Akemy's Wishlist
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Lope (2010)
Cast: Leonor Watling, Sonia Braga, Luis Tosar …
Directed by: Andrucha Waddington
Lope de Vega, a brilliant and prolific Spanish playwright and poet of the 17th century, lived a tumultuous and passionate life of triumph, danger and heartbreak, his enthusiasm for art…
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The City of Lost Children (1995)
Cast: Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Genevieve Brunet …
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
With a mad scientist kidnapping children to steal their dreams, only brave young Miette (Judith Vittet) and a kindhearted circus strongman (Ron Perlman) can save them. Part fantasy, part…
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The Hangover: Part II (2011)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis …
Directed by: Todd Phillips
In this booze- and laugh-soaked sequel to The Hangover, the buddies from the earlier film's bachelor party reunite for a wedding trip to Thailand where one of them, Stu Price (Ed Helms),…
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
In this exciting prequel to the X-Men series, Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr -- the future Professor X and Magneto -- are best friends dedicated to harnessing their powers and promoting…
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Ted Levine …
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
After Robert Ford joins the most notorious gang in the West, he grows tired of the charismatic Jesse James and begins to resent his widespread fame. But by hatching a scheme to gun down…
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Megamind (2010)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt …
Directed by: Tom McGrath
When a cunning supervillain (voiced by Will Ferrell) accidently kills his crime-fighting nemesis, the rogue suddenly finds life boring and uninspired. So, he creates a new enemy (Jonah Hill)…
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The Savages (2007)
Cast: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco …
Directed by: Tamara Jenkins
Carrying the scars of an abusive childhood, Savage siblings Wendy (Laura Linney, in an Oscar-nominated role) and Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) -- a long-aspiring playwright and a drama…
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Cast: Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend …
Directed by: Mark Herman
When his family moves to Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence, where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's…
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Blood Diamond (2006)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
In war-ravaged Sierra Leone, diamond smuggler Danny Archer learns that a local fisherman has stumbled upon a gigantic gem, and he offers to reunite the man with his family in exchange for the diamond.
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Watchmen (2009)
Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman …
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder directs this adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's graphic novel set in a parallel Earth in 1985, where superheroes are prohibited from using their powers despite the…