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Last updated January 22, 2025
Requiem for a Dream
2000 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA widow's growing dependence on amphetamines and a self-help television show parallels the struggles of her heroin-addicted son and his girlfriend and friend in Darren Aronofsky's bleak drama.
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Dutch
1991 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDuring a Thanksgiving break from his Eastern boarding school, a snobby, upper-class kid (Ethan Randall) learns a lot about life when he's forced to take a cross-country road trip with his mom's (JoBeth Williams) working-class boyfriend (Ed O'Neill). A lighthearted comedy with an excellent O'Neill in the titular role (which combines some of the "attributes" of his character Al Bundy in TV's "Married with Children"). Peter Faiman directs.
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Fanboys
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA group of friends has waited years for the release of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. But when one of them discovers he's terminally ill, they embark on a road trip to Skywalker Ranch to steal the long-anticipated film.
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Dirty Work
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsUnemployed Mitch Weaver and his pal Sam McKenna start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs for an operation. But problems arise and a feud ensues when a wealthy developer recruits the duo to trash a building.
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Broken Flowers
2005 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter being dumped by yet another girlfriend, serial bachelor Don vows he'll be alone forever. But when an anonymous letter informs him he has a 19-year-old son, Don sets out on a cross-country journey to confront his past -- and a few old flames.
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Spooner
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsOnly days away from being kicked out of his parents' house, loafer 30-year-old-to-be Spooner falls head over heels for Rose. But when Rose says she's about to move to the Philippines, Spooner scrambles to win her heart and convince her stay.
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Superhero Movie
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThe team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
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Not Fade Away
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsInspired by the music of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, three 1960s high-schoolers form a rock band in the New Jersey suburbs. James Gandolfini co-stars in this debut feature from "Sopranos" creator David Chase.
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