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    Finding Forrester (2000)

    While studying at a prep school, an aspiring writer (Rob Brown) befriends a reclusive author (Sean...

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    The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

    The daughter (Camilla Belle) of a dying ex-hippie (Daniel Day-Lewis) has trouble adjusting to the...

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    The Answer Man (2009)

    The grouchy, reclusive author (Jeff Daniels) of an enormously popular book on spirituality falls in...

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    Land of Plenty (2005)

    A woman (Michelle Williams) spends time with her uncle (John Diehl), a troubled Vietnam War veteran...

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    In Search of Gregory (1970)

    In this psychological drama, Catherine (Julie Christie) is an attractive young woman living in Rome...

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    Misery (1990)

    An author (James Caan) recovers from an accident, nursed by a twisted fan (Kathy Bates) who insists...

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    Thomas Pynchon

    Thomas Pynchon appeared in the TV show The Simpsons.

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    Thomas in Love (2001)

    Story of a man who's only contact with the outside world for the past 8 years has been through his...

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    A Fit of Rage

    He is a builder, she a journalist. They are having a passionate affair in a farm outside of Sao...

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    Candy Mountain (1988)

    A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to...

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    Jandek on Corwood (2004)

    Portrait of indie-rock artist, Jandek. From the bluesy, atonal music and haunting lyrics, to the...

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    In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)

    Filmmaker Jessica Yu examines the life and sometimes unsettling art of Henry Darger.

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    Brother's Keeper (1993)

    Filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky show the 1990 case of a New York farmer accused of a...

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    Farewell to Harry

    A struggling writer (Joe Flanigan) tries to help the down-and-out owner (William Hall Jr.) of a hat...

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    Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2008)

    A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.

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    The Station Agent (2003)

    A friendly man (Bobby Cannavale) and a tormented woman (Patricia Clarkson) try to befriend an...

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    Century Hotel

    A gloomy teen (Lindy Booth), a newlywed, a World War II soldier and others occupy a hotel room over...

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    The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)

    An English nobleman (Vincent Price) becomes obsessed with the notion that his dead wife (Elizabeth...

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    Ludwig (1972)

    The 19th-century King of Bavaria becomes involved in scandal. Conspired against by his own...

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    The Green Room

    A 1920s French obituary writer (François Truffaut) shares with a woman (Nathalie Baye) his obsession...

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    Puzzlehead (2006)

    A scientist, secretly pining for the affections of a deli owner, creates a robot in his own...

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    The Art of Amalia (2000)

    Filmmaker Bruno de Almeida showcases Portuguese diva Amália Rodrigues.

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    Skeletons in the Closet (2001)

    A father whose wife died in a fire, suspects his son of murder.

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    The Hermit of Amsterdam

    An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.

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    Willard

    A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers. By order of his mean boss, he is squeezed...

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    Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

    An orphan boy sees a British magician's widow (Shelley Winters) kidnap his sister (Chloe Franks),...

  • Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte picture
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    Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

    Half-mad Charlotte (Bette Davis) lives in a Louisiana mansion with her greedy cousin (Olivia de...

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    Touch of a Stranger (1990)

    A runaway hides out in the house of a recluse.

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    Mdgmurebi

    An old man stumbles into the apartment of a young recluse and quickly takes up residence, along with...

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    The Silent Touch (1993)

    The sexual and creative urges of an elderly composer are reawakened by a young musicologist.