1999

G

Plot: Toy Story was the first feature-length film animated entirely by computer. If this seems to be a sterile, mechanical means of moviemaking, be assured that the film is as chock-full of hea ...

Comedy

1991

PG13

Plot: Steve Martin wrote and stars in this look at the promise and dreamtime of Los Angeles culture. Martin stars as Harris K. Telemacher, a light-hearted television weatherman who does wacky comedy in lieu ...

Comedy Drama

1999

R

Plot: Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this omantic comedy as Ben and Katie Jordan, a couple who have been married for fifteen years. They have two great kids, a nice home, and a comfortable life, ...

War

1945

NR

Plot: The Story of G.I. Joe was based on the columns of Scripps-Howard war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Though already past 40, Pyle insists upon marching along with an Army infantry unit during t ...

Plot: Audrey Hepburn stars in The Nuns Story as Sister Luke, postulant of a Belgian order of nuns. Though frequently disillusioned in her efforts to spread good will -- at one point she is near ...

Thriller

1981

R

Plot: This disappointing adaptation of Peter Straubs colossal novel discards the authors powerful multi-layered storyline in favor of straightforward spook-house fare. The central plot -- shared by both book ...

Drama

1998

PG13

Plot: Andy Tennant directed this Cinderella variant. The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame (Jeanne Moreau) who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl bef ...

Comedy Drama

1983

PG

Plot: Nine years after the Yuletide slasher flick Black Christmas, Porkys director Bob Clark once again took on the holiday genre, switching from gasps to laughs with

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Drama

1984

PG

Plot: Inspired by the Herman Melville novel Billy Budd, writer Charles Fuller created the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldiers Play, which he then adapted into this film drama in 1984, for socially conscious, l ...

Drama

1985

NR

Plot: This is an emotionally gripping, fictional look at a couple torn apart by the infamous Argentine campaign of killings and torture that sent thousands of accused terrorists to unmarked graves in the mid ...

Crime

1992

NR

Plot: Herman Yau Lai-to spins this notoriously grisly crime yarn based on a real-life case of Wong Chi-hang and his ill-fated venture into the restaurant business. The film opens with Wong (Anthony Wong Chau ...

1986

NR

Plot: Season one of the serialized cop drama Crime Story begins in the Chicago of 1963, with Lt. Mike Torello (Dennis Farina) of the citys MCU (Major Crime Unit) deeply committed ...

2000

NR

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Drama

1996

NR

Plot: Loosely based on the real-life story of Bea Miles, an eccentric character living in Sydney, this fine Australian drama tells the tragic tale of Lilian Singer, a woman whose cruel father placed her in a ...

Drama

1999

G

Plot: David Lynch offers an uncharacteristically straightforward and warmly sentimental approach to his material in this film, based on a true story, about an elderly mans journey to reconcile with his broth ...

Drama

1975

PG

Plot: Based on the real-life diaries of Adèle Hugo, The Story of Adele H. is a psychological drama opening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the 1860s. The daughter of famous French writer Vic ...

Children's/Family

1984

PG

Plot: Wolfgang Petersen adapted Michael Endes childrens story for this charming fantasy film that spawned several sequels. Bastian (Barret Oliver) is dealing with his mothers recent death. His father (Gerald ...

Romance

1949

NR

Plot: The racehorse Seabiscuit really existed, but this is not his true story -- this is a omance and centers on lovely Margaret OHara (Shirley Temple), an Irish lass who comes to cheer on her uncle Shawn OH ...

Drama

2003

R

Plot: Following their feature debut, Road to Nhill, in 1997, screenwriter Alison Tilson and director Sue Brooks team up again for the Australian drama Japanese Story. Toni ...

Comedy

2004

PG

Plot: Cute but geeky high-school student Samantha Martin (Hilary Duff) is knocked off her feet by her fathers untimely death, which leaves his diner and Samanthas well-being in the care of Fiona (Jennifer Co ...

Plot: A police officer has been disgraced in front of both the department and the entire city, and when the sadistic gang that wronged him attempts to cement their grip on the terrified community, the only m ...

Plot: My Summer Story is the video title for It Runs in the Family. Based on the writings of humorist/raconteur Jean Shepherd, the film was the long-awaited sequel to the 1984 sle ...

