Michael Shannon
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Develop the advanced IT skills you need to prepare to tackle the CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005) certification exam.
The CompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+) certification vets your abilities as an experienced IT professional to secure complex enterprise environments. In this hands-on, intensive course, instructor Michael Shannon prepares you for the SecurityX certification exam, which validates expertise in cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments,...
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Sam Childers is a drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing spiritual transformation and makes a life-changing decision to travel to war-torn East Africa. After witnessing unspeakable horrors faced by innocent children, he vows to save them at any cost, including his own safety. Childers begins waging a relentless battle against the territory's renegade militia, leading harrowing missions behind enemy lines to rescue kidnapped orphans and...
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This noir drama stars Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon (*Boardwalk Empire, Nocturnal Animals*) as John Rosow, a private detective hired to tail a man, Harold Fullmer, on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers Harold’s identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing Harold back to his...
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BALLAD OF A RIGHTEOUS MERCHANT explores the process through which this event, for which an ancient myth was the catalyst, is transformed into fiction. Building on the legacy of previous documentaries about Herzog, this one shows a side of him known only to his friends and close collaborators. Refreshingly candid and surprisingly revealing, this portrait in no way diminishes the revered director's mystique. Rather, it deepens appreciation of his humanity...
6) The Woodsman
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A child molester returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
8) The Harvest
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The perfect family next door is not who they appear to be in this terrifying thriller starring Michael Shannon.
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In this 2016 eco-thriller directed by Werner Herzog, a scientist, Laura (Veronica Ferres), is kidnapped by a mysterious corporate figure, Matt Riley (Michael Shannon), while investigating an environmental disaster in South America. As tensions rise between them, a looming natural catastrophe threatens their survival. Laura soon discovers that their conflict might be part of a much larger plan. Combining philosophical musings with environmental themes,...
10) Abandoned
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Follow the sharply intense lives of a mother, father, and infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, tragic history.
11) Freeheld
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Julianne Moore and Elliot Page star in this stirring real-life inspirational story of a detective and her domestic partner who battled the legal system for equal rights.
12) The runaways
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Follows the outrageous success and then inevitable split of an all-girl teenage rock band lead by rebellious Southern California friends Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. With Jett's tough girl image and Currie's sex-kitten looks the band easily rose to the top under the tutelage of rock impresario Kim Fowley. After Currie pushes her life to the edge, she decides to leave the group, which causes the girls' friendship to suffer. However, Jett will continue...
13) Midnight special
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A father and son go on the run, pursued by government agents and a cult drawn to the boy's special powers.
14) What they had
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Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her father's reluctance to let go of their life together and her ailing mother.
15) Young Ones
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Set in the future when water is hard to find, a teenage boy sets out to protect his family and survive.
16) What They Had
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Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to help deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival.** Nominated for Best First Feature at the **Philadelphia Film Festival.** *"One of the year's best indie dramas, one that should hit home with a wide range of viewers sure to...
17) Jesus' Son
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Based on the critically acclaimed book by Denis Johnson, a young man (Billy Crudup), often high on drugs and alcohol, careens through life and makes his way toward recovery and redemption.
18) Mud
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Two young boys help an outlaw (Academy Award®-winner Matthew McConaughey) reunite with the love of his life (Academy Award®-winner Reese Witherspoon) in this gripping adventure tale. After meeting a mysterious man named Mud (McConaughey) on a deserted island, two local boys soon learn that a band of ruthless vigilantes are hot on his trail. Forming a secret pact, they agree to help the fugitive contact his one true love in this moving and intense...
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Academy Award-winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite for two powerful, groundbreaking performances in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. Based on the bestseller by Richard Yates, this mesmerizing and moving story follows the lives of a passionate young couple living in suburban Connecticut who decide to risk everything to pursue their dreams. They’re willing to break away from the ordinary – but can they do it without breaking apart?
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Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.




