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Title: The Soloist
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton

Description: In "The Soloist," an emotionally soaring drama about the redemptive power of music, journalist Steve Lopez (Oscar

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Title: Cold Mountain
Year: 2003
Genre: Drama
Studio: Miramax Films
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Kathy Baker, James Gammon, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Hunnam, Jena Malone, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Ethan Suplee, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Lukas Black

Description: Cold Mountain" tells the story of a wounded Confederate soldier named Inman who struggles on a perilous journey to get back home to Cold Mountain, N.C. as well as to Ada, the woman he left behind before going off to fight in the Civil War. Along the way, he meets a long line of interesting and colorful characters, while back at home, Ada is learning the ropes of managing her deceased father's farm with Ruby, a scrappy drifter who assists and teaches Ada along the way.

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Title: Gran Torino
Year: 2008
Genre: Drama
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Cory Hardrict, Brian Haley, Brian Howe, Dreama Walker, Christopher Carley

Description: Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Tao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them form the gangs that foul their neighborhood.

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Title: Fracture
Year: 2007
Genre: Drama
Studio: New Line Cinema
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Billy Burke, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davitz, Valerie Dillman

Description: Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling star in the dramatic thriller Fracture. When a meticulous structural engineer (Hopkins) is found innocent of the attempted murder of his wife (Embeth Davidtz), the young district attorney (Gosling) who is prosecuting him becomes a crusader for justice. "Fracture" is packed with twists and turns that weave in and out of the courtroom as the pair try to outwit each other.

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Title: Flame And Citron
Year: 2008
Genre: Drama
Studio: Nimbus Film Productions
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind

Description: In this thriller set in World War II-era Copenhagen, two men put everything on the line in their fight against the Nazis. Bent Faurschou-Hviid, aka Flame (Thure Lindhardt, INTO THE WILD), is young and idealistic, while Jørgen Haagen Schmith, aka Citron (Mads Mikkelsen, CASINO ROYALE), is concerned about his family as his role in the resistance grows more prominent. As they get closer to attacking the head of the Gestapo (Christian Berkel, DOWNFALL), the men realize that they can only trust each other. Directed by Ole Christian Madsen, this Danish hit is based on true events.

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Title: Personal Effects
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama
Studio: Cinefilm
Director: David Hollander
Starring: Michelle Phieffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates

Description: Seeking vengeance for the murder of his sister, a young man, Walter (Ashton Kutcher) arrives in town only to get sidetracked by a beautiful older woman, Linda (Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeifer) with emotional wounds very similar to his own. As both Linda and Walter try to cope with the pain and frustration of their loss, the two bond -- their shared tragedies spawning an unlikely and beautiful romance. Written and directed by David Hollander, "Personal Effects" also stars Academy Award winner Kathy Bates and Spencer Hudson.

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Title: The Class
Year: 2008
Genre: Drama
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Laurent Cantet
Starring: François Begaudeau, Nassim Amrabt, Laura Baquela, Cherif Bounaidja Rachedi

Description: A remarkable new film about what happens over the course of a year between a single collège (junior high or middle school) class in the multi-ethnic 20th arrondissment of Paris and their French teacher.

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Title: The Butterfly Tattoo
Year: 2008
Genre: Drama
Studio: Dynamic Entertainment DEH
Director: Phil Hawkins
Starring: Duncan Stuart, Jessica Blake, Aidan Magrath, Christopher Dane, Dan Morgan, Shazadee Beghum, Peter Easterbrook, Alvin Addo-Quaye, Richard Hollingworth, Debra Baker

Description: "Chris Marshall met the girl he was going to kill on a warm night in early June, when of the colleges in Oxford was holding its summer ball." A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for a summer romance - and no premonition of trouble. Busy with his job and soon in love with Jenny, whose cheerful surface belies the dark uncertainty of her past, Chris misses all the signs of danger. Before he knows it, he's caught in the sinister web of a criminal whose desire for revenge crushes those who stand in his way.

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Title: La linea
Year: 2008
Genre: Crime, Drama
Studio: Maya Entertainment
Director: James Cotten
Starring: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales, Armand Assante, Valerie Cruz, Danny Trejo, Bruce Davison, Joe Morton, Jordi Vilasuso, Kevin Gage

Description: The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of the Salazar Crime Cartel. Through twists of fate, Shields ends up with a local woman, Olivia who is also fighting her own demons for the sake of her daughter. Set in the rich and atmospheric backdrop of Tijuana, Mexico, La Linea (The Line) is full of action, drama and finds its soul in the plight of the characters that inhabit the most dangerous city in North America....

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Title: Crossing Over
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: Wayne Kramer
Starring: Harrison Ford, Cliff Curtis, Ashley Judd, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta, Alicia Braga, Alice Eve, Jim Sturgess

Description: Crossing Over is a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter terrorism and the clash of cultures.

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Title: Slumdog Millionaire
Year: 2008
Genre: Crime | Drama
Studio: Warner Independent Pictures
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Mia Drake, Imran Hasnee, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan

Description: A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.