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New!Movie Discovery Club - DVD of The Month Club How It Works + FAQ + |
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Glory (1989) |
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3.18/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: War/Historical
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Edward Zwick
Actors: Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman
Plot: The first all black volunteer army is confronted by hatred, racism and fear from both the Union and the Confederates. A white man is in charge of controlling the company.
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
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3.26/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA rating: PG
Director: David Lean
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness
Plot: A British officer leads a charge in Africa to discuss politics. While he was once British, is he now part of the African culture he tried to create?
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Munich (2005) |
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2.92/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Historical/Drama
MPAA rating: R
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Eric Bana, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz
Plot: Based on the track down and assignation of those responsible for the masacre during the Olympics in the 1970's.
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Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
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3.11/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Terry George
Actors: Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo
Plot: A hotel manager tries to save the lives tutsi refugees while the Hutu militia take over Rwanda.
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Apollo 13 (1995) |
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3.00/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise
Plot: A group of US astronauts deal with a catastrophe in outer space. With the country and NASA's help they try to get back home.
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All the President's Men (1976) |
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3.27/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA rating: PG
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards
Plot: A leaked report to Washington Post reporters causes Bernstein and Woodward to investigate further into the Watergate Scandal to force Nixon to resign.
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Gangs of New York (2002) |
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2.94/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
Plot: Takes place in Nineteenth century Manhattan where immigrants fight for control over the five-points neighborhood.
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
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3.12/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: War/Historical
MPAA rating: NR
Director: Lewis Milestone
Actors: Lewis Ayres, John Wray, William Bakewell
Plot: During WW1, a young soldier faces pride over cowardice during battle.
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) |
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3.11/4 |
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Language: Japanese
Genre: War/Historical
MPAA rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hiroshi Watanabe
Plot: The battle of Iwo Jima as taught from the Japanese point of view using culture as the difference between Americans and Japanese.
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JFK (1991) |
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3.05/4 |
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Language: English
Genre: Historical/Mystery
MPAA rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Jack Lemmon
Plot: Jim Garison (Costner) is the DA that is covering the JFK murder case when he deeply suspects that there is much more to the case than first thought as it consumes his personal life and professional life.
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The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
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2.95/4 |
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Andrey Rublyov ( Andrei Rublev ) (1973) |
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3.18/4 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) |
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2.97/4 |
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Empire of the Sun (1987) |
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3.07/4 |
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Ten Commandments, The (1956) |
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3.03/4 |
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Chariots of Fire (1981) |
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2.91/4 |
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Milk (2008) |
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3.06/4 |
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Apocalypto (2006) |
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2.91/4 |
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Frost/Nixon (2008) |
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3.03/4 |
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When We Were Kings (1996) |
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3.09/4 |
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The Insider (1999) |
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3.03/4 |
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Quiz Show (1994) |
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2.95/4 |
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Battle of Algiers,The ( Battaglia di Algeri, La ) (1966) |
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3.07/4 |
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Queen, The (2006) |
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2.98/4 |
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Downfall ( Untergang, Der ) (2005) |
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3.05/4 |
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The Lion in Winter (1968) |
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2.86/4 |
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The Last Emperor (1987) |
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2.97/4 |
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Eight Men Out (1988) |
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3.05/4 |
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All the King's Men (1949) |
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2.98/4 |
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Valkyrie (2008) |
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2.82/4 |
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The Right Stuff (1983) |
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2.89/4 |
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United 93 (2006) |
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2.77/4 |
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The Killing Fields (1984) |
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2.90/4 |
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The Reader (2008) |
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2.84/4 |
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Amistad (1997) |
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2.77/4 |
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The Great Debaters (2007) |
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2.87/4 |
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The New World (2005) |
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2.69/4 |
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The Corporation (2004) |
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2.90/4 |
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Best of Youth, The ( Meglio gioventů, La ) (2003) |
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3.15/4 |
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Gallipoli (1981) |
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2.86/4 |
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The Doors (1991) |
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2.66/4 |
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) |
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2.84/4 |
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In Cold Blood (1967) |
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2.81/4 |
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The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) |
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2.80/4 |
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Z (1969) |
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2.77/4 |
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Inherit the Wind (1960) |
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2.80/4 |
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Marie Antoinette (2006) |
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2.61/4 |
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Intolerance (1916) |
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2.78/4 |
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Why We Fight (2006) |
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2.83/4 |
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1900 ( Novecento ) (1977) |
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2.75/4 |
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