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Another Earth (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD/Blu-ray    92 min.  
Plot: On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, a young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother. Directed by Mike Cahill.
Categories: Drama  SciFi/Fantasy  
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Better Life, A (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    98 min.  
Plot: Carlos Galindo dreams of a better life for his wife and newborn son when they cross the border into the U.S.
Cast: Demian Bichir, José Julián. Directed by Chris Weitz.
Categories: Drama  Family  Immigration
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Big Love Season 5 (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (4 disc set)  9 hours, 58 min.  
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories: Television  Marital Relations  Ethics
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Bridesmaids (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: Blu-ray/DVD    125 min.  
Plot: Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
Cast: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd. Directed by Paul Feig.
Categories: Comedy  Domestic Relations  Women
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Conspirator, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  122 min.  
Plot: Mary Surratt,the lone female, is charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln.
Cast: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Danny Huston. Directed by Robert Redford.
Categories: Drama  History  Criminal Procedure
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Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD/Blu-ray    119 min.  
Plot: The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world.
Cast: Clancy Brown, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau.
Categories: SciFi/Fantasy  Western  National Security
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Debt, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    113 min.  
Plot: This espionage thriller begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents.
Cast: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen. Directed by John Madden.
Categories: Drama  War  Civil Rights
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Devil's Double,The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    109 min.  
Plot: A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Dominic Cooper. Directed by Lee Tamahori.
Categories: Drama  Biography  Ethics
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Entourage: The Complete Seventh Season (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  5 hours, 56 min.  
Plot: An ongoing saga of a young film star navigating the absurdities and pitfalls of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Debi Mazar, Jeremy Piven. Directed by Adam Bernstein and Daniel Attias.
Categories: Entertainment  Contracts  Television
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Guard, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    96 min.  
Plot: An unorthodox Irish policeman is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh.
Categories: Comedy  Organized Crime  Criminal Law
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD/Blu-ray    130 min.  
Plot: Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane. Directed by David Yates.
Categories: Children  Education  SciFi/Fantasy
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Help, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    146 min.  
Plot: An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960's decides to write a book detailing the African-American maid's point of view on the white families for which they work.
Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Cicely Tyson, Sissy Spacek. Directed by tate Taylor.
Categories: Drama  Civil Rights  Domestic Relations
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Higher Ground (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD/Blue-ray    109 min.  
Plot: A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.
Cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Dagmara Dominczyk, Vera Farmiga, John Hawkes. Directed by Vera Farmiga.
Categories: Drama  Religion  Domestic Relations
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Ides of March, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    101 min.  
Plot: An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei. Directed by George Clooney.
Categories: Drama  Politics  Media
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Lincoln Lawyer, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    118 min.  
Plot: A criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car has spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime.
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo. Directed by Brad Forman.
Categories: Drama  Trial  Ethics
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Lucky (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: **1/2
Format: DVD    103 min.  
Plot: A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.
Cast: Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret, Jeffrey Tambor, Tom Amandes. Directed by Gil Cates Jr..
Categories: Comedy  Criminal Law  Marital Relations
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Margin Call (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    107 min.  
Plot: A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank during the early stages of the financial crisis.
Cast: Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons. Directed by J. C. Chandor.
Categories: Drama  Ethics  Banking
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Midnight in Paris (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    94 min.  
Plot: A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business.
Cast: Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Owen Wilson. . Directed by Woody Allen.
Categories: Comedy  Family  History
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Moneyball (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    133 min.  
Plot: The story of Oakland A's general manager's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright. Directed by Bennett Miller.
Categories: Biography  Drama  Sports
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Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    109 min.  
Plot: Carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely seen and never before seen footage spanning the band's career.
Cast: Pearl Jam. Directed by Cameron Crow.
Categories: Documentary  Musical  
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Protektor (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    98 min.  
Plot: A Czech journalist joins a Prague radio station that broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to protect his Jewish wife. In Chez with English subtitles.
