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Midnight Express

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Poster for the movie "Midnight Express"

Midnight Express (1978)

121 min - Drama, Crime - 31 August 1978
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Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Director:  Alan Parker
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Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Contact

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Contact (1997)

150 min - Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery - 11 July 1997
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A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Director:  Robert Zemeckis
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

152 min - Adventure, Fantasy - 16 November 2001
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Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.

Director:  Chris Columbus
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

146 min - Adventure, Fantasy - 6 October 2010
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Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

Director:  David Yates
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

130 min - Fantasy, Adventure - 7 July 2011
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Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.

Director:  David Yates
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

131 min - Drama, Romance, War - 18 April 2001
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When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Director:  John Madden
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Alien

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Alien (1979)

117 min - Horror, Science Fiction - 25 May 1979
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During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Director:  Ridley Scott
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The Elephant Man

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The Elephant Man (1980)

124 min - Drama, History - 9 October 1980
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A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Director:  David Lynch
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Spaceballs

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Spaceballs (1987)

96 min - Comedy, Science Fiction - 24 June 1987
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When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

Director:  Mel Brooks
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