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2001: A Space Odyssey
Rating:
G
Year:
1968
Cast:
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Synopsis:
A space crew is sent to explore the origins of an alien artifact found on the moon, thought to be from Jupiter. The expedition turns chaotic when the starship Discovery's HAL 9000 computer takes over the mission.
A young boy and an Arabian horse survive a tragic ship accident and learn to live with one another on a deserted island. After their rescue, the boy and a veteran horse trainer groom the stallion to become a world champion racer.
Classic spoof on Western films about the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge who, with the help of the town drunk, Waco Kid, takes on a racist and corrupt town.
Based on Truman Capote's famous novel, In Cold Blood tells the story of a pair of burglars on the run from the police after their perfect plan to rob a rural family ends in murder.
An out of work actor with a bad reputation revitalizes his career when he dresses as a woman in order to land a key role on a daytime television program.
