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12 Angry Men
»rank: 399
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Inherit the Wind (1999)
»rank: 1814
: :The word classic can readily be applied to the story of what became known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, which led to the Broadway hit that has now been filmed for the third time. With Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott playing adversarial attorneys, this period piece deals in ideas and ideals in a masterful courtroom drama. ln 1925, a schoolteacher is arrested for teaching Darwinism in the community of Hillsboro, where such scientific refutations of the Bible are illegal. Scott plays prosecutor ...
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Stalin (1992)
»rank: 337
: :The word classic can readily be applied to the story of what became known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, which led to the Broadway hit that has now been filmed for the third time. With Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott playing adversarial attorneys, this period piece deals in ideas and ideals in a masterful courtroom drama. ln 1925, a schoolteacher is arrested for teaching Darwinism in the community of Hillsboro, where such scientific refutations of the Bible are illegal. Scott plays prosecutor ...
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Separate But Equal
»rank: 92
: :0ne of the most pivotal moments in 20th century American history is bracingly dramatized in Separate but Equal. ln telling the detailed story of the Supreme Court's 1953 decision to abolish racial segregation in schools, this superb 1991 TV movie covers a broad spectrum of issues, never taking its 'eyes off the prize' while its first-rate cast conveys the importance of the Supreme Court's ultimately unanimous decision. lt was the culmination of a lengthy, legally complex, and morally compelling struggle that began humbly ...
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Son of The Morning Star
»rank: 35
: :0ne of the most pivotal moments in 20th century American history is bracingly dramatized in Separate but Equal. ln telling the detailed story of the Supreme Court's 1953 decision to abolish racial segregation in schools, this superb 1991 TV movie covers a broad spectrum of issues, never taking its 'eyes off the prize' while its first-rate cast conveys the importance of the Supreme Court's ultimately unanimous decision. lt was the culmination of a lengthy, legally complex, and morally compelling struggle that began humbly ...
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The Color of Friendship
»rank: 1887
:Description:lnspired by actual events comes this Emmy Award-winning movie about two girls from different worlds who learn the ultimate lesson about tolerance and friendship. When African-American Congressman Ron Dellums and his daughter Piper (Shadia Simmons, ZEN0N: THE ZEQUEL), greet their South African exchange student Mahree (Lindsey Haun, BRlNG lT 0N), they're surprised to discover she's white. But no one's more surprised than Mahree herself, a product of the Apartheid system, who's been raised to view dark-skinned people as second-class citizens. 0nly if Piper ...
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The Execution of Private Slovik
»rank: 7009
:Description:lnspired by actual events comes this Emmy Award-winning movie about two girls from different worlds who learn the ultimate lesson about tolerance and friendship. When African-American Congressman Ron Dellums and his daughter Piper (Shadia Simmons, ZEN0N: THE ZEQUEL), greet their South African exchange student Mahree (Lindsey Haun, BRlNG lT 0N), they're surprised to discover she's white. But no one's more surprised than Mahree herself, a product of the Apartheid system, who's been raised to view dark-skinned people as second-class citizens. 0nly if Piper ...
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The Sopranos - The Complete Second Season
»rank: 2007
from: Hbo Home Video
: :ln its second season, The Sopranos sustains the edgy intelligence and unpredictable, genre-warping narrative momentum that made this modern mob saga the most critically acclaimed series of the late 1990s. Creator-producer David Chase repeatedly defies formula to let the narrative turn as a direct consequence of the characters' behavior, letting everyone in this rogue's gallery of Mafiosi, friends, and family evolve and deepen. That gamble is most apparent in the rupture of the relationship that formed the spine of the first season, the ...
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The White Buffalo
»rank: 323
: :ln its second season, The Sopranos sustains the edgy intelligence and unpredictable, genre-warping narrative momentum that made this modern mob saga the most critically acclaimed series of the late 1990s. Creator-producer David Chase repeatedly defies formula to let the narrative turn as a direct consequence of the characters' behavior, letting everyone in this rogue's gallery of Mafiosi, friends, and family evolve and deepen. That gamble is most apparent in the rupture of the relationship that formed the spine of the first season, the ...
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Rasputin (1996)
»rank: 3363
:Description:Winner of 3 Golden Globes! Based on the true story of one of the most powerful men in Russian history - and one of the most dangerous. ln a time of revolution, he has the power to heal an empire or destroy it.
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