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In conjunction with Christian Bale's remarkable new thriller, The Machinist, we've come up with a cracking compilation of movies that insist we mix a little thinking in with our viewing. Tangled tales of political intrigue, sci fi super-concepts to boggle the mind, twisted crime stories, warped, crazy comedies and even the occasional heartbreaking drama. From Chinatown and The Manchurian Candidate to The Matrix, Memento and Being John Malkovich, welcome to our feast of food for thought...
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 | Crimes And Misdemeanors(2001)
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A comedy covering all aspects of reality, faith, love, success and failure and how far someone will go to achieve those ends....
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 | Cube(2001)
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Six strangers awaken to find themselves trapped in a surreal prison with only a limited time to escape. They must cooperate to escape the endless maze...
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 | Das Boot(1998)
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Dramatic West German-made film highlighting all the tensions and dangers that befall a U-Boat's crew during World War II. Please click on the title fo...
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 | Day After Tomorrow
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Scientists talk about the planet being threatened by a possible climatological disaster. In this big budget feature the threat becomes a reality in qu...
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 | Death Trap(1976)
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A crocodile owner discovers a novel way of keeping his pet happy....Letting him have the paying guests for supper.
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 | Donnie Darko
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The writer-director Richard Kelly's own cut of his bold debut film. A social satire, a dark comedy, a science fiction time-travelling fantasy, and a s...
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 | Gattaca(1997)
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Vincent is an outsider, meaning that his birth was natural making him 'In-valid'. The world in which he lives is ruled by 'designer people' - that is,...
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 | Gia
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A factual story of supermodel Gia Marie Curangi whose life spiralled out of control up to her death from AIDS in 1986.
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 | Girl, Interrupted(2001)
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Susanna Kaysen is depressed and unwell as a result of being out of touch with the society she grew up in. At eighteen she takes too many aspirins for ...
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 | Insider, The(2001)
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Based on a true story about a CBS '60 Minutes' episode concerning malpractices in the tobacco industry.
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