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An English professor borrows money from a vicious gangster in an attempt to pay off his gambling debts in this poignant psychological drama. At the same time, he must contend with his disappointed mother and his affair with a precocious student. (Repeat).

After serving time for a crime he didn't commit, Leo Handler makes an effort to get his life back on track. Joining the family business, he unknowingly enters into a world of danger and lawlessness and must decide whether to speak up or remain silent. (Repeat).

Character study of Harry Caul, an expert wiretapper assigned to surveil a couple in San Francisco. As he learns more about the couple through conversation, Harry wrestles with the notion that his recording could lead to their murder. (Repeat).

Jim Carrey's strong performance drives this inspired satire of the media. He plays the unwitting star of a reality-TV show chronicling his life; Linney costars as his wife; and Ed Harris netted a Best Supporting Actor nomination as the show's director. Peter Weir directed and received an Oscar nomination of his own. Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor. (Repeat).

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When a former child actor tries to reconnect with her daughter, she is led to a spiritual enlightenment retreat. Their relationship is very complicated, and they put all of their trust in a guru and experimental ideas to try and bring them back together. (Repeat).

George Clooney is superb in this intelligent and complex character study of a burned-out "fixer" at a powerful corporate law firm in New York City who faces a crisis of conscience as he comes to grips with his amoral actions. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy. (Repeat).

A headstrong military man and a scientist go on a frantic search for stolen nuclear warheads before they fall into the wrong hands in this explosive action thriller. (Repeat).

Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell star in this raucous comedy reminiscent of "Animal House." They play three disillusioned men who decide to start a fraternity near their old college in an effort to recapture their youth. (Repeat).

In this sweeping tale of Internet success, nerdy, awkward Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the Web site Facebook and becomes a billionaire, but ends up embroiled in legal disputes as the friends who helped him during his rise to the top are now eager to see him fall. (Repeat).