Drama

1993

NR

Plot: This is one of the made-for-TV exploits based upon the Amy Fisher/Joey Buttafuoco teen-sex story which stirred up a U.S. media feeding frenzy in 1992. (Amy, having become Joeys young lover, tried to el ...

Action

1985

NR

Plot: This was internationally famous Jackie Chans breakthrough action film, the work that got him past the ethnic boundaries of Hong Kong and into competition at the New York Film Festival in 1986. It also ...

Action

1987

NR

Plot: In this crime drama, set in Hong Kong, police officers begin a city-wide search for a psychotic killer. Along the way, they must also deal with their own personal and professional issues. ~ Sandra Bren ...

History [nf]

1996

Plot: The life and career of the most remarkable performer in the history of rock and roll, Elvis Presley, is examined in this video. Using photos, vintage film footage and interviews with those who knew and ...

Fantasy

1997

Plot: Tsui Hark is the executive producer, production designer, and screenwriter of this 82-minute Chinese animated feature displaying a full panoply of magical supergods, vexing spirits, and mere mor ...

Music [nf]

1990

Plot: Singer and pianist Bobby Short narrates this documentary look at the life and career of songwriter, performer and actor Cole Porter. Blending a sophisticated wit with an intelligent and articulate sens ...

Action

1992

R

Plot: Even for viewers who can take or leave martial-arts films, the work of Jackie Chan bears special attention. Chan is quite simply the hardest-working movie star in the world, regularly participating in ...

Fantasy

1990

Plot: This continuation of A Chinese Ghost Story reunites some of the original cast. Ning Leslie Cheung, the wandering scholar from the first film, is mistakenly imprisoned. An old man helps hi ...

Film, TV & Radio

1998

NR

Plot: Jackie Chan is one of the worlds biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to perform incredible stunts without the use of doubles -- ...

Children's/Family

1993

NR

Plot: In this animated fantasy for the whole family, a young boy named Tommy discovers a virtual world inside his computer where he meets his new friends, the Computoys. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Musical

1961

NR

Plot: Romeo and Juliet is updated to the tenements of New York City in this Oscar-winning musical landmark. Adapted by Ernest Lehman from the Broadway production, the movie opens with an overhead shot of Man ...

Fantasy

1997

NR

Plot: Tsui Hark is the executive producer, production designer, and screenwriter of this 82-minute Chinese animated feature displaying a full panoply of magical supergods, vexing spirits, and mere mor ...

Comedy

1940

Plot: We open on Philadelphia socialite C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) as hes being tossed out of his palatial home by his wife, Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn). Adding insult to injury, Tracy breaks one of C ...

Adult

1992

Plot: This third installment of the popular softcore Category III Hong Kong exploitation series is a great deal less outrageous than Erotic Ghost Story II under the more controlled direc ...

History [nf]

1998

NR

Plot: This documentary covers the story of a Nebraska triple homicide, beginning with the Lincoln, Nebraska birth of Teena Brandon, a woman who later made a change of both name and sex. In December 1993, Bra ...

Historical Film

1999

R

Plot: In the 15th century, France is mired in the 100 Years War when a humble voice appears, claiming to have been instructed by the Lord to lead the French army into battle and defend their land against the ...

Drama

2000

PG

Plot: Jennifer Love Hewitt stars in this made-for-TV biography of screen legend Audrey Hepburn, following her from her troubled youth as she grows up in Europe during WWII to her success as one of Hollywoods ...

Film, TV & Radio

1999

NR

Plot: First shown amid the publicity surrounding The World is Not Enough, this documentary highlights the career of the fabulously successful James Bond film series. Sean Connery, Roger Moore, ...

Drama

1950

NR

Plot: Despite its lack of production values and box-office names, The Jackie Robinson Story is one of the best and most convincing baseball biopics ever filmed. Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman ...

Music [nf]

2001

Plot: This biography presents the story of the Bee Gees, one of the most popular music groups of the 1970s. The three English brothers, Maurice, Robin, and Barry Gibb, became household names and the idols of ...

Children's/Family

1991

PG

Plot: Following the surprisingly successful childrens fantasy The Neverending Story (1984), this lesser sequel presents the further adventures of the young boy Bastian in the magical land of Fa ...

