Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ben Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad, and perhaps the most negative man alive. Floundering in all aspects of his life, Ben's only comfort comes from regular chess games and friendly debates on game theory with his Senegalese roommate Ibou. When Ibou is suddenly struck ill, Ben's pessimistic worldview seems unequivocally confirmed. It takes an extended visit from Ibou's sister Khadi for Ben to realize that cynicism may be all a matter of perspective.
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IMDB 4.3 | Jul , 1996
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IMDB 8 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 10 | Dec , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2023
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IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 2002
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IMDB 7.7 | Feb , 1985
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.Walk the Line
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2005
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.Mars Attacks!
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1996
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
IMDB 8.1 | Aug , 1998
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.The Big Lebowski
IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1998
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.Jigarthanda
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 2014
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IMDB 1 | Jun , 2013
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IMDB 7.6 | May , 2014
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IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1996
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IMDB 7.5 | Feb , 2003
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IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 1999
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IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1994
Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.Death Is a Problem for the Living
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2023
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IMDB 6.9 | May , 1979
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.Oldboy
IMDB 8.2 | Nov , 2003
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.