Philip Seymour Hoffman
1) Mary & Max
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From the creators of the Oscar-winning short Harvey Krumpet, Mary and Max is the claymation tale of pen pals whose friendship spans 20 years and 2 continents. Mary (Toni Collette) is a lonely 8-year-old in the suburbs of Melbourne. Struggling with questions that no one can answer, she writes to Max (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), an obese 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in New York City. Over time the two form a bond that explores...
2) The Savages
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Adult siblings find themselves caring for their father who has dementia and who they have been estranged from for twenty years.
4) Moneyball
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"The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players"--www.imdb.com.
5) Capote
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Novelist Truman Capote must confront the moral implications of his book about a multiple murder in a small Kansas town, which he wrote to prove that a true story can be molded into a tale as compelling as fiction.
8) The master
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"A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader"--www.imdb.com.
9) M:.III
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Ethan faces his deadliest adversary yet--a sadistic weapons dealer named Owen Davian who is targeting his wife.
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"When Mickey's crazy step-son Leon is killed in a construction 'accident', nobody in the working class neighborhood of God's Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle between a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please and a debt he can't pay"--www.imdb.com.
11) The master
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Haunted by his past, WW-II veteran and drifter Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause, led by Lancaster Dodd aka "The Master" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and his wife Peggy (Amy Adams). Will Freddie be able to outrun his past? Will The Cause help or hurt him? Can this tortured, violent creature be civilized? Or is man, after all, just a dirty animal? Nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and...
12) Punch-Drunk Love
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Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.
13) Boogie Nights
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Tale of Dirk Diggler's rise to fame in this hilarious look at the pornography industry, the free-spirited 70s, and the indulgent 80s. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, and winner of various other industry awards. Special Features include: Commentary; additional scenes; Michael Penn Try Music Video; and more.
14) The Big Lebowski
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The Coen brothers' irreverent cult hit comes to DVD as a Collector's Edition, with all-new bonus material. The hilariously twisted comedy-thriller. Join the 'Dude' and his bowling buddies on their journey that blends unforgettable characters, kidnapping, a case of mistaken identity, and White Russians. Enter the visually unique and entertaining world from the creative minds of the Coen brothers and remember: the Dude abides.
15) Flawless
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A tough, conservative security guard (Robert De Niro) suffers a stroke during a bank robbery. His recovery requires voice lessons from his drag queen neighbor. The unlikely pair learn to look beyond their differences and find a common ground in friendship.
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THE IDES OF MARCH takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's (George Clooney) shot at the presidency. With sharp, quick-witted dialogue set against the spectacle of modern world power and politics, this is an intense tale of sex, ambition, loyalty, betrayal...
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Joey Coyle, an unemployed longshoreman, stumbled upon $1.2 million in unmarked, untraceable currancy that had fallen off an armored truck and wanted to keep it. He turns to his girlfriend, Monica, to help him launder the loot. but keeping a million-dollar secret is harder than it looks, especially when Joey begins upgrading his social standing with extravagant gestures -- such as picking up enormous bar tabs for his friends. As an investigating...
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