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Year2007
RatedR
Released21 Nov 2007
Runtime122 min
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
DirectorEthan Coen, Joel Coen
WriterJoel Coen, Ethan Coen, Cormac McCarthy
ActorsTommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
CountryUnited States
AwardsWon 4 Oscars. 164 wins & 139 nominations total

No Country for Old Men

In rural Texas, welder and hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) discovers the remains of several drug runners who have all killed each other in an exchange gone violently wrong. Rather than report the discovery to the police, Moss decides to simply take the two million dollars present for himself. This puts the psychopathic killer, Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), on his trail as he dispassionately murders nearly every rival, bystander and even employer in his pursuit of his quarry and the money. As Moss desperately attempts to keep one step ahead, the blood from this hunt begins to flow behind him with relentlessly growing intensity as Chigurh closes in. Meanwhile, the laconic Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) blithely oversees the investigation even as he struggles to face the sheer enormity of the crimes he is attempting to thwart.
Year1999
RatedR
Released19 Feb 1999
Runtime89 min
GenreComedy
DirectorMike Judge
WriterMike Judge
ActorsRon Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States
Awards1 win & 2 nominations

Office Space

In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the obnoxious Division VP Bill Lumbergh who has just hired two efficiency consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are two software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar, that also hate Initech, and his intrusive next door neighbor Lawrence. He believes his girlfriend Anne is cheating on him but she convinces Peter to visit the hypnotherapist Dr. Swanson. Peter tells how miserable his life is and Dr. Swanson hypnotizes him and he goes into a state of ecstasy. However, Dr. Swanson dies immediately after giving the hypnotic suggestion to Peter. Peter, in his new state, starts to date the waitress Joanna and changes his attitude which results in his being promoted by the consultants. When he discovers that Michael and Samir will be downsized, they decide to plant a virus in the banking system to embezzle fraction of cents on each financial operation into Peter's account. However Michael commits a mistake in the software on the decimal place and they siphon off over $300 thousand. The desperate trio tries to fix the problem, return the money and avoid going to prison.
Year2008
RatedPG-13
Released20 Feb 2009
Runtime117 min
GenreDrama
DirectorPhilippe Claudel
WriterPhilippe Claudel
ActorsKristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius
LanguageFrench, English
CountryFrance, Germany
AwardsWon 1 BAFTA Award15 wins & 31 nominations total

I've Loved You So Long

Juliette Fontaine (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) was in prison for fifteen years. Confronted with the unexpected goodness of her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein), who makes Juliette a part of her family, very slowly breaks up Juliette's ice and bitterness and she carefully opens up.
Year1986
RatedR
Released24 Sep 1986
Runtime130 min
GenreDrama, Mystery, Thriller
DirectorJean-Jacques Annaud
WriterUmberto Eco, Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach
ActorsSean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger
LanguageEnglish, Italian, Latin, German
CountryWest Germany, Italy, France
AwardsWon 2 BAFTA 17 wins & 6 nominations total

The Name of the Rose

14. century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence which is considerable.
Year2009
RatedNot Rated
Released13 Feb 2009
Runtime137 min
GenreComedy, Drama
DirectorPriyadarshan
WriterManisha Korde, Priyadarshan, Mushtaq Sheikh
ActorsIrrfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Om Puri
LanguageHindi, Awadhi
CountryIndia
Awards3 nominations

Billu

Based in Budbuda, Uttar Pradesh, Billu Vilas Pardesi barely makes a living as a barber. His wife, Bindiya, looks after the household, and his children, Gunja and Ronak, are on the verge of being expelled from Gyaan Bharti Vidyalay Higher Secondary School due to non-payment of fees. Then everything changes when Bollywood actor Sahir Khan makes an appearance to film a movie in the town. Rumors spread that Billu is Sahir's close friends, and he becomes a celebrity virtually overnight. His shop gets donations and clientèle, and the school decides to educate his children for free. The trouble begins when townsfolk want to meet with Sahir but Billu is unable to contact him.
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