Come and See
Come and See summary: Come and See is a harrowing depiction of the Nazi occupation of Belarus through the eyes of a young boy who joins the resistance movement.
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The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight summary: In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, Batman navigates a web of corruption, chaos, and violence in Gotham City, orchestrated by the anarchic Joker, while grappling with his own moral boundaries.
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Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket summary: Full Metal Jacket is a war film that follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting set during the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
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Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now summary: Apocalypse Now is a war film that follows a U.S. Army officer's journey through the horrors of the Vietnam War to assassinate a rogue Special Forces Colonel who has declared himself a god among a local tribe.
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Rocky
Rocky summary: Rocky is a film about a small-time boxer who gets a rare chance to fight heavyweight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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Casablanca
Casablanca summary: Set during World War II, Casablanca revolves around an American expatriate who must choose between his love for a woman and helping her Czech Resistance leader husband escape the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis.
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Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala summary: Dersu Uzala is a film about the friendship between a Russian explorer and a native hunter in the Siberian wilderness.
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The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows summary: The 400 Blows is a French film that follows the life of a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who, faced with an indifferent mother and stepfather, turns to a life of petty crime.
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A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind summary: A Beautiful Mind is a biographical drama about the life of John Nash, a brilliant mathematician who struggles with paranoid schizophrenia while making significant contributions to game theory.
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Sunset Blvd.
Sunset Blvd. summary: A struggling Hollywood screenwriter becomes entangled in the life of a faded silent film star who is desperate to make a triumphant return to the screen.
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