Cast: Jana Plodková, Marek Daniel, Richard Stanke, Tomáa Mchá ek. Directed by Marek Najbrt.
Categories: Foreign  Drama  War
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Puncture (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    100 min.  
Plot: A drug addicted lawyer takes on a health supply corporation.
Cast: Brett Cullen, Chris Evans, Jesse L. Martin, Kate Burton, Michael Biehn, Vinessa Shaw. Directed by Adam & Mark Kessen.
Categories: Biography  Drama  Health
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Red State (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    88 min.  
Plot: A group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Cast: Michael Parks, Michael Angarano, Kerry Bishé, Nicholas Braun, Kyle Gallner. Directed by Kevin Smith.
Categories: Action  Religion  Children
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    105 min.  
Plot: A scientist attempting to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease accidentally creates a super-intelligent ape.
Cast: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine. Directed by Rupert Wyatt.
Categories: Medical  Ethics  SciFi/Fantasy
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Sarah's Key (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    111 min.  
Plot: In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Niels Arestrup, Melusine Mayance. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner.
Categories: Drama  War  Family
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Sister Wives (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    189 min.  
Plot: Sister Wives reveals a side of polygamy that has never been seen before.
Cast: Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Jannelle Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn Brown. Directed by .
Categories: Marital Relations  Family  Ethics
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Sister Wives 2 (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: **
Format: DVD    195 min.  
Plot: Sister Wives reveals a side of polygamy that has never been seen before.
Cast: Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Jannelle Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn Brown. Directed by .
Categories: Family  Marital Relations  Ethics
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Submarine (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***3/4
Format: DVD    97 min.  
Plot: Young Oliver Tate's coming of age is coming even sooner than expected.
Cast: Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Sally Hawkins, Yasmin Paige. Directed by Richard Ayoade.
Categories: Comedy  Domestic Relations  Juvenile
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Super 8 (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD/Blu-ray    112 min.  
Plot: During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
Cast: Amanda Michalka, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Ryan Lee. Directed by J. J. Abrams.
Categories: SciFi/Fantasy  Discovery  National Security
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Tree of Life, The (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: Blu-ray/DVD    139 min.  
Plot: The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain. Directed by Terrence Malick.
Categories: Drama  Family  Children
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United Red Army (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    190 min.  
Plot: Two of the most radical student groups come together to form the United Red Army. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Cast: Sakai Maki, Arata, Namiki Akie. Directed by Koj Wakamatsu.
Categories: Foreign  Military  Action
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Viva Riva! (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    98 min.  
Plot: A small time operator returns to his hometown, a seductively vibrant but lawless sprawl of shantytowns, gated villas and nightclubs. In French with English subtitles.
Cast: Manie Malone, Patsha Bay. Directed by Djo Munga.
Categories: Foreign  Drama  Organized Crime
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Warrior (2011)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    140 min.  
Plot: Two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart.
Cast: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison. Directed by Gavin O'Connor.
Categories: Action  Sports  Family
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127 Hours (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    94 min.  
Plot: True story of a thrill-seeker's adventure in a remote Utah canyon becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Treat Williams, Kate Burton. Directed by Danny Boyle.
Categories: Documentary  Drama  Health
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Alice In Wonderland (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    108 min.  
Plot: An animated version of Lewis Carroll's tale about a girl named Alice. Alice follows a White Rabbit through a very small door and enters Wonderland, where she has many unusual adventures
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen. Directed by Tim Burton.
Categories: SciFi/Fantasy  Musical  Family
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Animal Kingdom (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    113 min.  
Plot: A seventeen year-old in the process of becoming initiated into a gang discovers that the situation is far larger and more menacing than he could ever imagine.
Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Pearce, James Frecheville, Joel Edgerton, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Sullivan Stapleton. Directed by David Michôd.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  Family
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Another Year (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    129 min.  
Plot: An older, happily married couple are surrounded over the course of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley. Directed by Mike Leigh.
