mulhervitrola's Wishlist
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Cast: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick …
Directed by: Jim Sharman
This notorious horror parody -- a fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock 'n' roll, among other things -- tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad (Barry Bostwick) and…
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Harold and Maude (1971)
Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles …
Directed by: Hal Ashby
Death-obsessed teen Harold Chasen (Bud Cort) is being hassled by his domineering mother (Vivian Pickles) to play the dating game, but he'd much rather attend funerals, which is where he…
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Ray (2004)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Jamie Foxx portrays rhythm and blues legend Ray Charles, who rose from obscurity to become world famous despite losing his eyesight at age 6, a hardscrabble upbringing, repeated struggles…
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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson …
Directed by: Peter Webber
In this cinematic adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling historical fiction novel, Scarlett Johansson stars as Griet, the young housemaid with a hidden appreciation for art who…
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
After coming within one question of winning it all on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," 18-year-old Mumbai "slumdog" Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is arrested on suspicion…
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams …
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Robert Downey Jr., in a Golden Globe-winning role, stars as the legendary London sleuth Sherlock Holmes, joined by Jude Law as Dr. Watson, in this Guy Ritchie-helmed reinvention of Sir Arthur…
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Convinced their little Olive (Abigail Breslin) is beauty queen material, parents Richard (Greg Kinnear) and Sheryl (Toni Collette) load the rest of the family into a van and embark on a…
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Into the Wild (2007)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Hal Holbrook, Vince Vaughn …
Directed by: Sean Penn
A young man gives up everything -- including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family -- to lead a solitary life in the wild. Eschewing convention to trek across Alaska's…
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
After learning that his mercurial ex-girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet), has undergone an experimental medical process to purge all memories of him, mild-mannered Joel Barish…
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Doona Bae …
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Ryu sells a kidney to pay for his sister's operation, but the buyer rips him off, so his anarchist girlfriend hatches an alternate plan to raise the money: kidnap the daughter of a rich…
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Lady Vengeance (2005)
Cast: Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Toni Barry …
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
The final installment of director Chan Wook Park's revenge trilogy chronicles the efforts of Lee Geum-ja to track down the man who betrayed her. Taking the rap for her accomplice and…
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Oldboy (2003)
Cast: Min-sik Choi, Choi Min-sik, Ji-tae Yu …
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years -- and no one to hold accountable for his suffering -- a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors,…
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier …
Directed by: David Frankel
After taking a job in the Big Apple as assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep, in an Oscar-nominated role), small-town girl Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway)…
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Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates …
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
The Undead Apocalypse continues unabated as super-soldier Alice (Milla Jovovich) finds her way to a supposed sanctuary in Los Angeles, which may just be a deadly trap set for her by the…