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Academy-Award®-winner Kevin Costner stars as John, a newly divorced father who moves into a rural South Carolina home with his adolescent daughter Louisa (Ivana Baquero of PAN'S LABYRINTH) and young son Sam (Gattlin Griffith of CHANGELING). But when Louisa begins to behave in a bizarre and increasingly violent matter, John must uncover the truth behind her transformation. Is the former owner's shocking secret to blame? And how far will a father...
2) Swing Vote
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Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), a beer-slinging loser, has one bright spot in his life: his precocious daughter, Molly (Madeline Carroll), who takes care of them both. However, on Election Day, Molly sets off an unforeseen chain of events that results in the race for the presidency coming down to just one vote: her father's.
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In bicycle parlance, David Sommers is a "wheelsucker," drafting through life, lacking the sprint to bridge the gap between the pack and the break. But the tragedies that David and his brother, Marcus, confront together teach him become a winner, to join Marcus as half of a pair of American Flyers. Academy Award winner Kevin Costner stars with David Grant and Rae Dawn Chong in this story of two brothers a sports medicine doctor and his very naturally...
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With Costner's comment that the film "Dances with Wolves will forever be my love letter to the past", the stage is set for this book, which is a testament to the affection and care expended on the film. Glorious photographs, actual screenplay, and explanatory comments from actors, technical advisors, and the authors provide background for this production. The magnificence of the Native American, wolf, and buffalo, along with the respect and concern...
6) Let him go
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Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson. When they discover that he is in the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, George and Margaret must fight for the survival of their family.
7) Molly's game
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The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
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The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter, but when her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.
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Through his bond with his owner Denny, an aspiring Formula One racecar driver, a philosophical dog named Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition and understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.
10) McFarland, USA
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Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring...
11) Bull Durham
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American romantic comedy, dealing with a very minor minor-league team and three of its current constituents, an aging baseball groupie that beds one player each season, a cocky foolish new pitcher, and the older, weary catcher brought in to wise the rookie up.
12) Swing vote
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Bud Johnson is an apathetic, beer drinking, lovable loser, who is coasting through a life that is passed him by. His one bright spot in his mundane existence is his precocious, over achieving twelve-year old daughter, Molly. She takes care of them both. She accidentally sets off a chain of events on Election Day, which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, Bud's. Suddenly, Bud becomes the voice for everybody when the world...
14) Open range
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Four men who are trying to escape their pasts drive cattle and live off the land on the open range. When a ruthless rancher tries to run them out of town, they must fight for their very existence, justice and a dissappearing way of life.
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"Grieving widower Garret Blake builds boats for a living. Rebuilding his life -- that's another matter. But that's before Therese Osborne comes to his North Carolina village. Theresa, a lonely divorcée and researcher for the Chicago Tribune, knows Garret is the author of the message she found inside a bottle on a Cape Cod beach. And she knows the message spoke to her in a way that profoundly touched her heart"--Container.
16) Revenge
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A former fighter pilot is irresistibly drawn to the beautiful wife of an old friend. When the husband learns of their betrayal, a terrifying cycle of retribution is set in motion.
17) Dragonfly
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Joe, is a physician mourning the death of his wife Emily who died in South America, where she was providing medical outreach. Wracked by grief, Joe feels obligated to check in on his wife's pediatric patients, fulfilling a promise he made before she left. Visiting the ward, Joe starts to believe that Emily is using the near-death experiences of her terminal patients to communicate with him, through images the children report seeing in their dreams,...
18) Criminal
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To stop an unfolding terrorist plot, a dead CIA agent's memories and skills are implanted into a death row inmate's mind in hopes that he may finish the operative's mission and foil the terrorists.
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Terry Wolfmeyer is a sharp-witted suburban wife who is left alone to raise her four headstrong daughters when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Things get even more hectic around their house when Terry falls for her neighbor Denny, a once-great baseball star turned local radio D.J. This leaves her daughters out on a limb because now they have to juggle their own romantic ups and downs as well as having to deal with the dilemmas of their mom.
20) Bull Durham
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Comedy about a romantic triangle involving two minor league baseball players and the team's unofficial trainer and handler.