Captain Phillips (2013) Review

Based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips in 2009 when the cargo ship was hijacked by Somali pirates. The first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years . . .

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Rush (2013) Review

A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Focusing mainly on the 1976 Championship season after a rivalry began back in Formula Three.

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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Review

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

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Four Minutes (2005) Review

The story of the four minute mile-breaker Roger Bannister.

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Dangerous Minds (1995) Review

Louanne Johnson is an ex-Marine who is hired as a teacher at a High School is a poor area, having recently separated from her husband she really throws herself into the job. After an initial awful reception from the class she uses unconventional methods to teach them, including karate and Bob Dylan lyrics for poetry.

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A Dangerous Method (2011) Review

The relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud helps launch psychoanalysis but Russian patient Sabina Spielrein comes between them.

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The Social Network (2010) Review

Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook and became the youngest billionaire in the world. This film takes us on the journey on how it was created.

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The Fighter (2010) Review

Boxer “Irish” Micky Ward’s (Wahlberg) unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky (Bale), a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO’d by drugs and crime.

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Raging Bull (1980) Review

We are taken on the journey of Jake La Motta’s (De Niro) life and seeing how his no-nonsense boxing style transferred to outside of the ring, causing him to push his family away.

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Conviction (2010) Review

Betty Anne Waters (Swank) spent half of her life trying to free her brother Kenny (Rockwell) from a life sentence without parole when he was wrongly convicted of murder. She put herself though Law school and became a lawyer to help him get out.

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