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No1273 My The Ninth Gate minimal movie poster

A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. Director: Roman Polanski Stars: Johnny…

No1139 My Sense and Sensibility minimal movie poster

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the titular opposites. Director: Ang…

No098 My Papillon minimal movie poster

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape….

No1113 My American Splendor minimal movie poster

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar. Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer…

No1039 My Green Book minimal movie poster

A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Director: Peter Farrelly Stars: Viggo Mortensen,…

No1013 My Before Midnight minimal movie poster

We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. Director: Richard Linklater…

No1012 My Before Sunset minimal movie poster

Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse’s book tour. Director: Richard Linklater Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie…

No1011 My Before Sunrise minimal movie poster

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be…

No986 My Unbreakable minimal movie poster

A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Wannahave a poster? Storyline Security…

No978 My The Book of Eli minimal movie poster

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Directors:…

No975 My The NeverEnding Story minimal movie poster

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Stars: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach Wannahave a…

No910 My Chasing Amy minimal movie poster

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything’s going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes…

No877 My The princess bride minimal movie poster

While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride. Director: Rob Reiner Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Wannahave…

No727 My DIVERGENT minimal movie poster

In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the…

No604 My Birdman minimal movie poster

Illustrated upon the progress of his latest Broadway play, a former popular actor’s struggle to cope with his current life as a wasted actor is shown. Director: Alejandro…

No601 My Jungle Book minimal movie poster

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. Director: Wolfgang Reitherman Stars: Phil…

No586 My Men in Black minimal movie poster

A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extra terrestrial interactions on planet earth. Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino…

No033 MY The Making of Americans Book Icon poster

33. Once an angry man dragged his father along the ground through his own orchard. “Stop!” cried the groaning old man at last, “Stop! I did not drag…

No032 MY The Unnamable Book Icon poster

32. Where now? Who now? When now? —Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable (1953; trans. Patrick Bowles) Part of my 100 Best First Lines from Novels project. First lines are…

No031 MY Notes from Underground Book Icon poster

31. I am a sick man . . . I am a spiteful man. —Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground (1864; trans. Michael R. Katz) Part of my 100…

No030 MY Neuromancer Book Icon poster

30. The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. —William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984) Part of my 100 Best First Lines from…

No029 MY Waiting Book Icon poster

29. Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuyu. —Ha Jin, Waiting (1999) Part of my 100 Best First Lines from Novels project….

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