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Serpico

Al Pacino · Paramount
Format: DVD

Adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from Peter Maas's book, Sidney Lumet's drama portrays the real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop against a corrupt system. Neophyte officer Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) is determined not to let his job get in the way of his individuality....
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The King of Queens: Season 1

Kevin James · Columbia TriStar Home Video
Format: DVD video

Set in a working class neighborhood in Queens, New York, Doug and Carrie Heffernan deal with everyday issues as well as Carrie's quirky father.
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Ghost World

Steve Buscemi · MGM Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Thora Birch (American Beauty) and Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) "sneak into your heart and stay there" (Rolling Stone) in this "eerie, masterful movie" (Movieline) from the acclaimed director of Crumb. Co-starring Brad Renfro (Deuces Wild)...

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Jackass: The Movie

Jeff Tremaine · Paramount
Format: DVD

Jackass - The Movie (Full Scree

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Changing Lanes (2002)

Chap Taylor · Paramount
Format: DVD

Late for court, an attorney weaves in and out of traffic. In a different lane, a father whose right to see his children rests on getting to court on time. A minor accident will turn these two strangers into beasts.
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Somewhere in Time

Christopher Reeve · Universal Studios
Format: DVD

A young writer sacrifices his life in the present to find happiness in the past, where true love awaits him.
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The Johnny Worricker trilogy Part 1], Page eight

Bill Nighy · PBS (DIRECT)
Format: DVD

Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is an MI5 officer whose life has just been turned inside out. When his boss and best friend (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, Worricker is left to deal with a contentious Top Secret file that threatens the entire MI5 organization. Further complicating his life...
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Expedition Pearl Harbor DVD

n · PBS Distribution
Format: DVD

The bottom decks of the USS Arizona have not been visited since the attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago. An expedition team using state of the art imaging technology now has the means to explore the unexplored, and relive the events of a day that has lived in infamy since 1941.
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Kiss the Girls

Morgan Freeman · Paramount
Format: DVD

Coming after The Silence of the Lambs and Seven, this thriller about a collaboration between two serial killers feels like a pale attempt to cash in on the success of those earlier, better films. That's a pity, because this film certainly has its strengths--particularly in the central...
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Blade (1998)

Davaa Byambasuren · New Line Home Video
Format: DVD

The recipe for Blade is quite simple; you take one part Batman, one part horror flick, and two parts kung fu and frost it all over with some truly campy acting. What do you get? An action flick that will reaffirm your belief that the superhero action genre did not die in the fluorescent...
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Bring It On

Marc Abraham · Universal Pictures, 2000.
Format: DVD video

The Toro cheerleading squad has spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship torphy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain, Torrance, the Toros' road to cheer glory stumbles when she discovers their perfectly...
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Come Back, Little Sheba

Daniel Mann · Paramount
Format: DVD

After a shot gun marriage, Lola loses the couple?s baby and relies for comfort on her dog, Sheba, who has run away, while Doc is a recovering alcoholic who blames Lola for his dropping out of medical school. Though still depressed and bitter about their past, the couple rents out a room...
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Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men

Various · Warner Home Video
Format: DVD

Grumpy Old Men: Put Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret together in a small town; add Sophia Loren; mix it up; and you get the only thing more ornery than Grumpy Old Men--it's sequel--in which a vivacious Italian beauty attempts to convert Wabasha, Minnesota's cherished bait...

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The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Kang-ho Song · MPI HOME VIDEO
Format: DVD

From South Korea comes this wild take on Sergio Leone s classic spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It s 1930s Manchuria and greed is in the air. A manic outlaw, a nasty holy man and a determined bounty hunter are all in hot pursuit of a treasure map. Throw in Chinese gangsters,...
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Another 48 HRS. (1990)

Walter Hill · Paramount
Format: DVD

The boys are back in town, but they're wearing their carbon-paper suits in this frantic but not nearly as funny sequel to the action-comedy hit. The first time around, the combination of Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte had the element of surprise going for it: Who expected these two to have...
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