Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur summary: The movie Ben-Hur is a historical epic drama that tells the story of a Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, who is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman friend, but survives and seeks revenge.
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The Apartment
The Apartment summary: The Apartment is a romantic comedy-drama film about a man who tries to climb the corporate ladder by letting his superiors use his apartment for their extramarital affairs, but complications arise when he falls for one of their mistresses.
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Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven summary: Children of Heaven is a heartwarming Iranian film about a boy who loses his sister's only pair of shoes and their efforts to share his shoes without their parents knowing, while trying to find a way to get a new pair.
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Mary and Max
Mary and Max summary: Mary and Max is a claymation film about a pen-pal relationship between a lonely 8-year-old girl from Australia and a 44-year-old man with Asperger's Syndrome from New York.
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The Shining
The Shining summary: A writer takes a job as a winter caretaker at a remote hotel, where he, his wife, and their psychic son are terrorized by supernatural forces and his own descent into madness.
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La Haine
La Haine summary: La Haine is a French film that follows 24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs during a time of social and racial unrest.
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There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood summary: The movie "There Will Be Blood" is a tale of family, religion, hatred, oil, and madness, focusing on a ruthless silver miner-turned-oilman on a quest for wealth during Southern California's oil boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront summary: On the Waterfront is a drama about a former boxer turned longshoreman who struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
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Oldboy
Oldboy summary: Oldboy is a South Korean film about a man who, after being imprisoned for 15 years without explanation, is released and sets out on a mission of revenge to find his captor.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest summary: In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a rebellious prisoner feigns insanity to get an easier prison sentence, only to stir up the patients and challenge the oppressive nurse in a mental institution.
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