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Little Man Tate (1991)
"Little Man Tate" is a drama movie about a seven-year-old boy who is a child prodigy. His mother allows him to go to a summer camp for gifted children, hoping to give him experiences of life around other young geniuses. This excellent story was well-crafted by Jodie Foster [..]
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
"Shadow of a Doubt" is a psychological thriller movie about a man from Newark, New Jersey, visiting relatives in Santa Rosa, California, where his niece slowly becomes suspicious that he is a serial killer on the run from the law. Director Alfred Hitchcock applied all of his signature [..]
The Critic (2023)
"The Critic" is the story about a theater critic in London in the 1930's who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with dire consequences. This slow-moving film gets bogged down in a morass of sloppy directing by Anand Tucker and a tedious screenplay by [..]
Best Sellers (2021)
"Best Sellers" is a comedy-drama film about a young woman who inherits a failed publishing company from her father. She attempts to revive the firm's fortunes by talking one of its most popular authors of the past into releasing something new, or something old, as he [..]
Hang ‘Em High (1968)
"Hang 'Em High" is a western film where Clint Eastwood plays a man who survives a lynching by a gang of nine men and later is offered a deputy marshal job, under the condition that he bring in the men for trial and not seek revenge on his [..]
1776 (1972)
"1776" is a fictional account of events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July, 1776. Director Peter H. Hunt, in his feature film debut, put together a high-quality motion picture adaptation of the popular 1969 Broadway musical of the same name by Sherman [..]
Chef (2014)
"Chef" is a comedy-drama film where Jon Favreau plays a celebrity chef who gets fired from his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant after a public altercation with a food critic. Favreau not only is the star of the show, he is also the director, screenwriter, and [..]
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
"Can You Ever Forgive Me?" is the true story of a writer who resorts to forging letters from deceased authors and celebrities when her writing career falls into a prolonged slump. Melissa McCarthy delivers an exceptional performance under the guidance of director Marielle Heller ("A Beautiful [..]
A Walk to Remember (2002)
"A Walk to Remember" is a high school love story between a "bad boy" who falls in love with a Christian girl. This low-key, non-preachy, faith-based Christian film was well directed by Adam Shankman ("The Wedding Planner" 2001) from a screenplay by Karen Janszen. It was adapted from [..]
Christmas Homecoming (2017)
"Christmas Homecoming" is a holiday film telling the story of a military widow who rents an apartment to an Army soldier, recovering from a combat injury. The pair team up to save the town's military museum, and start to fall in love. However, problems arise along the way [..]