Drama Movies

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The true story of an orphan girl (Jodie Foster) that weds an older man (John Lithgow) in the 1880s and is subjected to cruel abuse by the demented husband. Eventually she gets her revenge.

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Jim Brandon (Robert Conrad), a former player for the Chicago Bears, is disabled during his tour in the Vietnam war. After his honorable discharge he becomes the head coach of a boys football team at a correctional facility and teaches them about life and about football.

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Best friends find themselves on opposite sides when the Civil War breaks out and to make matters worse, they both love the same woman. Can anyone say "Gone With the Wind".

Othello

Desdemona, daughter of a Venetian aristocrat, elopes with Moorish military hero Othello, to the great resentment of Othello's envious underling Iago. Alas, Iago knows Othello's weakness, and with chilling malice works on him with but too good effect.

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In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone (Bradford Dillman) is born to a father with business connections but renounces his claim on his family's wealth after hearing the voice of God. Although he encounters some resistance from those who doubt his motives, his selfless deeds make him one of the Catholic Church's most revered figures, and he is eventually canonized.

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Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

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Four marines are ordered to locate a French planter and his daughter to gain important reconnaissance details about Japanese troop placement. The information is critical and could save thousands of American troops during World War II.

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10 people are invited to stay in a doctor's island mansion but soon discover that they may not make it out alive.

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In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and aids Egypt's newly ascendant pharaoh Akhnaton. He is rewarded by appointment in the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.

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A wonderful movie that shows us the people we wish we could be. As a Sunday Service is ending, a distraught older man is wandering by the church but is struck by a car and suddenly his story and his well-being are placed in the hands of total strangers. This is a "feel-good" movie and I highly reccomend it.

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A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.

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The true story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was created in 1943 by special Presidential order, composed entirely of Japanese-Americans that wanted to fight for America during WWII.

Matango

A man in a padded cell tells of being shipwrecked on a foggy island with toadstool-eating tourists.

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Sarah Smith, an artist and government hydrologist, sets out on a post-fire stream survey in a remote part of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness of southwestern Oregon. In the course of her journey, she unwittingly finds herself interacting with a sasquatch man, and a mutual curiosity ensues.

AllQuietOnTheWesternFront

Paul Bäumer, a German soldier who—urged on by his school teacher—joins the German army shortly after the start of World War I. While fighting at the front, Bäumer and his comrades have to engage in frequent battles and endure the treacherous and filthy conditions of trench warfare.

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Eddie Colt (Ernest Borgnine) is faced with a tough decision, saving the life of a rabbit caught in a trap near their vacation home or returning to his job where he has just received a promotion. Decisions, decisions. A cute family film with good actors.

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Simon Brodigan has given up on the people in his life, given up on hopes for a better future and is set on his self-destructive path. But then a woman he works for tries to restore his faith. Is it too late for him to extinguish the flames from the bridges he has already set ablaze? A touching drama we can all relate to about life choices and dealing with the wreckage from our past.

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The classic telling of Caesar and Queen Cleopatra starring Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. This is a must see movie with a brilliant cast and lavish scenery that make you feel like you were actually there. A masterpiece from Bernard Shaw's wonderful play.