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Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfriend (Les Misérables) begin an unlikely friendship in this dramedy from the director of Arlington Road.

Philip Baker Hall and John C Reilly star in Paul Thomas Anderson's feature debut as gamblers—one a professional, the other a broke loser hoping to learn the tricks of the trade.

Ryan Reynolds stars in this 2005 remake of the classic horror of the same name.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and featuring an all-star cast, Boogie Nights tells of a young man's stint in the L.A. porn industry of the late '70s.

Jim Carrey leads this 2003 comedy as a down-on-his-luck man who, after blaming the lord for all his problems, is granted the power of God from God himself (Morgan Freeman). Co-stars Jennifer Aniston.

Oscar winner Sally Field leads this revenge thriller as a grieving mother who takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.

Adapted from Tom Clancy's best-seller, from his Jack Ryan series. When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot (Morgan Freeman) recruits young analyst Ryan (Ben Affleck) to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

Jason Bateman directs and stars in this comedy about a cranky, foul-mouthed, fortysomething high-school dropout who, through a registration loophole, enters a national children's spelling bee and ruthlessly sets out to destroy his pint-sized competition.

A flurry of characters search for connection, forgiveness, and purpose in this three-hour epic from Paul Thomas Anderson (Punch-Drunk Love).

Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's classic. A young female embezzler (Anne Heche) arrives at the Bates Motel, run by weirdo Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn) which has terrible secrets of its own. Bernard Herrmann's musical score is reused as well, though with a new arrangement by Danny Elfman.

Al Pacino and Russell Crowe star in this suspense drama based on true events. Directed by Michael Mann and nominated for seven Oscars.