Categories: Drama  Marital Relations  Health
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Beautiful Boy (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    100 min.  
Plot: Parents hopelessly try to find some hint of an explanation after finding out that their son committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life.
Cast: Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Austin Nichols. Directed by Shawn Ku.
Categories: Drama  Domestic Relations  Children
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Big Love Season 4 (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (3 disc set)  8 hours, 36 min.  
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories: Television  Marital Relations  Ethics
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Biutiful (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***3/4
Format: DVD    147 min.  
Plot: A man on the wrong side of the law struggles to provide for his children on the dangerous streets of Barcelona. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Cast: Hanaa Bouchaib, Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez, Eduard Fernández. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Categories: Foreign  Drama  Family
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Black Swan (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    108 min.  
Plot: A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet. A Swan Lake dancer slowly loses her grip on sanity when a newcomer sets out to steal her role.
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey. Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Categories: Drama  Art  Mental Health
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Blue Valentine (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    112 min.  
Plot: A love story of a young married couple who have grown apart, attempting to save their relationship.
Cast: John Doman, Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling. Directed by Derek Cianfrance.
Categories: Drama  Family  Marital Relations
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Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD  (4 disc set)  10 hours, 13 min.  
Plot: Ongoing saga of an unremarkable chemistry teacher who learns he has terminal cancer and turns to an exciting life of crime to provide for his loved ones.
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Aaron Paul, Raymond Cruz. Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt . Directed by various directors for individual episodes.
Categories: Drama  Television  Family
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Conviction (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    107 min.  
Plot: A woman spends 18 years trying to free her brother when he is wrongfully sentenced to life in prison.
Cast: Hilary Swank, Melissa Leo, Sam Rockwell, Minne Driver, Peter Gallagher, Juliette Lewis. Directed by Andrew Sugerman.
Categories: Drama  Biography  Evidence
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Dexter: The Fifth Season (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD  (4 disc set)  10 hours, 18 min.  
Plot: A Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, Keith Carradine, Jimmy Smits. Directed by various directors for individual episodes.
Categories: Drama  Television  Criminal Law
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Easy A (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    92 min.  
Plot: A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Cast: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Thomas Haden Church, Amanda Bynes. Directed by Will Gluck.
Categories: Comedy  Juvenile  Education
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Entourage: The Complete Sixth Season (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  5 hours, 26 min.  
Plot: Ongoing saga of a young film star navigating the absurdities and pitfalls of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trust agent.
Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Debi Mazar, Jeremy Piven. Directed by Adam Bernstein and Daniel Attias.
Categories: Entertainment  Contracts  Television
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Fighter, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    115 min.  
Plot: An explosive relationship threatens to take down Micky Ward,a struggling boxer, and his older brother and trainer, Dicky.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee. Directed by David O. Russell.
Categories: Biography  Family  Sports
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Four Lions (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    97 min.  
Plot: Four incompetent British jihadists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar, Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed by Christopher Morris.
Categories: Comedy  Religion  National Security
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Garrow's Law Series 2 (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  240 min.  
Plot: Garrow's Law is the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
Cast: Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong, Lyndsey Marshal, Rupert Graves, Aidan McArdle, Michael Culkin. Directed by Gary Lyons.
Categories: Biography  Drama  Criminal Procedure
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Ghost Writer, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    128 min.  
Plot: A memoir ghost writer uncovers secrets that put his life in jeopardy.
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, James Belushi, Timothy Hutton. Directed by Roman Polanski.
Categories: Drama  Government  International
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    146 min.  
Plot: Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint. Directed by David Yates.
Categories: SciFi/Fantasy  Education  Censorship
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How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    98 min.  
Plot: A young viking befriends a dragon and together they fight to save both of their worlds.
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera. Directed by Dean DeBlois.
Categories: Animation  Comedy  
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Howl (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    84 min.  
Plot: As Alan Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
Cast: James Franco, Jon Hamm, Mary Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels. Directed by Rob Epstein.