Comedy Drama

1989

R

Plot: Ron Silver stars as Herman, a Holocaust survivor who believes that his wife Tamara (Anjelica Huston) perished in the concentration camps. He marries fellow immigrant Yadwiga (Margaret Sophie Stein), wh ...

Drama

1956

NR

Plot: Tyrone Power stars in this tear-jerking biography of the beloved but short-lived pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. Boston-born Eddy Duchin (Tyrone Power) moves to New York City to pursue a career as ...

Drama

2002

PG

Plot: In July of 2002, nine men were trapped 240 feet below the ground in a Somerset, PA, coal mine. For the next 77 hours, the attention of a war-beleaguered and economically strapped America was focused up ...

Children's/Family

1997

PG

Plot: Two young girls who believe that fairies are real attempt to prove it to the world in this drama based on actual events. In 1917, there is little to be happy about in the Wright household in West Yorks ...

Film, TV & Radio

1988

Plot: This television documentary chronicles the career of Spike Jones, a talented musical satirist who had audiences of the 50s rolling in the aisles as he and his City Slickers committed inventive forms of ...

Comedy Drama

2004

NR

Plot: A kidnapping leads to love for a down-on-his-luck cowboy in this omantic comedy drama from director Terry Moloney. When former rodeo rider Roper Wylie (Mark Collie) hits rock bottom, he quickly ...

2004

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Comedy Drama

1959

NR

Plot: Sal Mineo, whod previously registered well as the lead in the TV drama Drummer Man, essays a strikingly similar role in The Gene Krupa Story. The film details Krupas trouble ...

History [nf]

2004

Plot: Troy, a documentary about the Trojan War, came to home video around the same time as the big-budget action spectacle of the same name featuring Brad Pitt. The film details h ...

Comedy

2002

R

Plot: First-time filmmaker Richard W. Bean directed and produced this independent omantic comedy that he also co-wrote with Gregg Saccon. Megan Edwards stars as Sara, a straight-laced school teacher who sudd ...

Culture & Society

2003

PG

Plot: A nomadic family in Mongolias Gobi desert faces a problem when a white camel colt is born in a difficult delivery and the mother rejects it. Repeated efforts by the extended family to get the mother to ...

Comedy

1942

NR

Plot: As for the opening reels, the principal motivating factor is money. After a deliberately confusing pre-credit sequence (not explained until the films punch line), Tom Jeffers (Joel McCrea) and Gerry Je ...

Drama

2004

PG

Plot: Christopher Reeve directed this inspiring made-for-television drama based on a true story, which turned out to be his final project before his passing in 2004. When she was 11 years old, Brooke ...

Drama

2003

Plot: Jacques Rivettes Histoire de Marie et Julien (The Story of Marie and Julien) stars Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz as a pair of ex-lovers who get back together afte ...

Plot: From the comic book to the silver screen and beyond, few superheroes have left such a lasting impression on the fantasy-loving masses as mild-mannered Daily Planet-reporter-turned-high-flying-bu ...

Culture & Society

1999

NR

Plot: In 1995, a 22-year-old gender studies student named Grace Quek decided to break a world record by having the worlds largest gang bang -- she had sex with 251 men in a ten hour period while the entire e ...

Plot: An obsessive French perfumer with a highly developed olfactory sense and an all-consuming drive to capture the essence of love eventually resorts to murder in his unrepentant quest to find the key ingr ...

Science Fiction

1986

NR

Plot: This example of Japanese anime, one of a series of Gall Force adventures, centers on seven women warriors as they work to stop an alien conspiracy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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1994

NR

Plot: A Great Day in Harlem is a wonderful documentary about a seemingly ho-hum subject -- the taking of a photograph. Even when the photograph in question involves some of the greatest ...

Music [nf]

2002

Plot: Originally produced for television, Abba: The Winner Takes It All consists of archival footage, interviews with band members, and rehearsal footage form the stage musical Mama Mia to pain ...

Adult

1969

NR

Plot: One of five adaptations of the Marquis de Sades Philosophy in the Boudoir directed by cult filmmaker Jesus Franco, this version was perhaps the most subdued, although it was still explici ...

