Boaz Yakin
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"Jerusalem is the story of a single family--three generations of very different people--as they are swept up in the chaos of nation-making from 1940 to 1948. Love, death, faith, family, and politics form the perilous mix that fuels this ambitious, cinematic graphic novel about the events surrounding the creation of the modern Israeli state. Inspired by stories told to him by his father."--Dust jacket.
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When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really gone. Except there's one thing that Kyle left behind. Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service. He is sent home to America, where the only human he connects with is Justin, and he is soon adopted...
3) Max
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Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.
4) Aviva
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After meeting online, transatlantic lovers Aviva and Eden embark on a tumultuous courtship, love affair and marriage. The couple struggles, separates, and tries to get back together, as dual aspects of each one's personality battles forces inside and out.
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A drama of forced high school integration in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, white football coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by African-American Herman Boone, tough, opinionated and as different from Yoast as could be. The two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions. A rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction and mistrust...
6) Fresh
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Trapped in a dangerous life on the streets, Fresh defies the odds by staying one move ahead of the local criminals.
7) Uptown Girls
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Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning shine brighter than all the lights of Manhattan in this delightful New York fairy tale. Molly is a partying rock 'n' roll princess whose money just ran out. Ray is a fussy nine-year-old girl whose last nanny just ran out. Molly needs to pay off her debts, and Ray needs someone to pay attention to her. When Ray's way-too-busy mom hires Molly to be Ray's new nanny, it's the perfect setup for both girls to change their...
8) Max
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Max, a precision-trained military dog upset by the wartime death of his handler Kyle, is returned stateside and adopted by Kyle’s family. The only human he connects with, Kyle’s brother, isn’t initially interested in Max, but the dog may be his only chance to solve the mystery about what really happened to his brother.
9) Safe
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When a second-rate cage fighter, Luke Wright, is tormented by the Russian Mafia and wanders the streets of New York, he witnesses a young Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same mafia who want her for a priceless numerical code that they would kill for.
10) The rookie
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Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, LAPD detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is the Rookie. Each must reluctantly rely on the other to huntdown a killer-elite gang of auto thieves.
11) Now you see me 2
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One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet.
12) Now you see me
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An elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against The Four Horsemen, a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. The Four Horsemen pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
13) Uptown girls
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Molly is the daughter of a deceased rock legend who is, for the first time in her life, forced to work after her manager steals all her inheritance. With help of her friend, Molly becomes the nanny of Ray, the precocious daughter of a busy music executive. She learns as much about being an adult from Ray, as she teaches Ray about being a child.