Categories: Domestic Relations  Censorship  Free Speech
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Illusionist, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD/Blu-ray    80 min.  
Plot: A French illusionist traveling to Scotland encounters a young girl, who will change his life forever.
Cast: Duncan MacNeil, Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda, Raymond Mearns, Sylvain Chomet. Directed by Sylvain Chomet.
Categories: Animation  Children  Entertainment
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I'm Still Here (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    108 min.  
Plot: A documentary of Joaquin Phoenix's transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Directed by Casey Affleck.
Categories: Biography  Comedy  Musical
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Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    123 min.  
Plot: A traveling theatre company gives its audience more than they are expecting.
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Heath Ledger. Directed by Terry Gilliam.
Categories: SciFi/Fantasy  Children  Entertainment
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In A Better World (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: Blu-ray/DVD    119 min.  
Plot: The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. In Danish with English subtitles.
Cast: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk, Juel Nielsen, Markus Rygaard. Directed by Susanne Bier.
Categories: Foreign  Drama  Family
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Incendies (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: Blu-ray/DVD    130 min.  
Plot: Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history, and fulfill their mother's last wishes. In French with English subtitles.
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Remy Girard. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Categories: Drama  War  Family
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Inception (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD    148 min.  
Plot: A team of corporate spies invade the dreams of their clients' competition.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cottillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine. Directed by Christopher Nolan.
Categories: Mystery/Suspense  Corporations  Privacy
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Iron Man 2 (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    124 min.  
Plot: Tony Stark must deal with personal deadly issues as well as his alter ego superhero enemies.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scalett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke. Directed by Jon Faureau.
Categories: SciFi/Fantasy  War  Action
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Jack Goes Boating (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    89 min.  
Plot: A blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.
Cast: Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daphne Rubin-Vega. Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Categories: Romance  Domestic Relations  Ethics
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Kick-Ass (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    117 min.  
Plot: A teenage comics-reader dons a wetsuit and becomes a masked vigilante.
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloe Moretz, Omari Hardwick, Xander Berkeley, Nicolas Cage. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.
Categories: Action  Organized Crime  Media
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Kids Are All Right, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    106 min.  
Plot: A comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth about a couple in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship.
Cast: Annette Bening, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko.
Categories: Comedy  Family  Gender
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King's Speech, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD    118 min.  
Plot: The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi. Directed by Tom Hopper.
Categories: Biography  Drama  History
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Last Station, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    112 min.  
Plot: A look at the final days of Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
Cast: James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, Ann Marie Duff. Directed by Michael Hoffman.
Categories: Drama  Biography  Family
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Life, Above All (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD/Blue-ray    100 min.  
Plot: A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.
Cast: Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela. Directed by Oliver Schmitz.
Categories: Foreign  Drama  Family
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Mad Men: Season Four (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD  (4 disc set)  10 hours, 11 min.  
Plot: In this ongoing ego-driven world of advertising, everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what it seems.
Cast: Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Maggie Siff. Directed by various directors for individual episodes.
Categories: Drama  Television  Business
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Of Gods and Men (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: Blu-ray/DVD    122 min.  
Plot: Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay. In French with English subtitles.
Cast: Jacques Herlin, Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach, Loic Pichon, Xavier Maly. Directed by Xavier Beauvois.
Categories: Foreign  History  Religion
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Outside the Law (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    138 min.  
Plot: Three brothers fight for Algeria's independence from France after World War II.
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Chafia Boudraa, Bernard Blancan. Directed by David Bouchareb.
Categories: Foreign  Drama  History
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Point Blank (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    84 min.  
Plot: Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy -- a thief.
Cast: Elena Anaya, Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem. Directed by Fred Cavaye.
Categories: Foreign  Action  Organized Crime
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Prophet, A (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    155 min.  
Plot: A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin.
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi. Directed by Jacquest Audiard.
