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A Night to Remember: The Titanic disaster is depicted in straightforward fashion without the addition of fictional subplots.

About a Boy: Based on Nick Hornby`s best-selling novel, About A Boy is the story of a cynical, immature young man who is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.

Adaptation: A lovelorn screenwriter turns to his less talented twin brother for help when his efforts to adapt a non-fiction book go nowhere.

Aladdin: This full-length cartoon is entertaining for kids and adults alike with great animation from Walt Disney Pictures. The story has romance, action, comedy, musical numbers, and lots of fun and excitement.

Beauty and The Beast: Another great full-featured cartoon from Walt Disney Pictures, Beauty and the Beast is delightful. A handsome prince has been cursed to look like a monster and must find a lady that will love him for who he is on the inside to break the curse.

Blast from The Past: It`s 1962 and John Kennedy comes on TV to announce the Cuban Missle Crisis. One family is especially ready and, without hesitation, locks themselves in a bomb shelter. They emerge 35 years later to find they made a mistake, and that a lot has changed!

Catwoman: A shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat, walks a thin line between criminal and hero, even as a detective doggedly pursues her, fascinated by both of her personas.

Con Air: Cameron Poe was wrongly sentenced to jail for a murder he committed in only self-defense. After several years of "hard time", Poe has a chance to reunite with his family, but only with a few obstacles on the way.

Daredevil: A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.

Double Indemnity: An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator`s suspicions.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: One of the most delightful stories of the science fiction genre, E.T. is about a young boy that befriends a cute being from outerspace who finds himself "stranded" on earth. Very warm, funny moments make the story especially endearing.

F/X: A special-effects wizard is paid by the Justice Department to stage a fake assassination of a mobster ready to provide evidence about his former associates. A terrific plot with many surprises and twists, plus good acting makes this movie a great one.

Finding Nemo: A father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, a boy clownfish, stolen from his coral reef home. His timid father must then search the ocean to find him.

Godfather, The: This screen adaptation of Mario Puzo`s novel takes you into the underworld of organized crime where corruption is a way of life and morals are selected in a very peculiar way.

Identity: Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rainstorm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they`re being killed off one by one.

Malèna: Time has passed and I have loved many women and as they`ve held me close, and asked if I will remember them I`ve said, "Yes, I will remember you." But the only one I`ve never forgotten is the one who never asked, Malèna. ~ Renato

Never Been Kissed: Drew Barrymore lets the "innocent" side of her come out in this particular role. She plays a quiet, non-agressive editor who goes back to high school, undercover, to find a story that will enhance the image of the newspaper she works for.

Shipping News, The: An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

Somewhere in Time: A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to find the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Spiderman 2: Peter Parker is beset with numerous personal problems while Spider-Man confronts the brilliant Dr. Otto Octavius, who has been transformed into "Doctor Octopus" (aka, "Doc Ock"), a multi-tentacled menace.

Wizard of Oz, The: An enchanting story of a girl who gets whirlwinded to a magical place where she meets some new friends and then must work with them to find her way home. This movie is an absolute classic for children and adults alike.

X2: X-Men United: The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President`s life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.

Zathura: A Space Adventure: Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurtled through space because of the board game they are playing.

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