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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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 | Machinist, The
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Trevor Reznik is suffering from serious insomnia, and it's not long before his lack of sleep causes him to have an accident at work. Rather than his c...
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 | Maltese Falcon, The(1941)
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After his partner's death, private eye Sam Spade becomes involved in a search for a priceless statuette. Based on Dashiell Hammett's classic novel.
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 | Manchurian Candidate, The
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During a mission of the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco is knocked unconscious just as Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers. Shaw is now a vice-p...
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 | Matrix, The(1998)
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Neo seeks the truth about the Matrix. Only one man has the answer, an elusive dangerous man who is known as Morpheus. A stranger called Trinity invite...
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 | Net, The(1995)
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A freelance computer systems analyst is plunged into a web of murder and corruption when she stumbles upon a program she was never meant to see.
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 | Network(1976)
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An outstanding behind-the-scenes look at a TV station that will do anything to increase its ratings. Oscars went to Finch, Dunaway and Straight.
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From the Academy Award-winning director Mel Gibson comes a profound story of courage and sacrifice depicting the final twelve hours in the life of Jes...
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 | Peeping Tom(2001)
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Enter the insane mind of a psycho-killer obsessed with recording on film the most intense fear as it registers on the faces of desirable women. For hi...
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 | Repulsion(1965)
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A young, beautiful, but sexually repressed, girl descends into the vortex of madness when she is left on her own after her sister goes away on holida...
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