes [..]
After the Thin Man (1936)
Nick and Nora Charles return home from vacation only to find that Nora's cousin's husband is missing in "After the Thin Man." When it turns into a possible murder case, the Charles' swing into action. Director W. S. Van Dyke ("Tarzan the Ape Man" 1932) put together an [..]
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
"In Old Oklahoma" is a Western movie about two men competing for oil leases on Indian land. If that's not enough, they also find themselves in love with the same woman. Director Albert S. Rogell ("Youth on Parade" 1942) did a good job of organizing [..]
Corregidor (1943)
"Corregidor" is a World War II B-movie drama about an American underground hospital in the Philippines amidst the Japanese invasion. Director William Nigh ("The Strange Case of Dr. Rx" 1942) put together this wartime film intended to boost stateside morale. The screenplay was written by Doris Malloy, Edgar [..]
The Rear Gunner (1943)
"The Rear Gunner" is a World War II instructional film short about a young U. S. Army Air Corps enlistee who goes into training as a tail gunner. Director Ray Enright and screenwriter Edwin Gilbert put together this engrossing movie which was screened to service men [..]
Hope Springs (2012)
Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play a couple whose thirty year marriage has gone stale, with Streep somehow persuading her hubby to attend a retreat under the guidance of a marriage counselor in "Hope Springs." Director David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada" [..]
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Tom Hanks plays a hypochondriac who is convinced he dying and decides go out in style by throwing himself into a volcano. Director-screenwriter John Patrick Shanley put together quite a kooky romantic absurdist comedy which has a shacky premise but somehow works. [..]
The Thin Man (1934)
"The Thin Man" film series begins with William Powell and Myrna Loy as witty sleuths Nick and Nora Charles. They always manage to find themselves investigating a murder, even though Nick retired from a successful private investigator career before marrying wealthy Nora. Director [..]