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The Bucket List |
A long time ago, Carter Chambers' (Morgan Freeman) freshman year philosophy professor suggested that his students compose a "bucket list," a collection of all the things they wanted to do, see and experience in life before they kicked the bucket.
But while Carter was still trying to define his private dreams and plans, reality intruded. Marriage, children, myriad responsibilities and, ultimately, a 46-year job as an auto mechanic gradually turned his concept of a bucket list into little more than a bittersweet memory of lost...
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A long time ago, Carter Chambers' (Morgan Freeman) freshman year philosophy professor suggested that his students compose a "bucket list," a collection of all the things they wanted to do, see and experience in life before they kicked the bucket.
But while Carter was still trying to define his private dreams and plans, reality intruded. Marriage, children, myriad responsibilities and, ultimately, a 46-year job as an auto mechanic gradually turned his concept of a bucket list into little more than a bittersweet memory of lost opportunities and a mental exercise he occasionally thought about to pass the time while working under the hood of a car.
Meanwhile, corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) never saw a list without a bottom line. He was always too busy making money and building an empire to think about what his deeper needs might be beyond the next big acquisition or cup of gourmet coffee.
Then life delivered an urgent and unexpected wake-up call to both of them.
Carter and Edward found themselves sharing a hospital room with plenty of time to think about what might happen next--and about how much of that was in their hands. For all their apparent differences, they soon discovered they had two very important things in common: an unrealized need to come to terms with who they were and the choices they'd made, and a pressing desire to spend the time they had left doing everything they ever wanted to do.
The list wasn't just a mental exercise anymore. It was an agenda.
So, against doctor's orders and all good sense, these two virtual strangers check themselves out of the hospital and hit the road together for the adventure of a lifetime--from the Taj Mahal to the Serengeti, the finest restaurants to the seediest tattoo parlors, the cockpit of vintage race cars to the open door of a prop plane--with just a sheet of paper and their passion for life to guide them.
Adding and crossing items off their list while taking in the grandeur and beauty of the world, they will grapple with the difficult questions and the even more difficult answers that plague all of us. And, without even realizing it, become true friends. With humor, insight, heart...and a fair amount of attitude.
Sometimes you just need a deadline to get your life in gear.
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Gone, Baby, Gone |
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From Academy Award winning Ben Affleck and Miramax Films comes Gone Baby Gone the critically acclaimed 'must see' gripping action drama based on the novel by Dennis Lehane author of Mystic River and starring Casey Affleck and Academy Award winning Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris. When two young private detectives are hired to investigate the disappearance of a little girl in Boston they soon discover that nothing is what it seems and will ultimately risk everything to find her'everyone wants the truth until they find it.
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Feast of Love |
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When a nice coffee shop owner (Greg Kinnear) has his life thrown into turmoil after his wife (Selma Blair) leaves him for another woman (Alexa Davalos), his best friend (Morgan Freeman) does his best to encourage him to get back into the dating pool. It actually works, but when the single guy gets involved with a pretty blonde (Radha Mitchell), will he only get his heart broken all over again?
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Evan Almighty |
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Funnyman Steve Carell is at his hilarious best when his simple wish to change the world turns into a baffling request from God (Morgan Freeman) and turns his seemingly perfect life upside down.
With the help of his family and a comical cast of animals, Evan's unbelievable adventure leads to laugh-out-loud hilarity.
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The Contract |
While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene (John Cusack) stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire. Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) is attempting to fulfill a contract to assassinate a high profile businessman when things go arwy and he ends up in the custody of the U.S. Marshals.
After an ill-fated attempt by his compatriots to free him Frank finds himself in the custody of ex-lawman Ray and his son (Jamie Anderson). As the trio tries to make...
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While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene (John Cusack) stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire. Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) is attempting to fulfill a contract to assassinate a high profile businessman when things go arwy and he ends up in the custody of the U.S. Marshals.
After an ill-fated attempt by his compatriots to free him Frank finds himself in the custody of ex-lawman Ray and his son (Jamie Anderson). As the trio tries to make their way back to civilization they are relentlessly pursued by Frank's friends who are intent on freeing their leader in order to collect on the contract. But one pursuer may be more foe than friend.
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10 Items or Less |
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Once the center of Hollywood, an aging actor finds that his fear of failure has made his career dry up, and he's now forced to consider a role in a small independent movie. While researching for the role, he stumbles into Scarlet, a spitfire check-out clerk at a Latino community market.
The two begin a trek through Los Angeles finding richly unexpected situations, chance encounters, and personal revelation that neither character could ever have anticipated.
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Lucky Number Slevin |
Set in the New York underworld where nothing is as it seems, Lucky # Slevin is an action-packed, “fun-as-hell roller coaster ride” (Venice Magazine).
When down-on-his-luck Slevin (Josh Hartnett) stumbles into a running feud between the city’s most feared crime bosses (Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley), he ignites an all-out war. Tracked by a mysterious assassin (Bruce Willis) and distracted by his flirtatious neighbor (Lucy Liu), Slevin must try to cheat death by turning the tables on the gangsters.
“If you take the best...
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Set in the New York underworld where nothing is as it seems, Lucky # Slevin is an action-packed, “fun-as-hell roller coaster ride” (Venice Magazine).
When down-on-his-luck Slevin (Josh Hartnett) stumbles into a running feud between the city’s most feared crime bosses (Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley), he ignites an all-out war. Tracked by a mysterious assassin (Bruce Willis) and distracted by his flirtatious neighbor (Lucy Liu), Slevin must try to cheat death by turning the tables on the gangsters.
“If you take the best parts of Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects and The Professional, what you get is Lucky # Slevin” (Shawn Edwards, Fox-TV).
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Edison Force |
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A reporter is marked for assassination when he uncovers an illegal money laundering operation between an elite corps of lawless cops and the most powerful men in the city of Edison.
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An Unfinished Life |
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Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson (Redford) quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley (Freeman). Then, suddenly, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate, and with a granddaughter he's never known.
But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure, and forgiveness.
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March of the Penguins |
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Emperor penguins overcome daunting obstacles in order to return to their breeding grounds for mating season.
This tells the story of one year in the life of a flock -- focusing on one couple in particular -- as they trek across the Antarctic on an annual journey that invokes just about every major life experience: from birth to death, from dating to mating, from comedy to tragedy, and from love to fighting for survival.
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Batman Begins |
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Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham.
In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
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Million Dollar Baby |
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A well-respected trainer who is estranged from his daughter reluctantly agrees to train a female boxer after he is impressed with her dedication and will.
The two form a fragile bond of friendship as they realize they share a lot of common experiences in their past. Their new friendship is put to the test when they face a difficult battle.
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Dreamcatcher |
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Four childhood friends must reunite so that they can harness their incredible telepathic powers against an unknown foe who is threatening to take over the Earth.
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The Sasquatch Gang Movie Review