Leisure Arts [nf]

1999

NR

Plot: Ask any tobacco enthusiast and theyll tell you -- the best cigars in the world, hands down, come from Cuba. But what makes a bunch of rolled up leaves so special? This documentary takes a look at the h ...

Crime

1990

PG13

Plot: Directed by Brian Gibson, this television mini-series stars Steven Bauer as an undercover DEA agent Enrique Kiki Camarena, whose kidnapping and subsequent murder lead to an intensive investigation. The ...

Spy Film

2002

R

Plot: Originally presented in two parts by the CBS network, Master Spy is the true story of Robert Hanssen, a disgruntled FBI agent who, for 20 years, systematically sold out his country to the ...

Music [nf]

1987

Plot: This documentary follows the career of Buddy Holly from his beginnings in Lubbock Texas to his untimely death in a 1959 plane crash. It is a very personal look into the private and professional life of ...

Comedy

2004

PG13

Plot: Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story revolves around amiable underachiever Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), whose rundown gym, Average Joes, is populated by ...

Drama

2004

Plot: Barry Pepper stars as stock-car racing legend Dale Earnhardt in this made-for-cable drama. Dale was raised by Ralph Earnhardt (J.K. Simmons), a proud man who worked at a mill to feed and clothe ...

Drama

2004

PG13

Plot: The often-controversial story of one of the worlds most popular entertainers comes to life in this made-for-cable iographical drama. Michael Jackson (played by Flex Alexander) grew up in the spo ...

Plot: A man and his young daughter face almost impossible odds as they struggle to help an injured horse return to the racetrack in this family-friendly drama. Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is a horse trai ...

1998

Plot: A cut above the usual cheesy paste-up tribute, The James Dean Story is imbued with a modicum of style thanks to fledgling film-director Robert Altman. Most of the film consists of clips f ...

History [nf]

1992

PG13

Plot: Produced and narrated by Robert Redford, the documentary Incident at Oglala is an examination of the murder case involving Leonard Peltier. Produced and narrated by Robert Redford, ...

Music [nf]

Plot: Earth, Wind and Fire was one of the most popular and most innovative R&B groups of the 1970s, who, under the direction of leader Maurice White, created a sound that was at once funky and polishe ...

Drama

1997

Plot: The real-life story of Olympic diver Greg Louganis is chronicled in this made-for-television drama. Mario Lopez stars as Louganis, an adopted child who went through a difficult adolescence, only to eme ...

2004

Plot: Despite its lack of production values and box-office names, The Jackie Robinson Story is one of the best and most convincing baseball biopics ever filmed. Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman ...

Plot: A group of actors and filmmakers set out to adapt an unfilmable classic novel -- but find that their own petty concerns get in the way -- in this satirical comedy. Laurence Sternes 18th c ...

Plot: While professional soccer is still struggling to find a firm foothold in the United States, in the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the brave first attempt to introduce the game to America ...

Plot: Douglas Bruce was a British expatriate living in New York City who in the early morning hours of July 3, 2003, found himself on a subway train heading toward Coney Island, with no memory of who he was, ...

Music [nf]

1980

NR

Plot: Last of the Blue Devils is an affectionate backward glance at the Kansas City blues scene of the 1930s. Established as a mecca for jazz musicians during the Prohibition Era, K.C. spawned ...

2001

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Culture & Society

2002

R

Plot: Nick Broomfield, director of Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam and Kurt and Courtney, unleashes another provocation with Biggie and Tupac. Considering Broomfields ...

Comedy

2005

Plot: This feature-length story from the cult-hit animated series The Family Guy follows the pint-sized evil genius Stewie as he searches his true family. Along the way, the diaper-clad mental ...

Music [nf]

1990

NR

Plot: Kitaro has long been one of the leading lights of new age music. This video captures him in a 1990 live appearance from one of his increasingly rare concert tours, performing selections from Koji ...

2003

Plot: James Woods is uncannily convincing as the title character in this all-inclusive cable TV iopic. The script -- which incidentally was concocted by a trio of writers from all parts of the political spec ...

2004

Plot: One of Yasujiro Ozus early masterworks, it concerns an actor, Kihachi (Takeshi Sakomoto) leading a struggling theater troupe who returns to the provincial town where he fathered a child years before. H ...