Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story summary: An elderly couple travels to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find their offspring too self-absorbed to spend much time with them.
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All About Eve
All About Eve summary: All About Eve is a drama about a seemingly innocent fan who insinuates herself into the life of a successful Broadway star, only to attempt to usurp her career and personal relationships.
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Platoon
Platoon summary: Platoon is a war film that depicts the moral crisis and dehumanizing effects faced by a young soldier in his service during the Vietnam War as he struggles with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers summary: The Battle of Algiers is a historical war film that depicts the Algerian struggle for independence against the French government during the 1950s.
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Parasite
Parasite summary: Parasite is a South Korean dark comedy thriller about a poor family who schemes to become employed by a wealthy family by infiltrating their household and leading a parasitic existence.
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The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises summary: Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, Batman, with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman, is forced from his exile to save Gotham City from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane.
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The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter summary: The Deer Hunter is a war drama that explores the lives of three steelworker friends from Pennsylvania who are traumatized by their experiences in the Vietnam War.
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Unforgiven
Unforgiven summary: Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man, to kill two cowboys who disfigured a prostitute in a small Wyoming town.
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City Lights
City Lights summary: City Lights is a silent romantic comedy where Charlie Chaplin, as the Tramp, falls in love with a blind flower girl and befriends a millionaire, going through a series of misadventures to help her financially.
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The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush summary: In The Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin plays a hapless prospector who ventures into Alaska in search of gold, enduring a series of comedic hardships and falling in love with a beautiful saloon girl.
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