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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

The Sentinel Poster
33%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

When a colleague is murdered, Secret Service agent Pete Garrison is put in charge of the investigation. But Garrison himself becomes a suspect after he is blackmailed by someone who knows of his affair with the first lady. Stripped of his duties and now a fugitive, Garrison races to prove his innocence and save the president's life.

Marcy Drogin, Kim Basinger, Conrad Coates, Adam Krentzman, Francois Lestelin, Clark Johnson, Michael Douglas, Gerald Petievich

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 48 mins
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Take the Lead Poster
50%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Pierre Dulaine is a Manhattan ballroom teacher and competitor who volunteers his time to teach ballroom dancing to a group of New York inner city high school kids. Initially forced to participate as a form of detention, the kids reject Mr. Dulaine's efforts until his unwavering commitment and dedication finally inspires them to embrace the program, infusing it with their own unique hip-hop style while subconsciously learning valuable life lessons about pride, respect, self-esteem and honor.

Diane Nabatoff, John Ortiz, Michele Grace, Yaya DaCosta, Jenna Dewan, Marcus T. Paulk, Christopher Godsick, Rob Brown

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 57 mins
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Water Poster
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Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, "Water" begins when 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.

Deepa Mehta, Lisa Ray, David Hamilton, Seema Biswas, John Abraham

R Drama Foreign
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50%

A humorous story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. It's a comedic, insightful look at the some of the issues we are dealing with in a post-9/11 world.

Emma Lockhart, Herb Nanas, Fred Dalton Thompson, Tabrez Noorani, Amy Ryan, Kavi Raz, Barbara Ali, Homie Doroodian

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 39 mins
Akeelah and the Bee Poster
75%

Ratings

  • 4.2 / 5

out of 5 stars

A heart-warming, triumph-over adversity drama, "Akeelah and the Bee" centers on a precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, who is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community. Her journey evokes pride in the neighborhood, bringing them together and, in the end, all witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.

Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Sid Ganis, Nancy Hult Ganis, Danny Llewelyn, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Angela Bassett

PG Drama
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82%

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Patrick Dempsey, Catherine O'Hara, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin

Drama Sequel
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Friends With Money Poster
25%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

A tale which centers around four best friends and their relationships with one another, the men in their lives, and their checkbooks. However one of them, who is unsettled and unattached, decides to clean houses to make ends meet.

Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Jason Isaacs, Terry Stacey, Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Nicole Holofcener

R Drama Romance
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