Categories: Foreign  Organized Crime  Racism
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Rabbit Hole (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    91 min.  
Plot: The journey of a couple finding their way back to love after an enormous loss.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Tammy Blanchard, Miles Teller. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell.
Categories: Drama  Family  Marital Relations
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Runaways, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    107 min.  
Plot: An all-girl rock band comes of age in the mid-1970s.
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat, Riley Keough, Johnny Lewis, Tatum O'Neal. Directed by Floria Sigismondi.
Categories: Entertainment  Gender  Biography
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Shutter Island (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    137 min.  
Plot: Two U.S. Marshals investigate a patient missing from a hospital for the criminally insane.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
Categories: Mystery/Suspense  Health  Criminal Law
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Single Man, A (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    99 min.  
Plot: An English professor finds it difficult to cope after losing his partner.
Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode. Directed by Tom Ford.
Categories: Drama  Family  Mental Health
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Social Network, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  120 min.  
Plot: A chronicle of the founding of Facebook, the social-networking Web site.
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Justin Timberlake. Directed by David Fincher.
Categories: Biography  Drama  History
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South Park: The Complete Fourteenth Season (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  (3 disc set)  5 hrs. 8 min.  
Plot: Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall. Directed by Trey Parker, Matt Stone.
Categories: Animation  Comedy  Children
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Temple Grandin (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD    103 min.  
Plot: Story of an autistic young woman who became one of America's most remarkable success stories.
Cast: Claire Danes, Catherine O'Hara, David Strathairn, Julia Ormond. Directed by Mick Jackson.
Categories: Biography  Drama  Health
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Town, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    125 min.  
Plot: A longtime thief plans a way out of a life of crime, while dodging an FBI agent looking to take him and his crew down.
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper. Directed by Ben Affleck.
Categories: Criminal Law  Law Enforcement  
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD    103 min.  
Plot: The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic just before Andy leaves for college.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Ned Beatty, . Directed by Lee Unkrich.
Categories: Animation  Drama  Family
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Trip, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    107 min.  
Plot: Asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, Steve has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob.
Cast: Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Categories: Comedy  Media  Domestic Relations
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True Grit (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    110 min.  
Plot: A 14 year old is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold.
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Hailee Steinfeld. Directed by Ethan Coen.
Categories: Western  Drama  Justice
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/4
Format: DVD    133 min.  
Plot: An ex convict master manipulator stops at nothing to reclaim his rightful place at the top of Wall Street.
Cast: Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin, Shia Labeouf. Directed by Oliver Stone.
Categories: Drama  Securities  Family
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Wedding Party, The (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    97 min.  
Plot: A guy about to marry the perfect woman can't stop thinking about his very flawed first love.
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Cate Blanchett, Frances O'Connor. Directed by Amanda Jane.
Categories: Comedy  Marital Relations  
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Whistleblower (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    112 min.  
Plot: When Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac accepts a U.N. peacekeeper position in postwar Bosnia, she discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring.
Cast: Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Anna Anissimova. Directed by Larysa Kondracki.
Categories: Biography  Drama  Human Rights
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Winter's Bone (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    100 min.  
Plot: An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt. Directed by Debra Granik.
Categories: Drama  Family  Criminal Law
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You Don't Know Jack (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    134 min.  
Plot: The story of Jack Kevorkian, a man whose passionate belief is that people have the right to die.
Cast: Al Pacino, Brenda Vaccaro, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman . Directed by Barry Levinson.
Categories: Drama  Biography  Medical
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
 Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    99 min.  
Plot: Two couples discover the grass may not always be greener on the other side.
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Freida Pinto, Gemma Jones, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas. Directed by Woody Allen.
Categories: Comedy  Romance  Family
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The W&M Law Library welcomes your suggestions for additions to our Feature Film Collection! If there is a law-related movie you think the library should own, please submit a suggestion form at the circulation desk, or send us an email at [[lawcir]]. You can see a list of all Law Library movies in the online catalog.

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