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Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and create the Dark Mark - giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. In the unsuspecting lives of the students at Hogwarts, the competitors are selected...
42) Population 436
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"The idyllic small town of Rockwell Falls appears to be Heaven on Earth. But when Steve Kady ..., a federal investigator, is sent to learn why the town's population hasn't changed for the last hundred years, he soon learns what truly lies beneath the seemingly perfect surface. Trapped in a web of religious fervor and puritanical tradition from which no one has ever escaped, Kady must now find a way out--or lose his life--in this riveting, suspense-filled...
43) Dead man walking
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Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, preparing to end his life on death row. In response to a letter, Sister Helen Prejean visits Matthew and finds herself face-to-face with a killer who still pleads his innocence. When the date is set for his execution death by lethal injection, Poncelet asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she agrees, little knowing the outrage that will follow her decision.
44) The sting
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Two con men set out to avenge the death of a mutual friend in 1930s Chicago. They swindle a powerful crime lord, pitting brain against brawn and pistol.
45) 42
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Dramatizes the experiences of Jackie Robinson as he faces discrimination and racism after being signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
46) Nell
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After her mother dies, Nell, a young woman who was raised in the backwoods of North Carolina, has never had contact with the outside world, and speaks a made up language, is taken in by Dr. Jerry Lovell and a psychologist who study her behavior and pattern of speech, while a judge decides her future.
47) Paris is burning
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The "unblinking behind-the-scenes story of the fashion-obsessed New Yorkers who created 'voguing' and drag balls, and turned these raucous celebrations into a powerful expression of fierce personal pride" -- Container.
48) Heaven's gate
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A lawman and a hitman are in love with the same woman. All three are caught up in a devastating class war, when ruthless ranchers decide to kill off the starving immigrants who have been stealing their cattle. The story is based on a real range war in the 1890s in Johnson County, Wyoming.
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Lisa convinces the locals to clean up the polluted Lake Springfield after a crowd of fans sink the Green Day concert stage. Meanwhile, Homer saves a pig from being killed in Krusty Burger and adopts it, calling the animal Spider Pig. After two days, Spider Pig fills up a silo with its excrement and not knowing what else to do, Homer dumps the silo in the lake, polluting it. The angry population forces the Simpsons to move to Alaska. Meanwhile, the...
51) War
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FBI agent Jack Crawford spends years tracking Rogue, the assassin responsible for his partner's death, and his obsession leads him to the San Francisco Bay area where he finds the killer engaged in an incomprehensible plot to pit the criminal Chinese Triad against the Japanese Yakuza.
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Scared Shrekless: "Halloween is Shrek's favorite holiday - but instead of the usual tricks or treats, Shrek ups the ante and challenges the gang to spend the night telling scary stories. The last one scared Shrekless wins!" -- Container.
Shrek's Thrilling Tales: "Join Shrek, Donkey, Puss and B.O.B. as they get the fright of their lives in three spooktacular stories that will keep you howling with laughter. It's a Shrektastic Halloween treat that's...
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A kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive in a classic tale of love and adventure. The beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the nasty Prince Humperdinck, while Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) attempts to save her. Along the way he meets an accomplished swordsman and a giant,...
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Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by familial betrayal and Spain's invading army. She and her shrewd advisors must act to safeguard to lives of her people. When the dashing seafarer Walter Raleigh captures her heart, Elizabeth is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. A tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies, and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.
55) The departed
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In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit....
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Young Frances and Elsie believe in fairies. The photographs the girls take of the winged beings put them at the center of a real-life controversy that sweeps through a recovering World War I England during 1917. Everyone is caught up in the excitement, including two of the era's most renowned men: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and master illusionist Harry Houdini. Are the photographs real or just a cleaver hoax?
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While living in the red light district of Calcutta, documenting life in the brothels, New York-based photographer Zana Briski embarked on a project by which she gave cameras to the children of prostitutes and taught them photography, awakening within them hidden talent and creativity and giving them a means to transform their lives.
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Butch and Sundance head up the infamous Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch's specialty is he's an idea man. Sundance is a true gunfighter. When Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a relentless posse is sent to track them down. Finally able to outrun the posse, Butch suggests that he, Sundance and his girlfriend Etta, try Bolivia, thinking Bolivian banks will be easy targets. Based loosely on the exploits of the historical characters.
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An ambitious rancher sets his sights on the hills of the awesome Snowy River country. Buried somewhere in that pristine wilderness, protected by treacherous terrain and bands of wild, stampeding horses, is a fortune in unmined gold. Before the rancher can stake his claim, however, his world is turned upside down when a cowboy steals his daughter's heart and uncovers a secret in those hills more precious than any treasure. Bonus features included.
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Scarlett O'Hara is the daughter of a wealthy southern plantation owner. Ashley is the love of her life, but he is going to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton. At a barbecue at Twelve Oaks, Scarlett meets Rhett Butler. News of the Civil War starting arrives at the barbecue. As the war continues, Scarlett becomes a widow, all while still pining for Ashley. After the war, Scarlett travels to her family's plantation only to find it in ruins, with no food,...
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