Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for -- a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires -- James, Laurent and Victoria -- come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life? 
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Thriller, Adaptation and Teen |
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| Running Time: | 120 min. |
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| Release Date: | November 21st, 2008 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality. |
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| Distributors: | Summit Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures |
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| Production Co.: | Temple Hill Entertainment, Imprint Entertainment |
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| Studios: | Summit Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures |
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| Financiers: | Goldcrest Film Finance, Aura Films |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $187,748,420 |
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| Filming Locations: | Forks, Washington, United States Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Forks, Washington, USA Portland, Oregon, United States Portland, Oregon, USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
Milk
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| Author:
Game Online
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk's life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge. Milk's platform was and is one of hope--a hero's legacy that resonates in the here and now.
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| Also Known As: | Untitled (Groundswell/Gus Van Sant/Harvey Milk Project) |
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Logline: | The story of Harvey Milk (1930-1978), the San Francisco supervisor and first openly gay elected official in the United States, who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by Daniel White the year after he was voted to the city supervisors' board. |
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| Genres: | Drama, Biopic and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: | 2 hrs. 8 min. |
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| Release Date: | November 26th, 2008 (limited), December 5th (expands) |
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| MPAA Rating: | R for language, some sexual content and brief violence. |
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| Distributors: | Focus Features |
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| Production Co.: | Groundswell Productions, Jinks/Cohen Company |
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| Studios: | Focus Features |
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| Financiers: | Co-Financier: Groundswell Productions, Focus Features, Axon Films |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $25,257,922 |
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| Filming Locations: | San Francisco, California USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
Four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland escape into the forest where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling the Nazis. Throughout the war they built a village inside the forest and saved the lives of more than 1200 other Jews. Based on a true story.
| | Production Status: | In Production/Awaiting Release | | | Genres: | Action/Adventure, Drama, Adaptation and War | | | Running Time: | 2 hrs. 17 min. | | | Release Date: | December 31st, 2008 (limited) | | | MPAA Rating: | R for violence and language. | | | Distributors: | Paramount Vantage | | | Production Co.: | Bedford Falls Company, Grosvenor Park | | | U.S. Box Office: | $25,196,967 | | | Filming Locations: | Lithuania | | | Produced in: | United States | |
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Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a 1980s-era pro wrestler, has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. In an effort to build a new life, Robinson takes a job at a deli, moves in with an aging stripper and tries to build a relationship with her son. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis, the Ayatollah, proves too tempting to resist, even if it means risking his life.
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama and Sports |
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| Running Time: | 1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: | December 17th, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: | R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language, some drug use. |
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| Distributors: | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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| Production Co.: | Protozoa Pictures, Saturn Films, Wild Bunch |
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| Financiers: | Winchester Capital Partners |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $16,170,788 |
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| Filming Locations: | New Jersey, United States New Jersey, USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
Frank and April, a married couple in the 1950s, have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia that surrounds them and determine never to be trapped by the social confines of their era. Yet for all their charm, beauty and irreverence, the Wheelers find themselves becoming exactly what they didn't expect: a good man with a routine job whose nerve has gone missing; a less-than-happy homemaker starving for fulfillment and passion; an American family with lost dreams, like any other. Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes--one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Logline: | A husband and wife in 1950s suburban Connecticut, dissatisfied with life, move to France and their relationship deteriorates into an endless cycle of squabbling, jealousy and recriminations. |
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| Genres: | Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: | 1 hr. 59 min. |
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| Release Date: | December 26th, 2008 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: | R for language and some sexual content/nudity. |
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| Distributors: | Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage |
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| Production Co.: | Neal Street Productions, Evamere Entertainment, BBC Films |
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| Studios: | DreamWorks |
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| Financiers: | Goldcrest Film Finance |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $18,738,643 |
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| Filming Locations: | New York, New York USA |
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| Produced in: | United Kingdom |
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder.
| | Production Status: | Released | | | Genres: | Drama, Romance and Adaptation | | | Running Time: | 2 hr. 2 min. | | | Release Date: | December 12th, 2008 (limited) | | | MPAA Rating: | R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity. | | | Distributors: | The Weinstein Company | | | Production Co.: | Mirage Enterprises, Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH | | | Studios: | The Weinstein Company | | | Financiers: | FFA Filmfoerderungsanstalt, Deutscher Filmfoerderfonds (DFFF) | | | U.S. Box Office: | $16,033,070 | | | Filming Locations: | Berlin, Germany | | | Produced in: | Germany | |
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Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man, moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents, Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle, a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard's staid world, and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business. Leonard becomes deeply infatuated by Michelle, who seems poised to fall for him, but is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. At the same time, mounting pressure from his family pushes him towards committing to Sandra. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision - between the impetuousness of desire and the comfort of love - or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him.
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| Also Known As: | 2 Lovers |
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| Production Status: | In Production/Awaiting Release |
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| Logline: | A Brooklyn man is torn between a family friend his parents wish he would marry and the beautiful but volatile new neighbor with whom he falls in love. |
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| Genres: | Drama and Romance |
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| Running Time: | 1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: | February 13th, 2009 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: | R for language, some sexuality and brief drug use. |
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| Distributors: | Magnolia Pictures |
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| Production Co.: | 2929 Productions, Wild Bunch, Tempesta Films |
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| Filming Locations: | New York, USA New York, USA New Jersey, USA New Jersey, USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.
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| Also Known As: | Benjamin Button The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: | 2 hrs. 47 min. |
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| Release Date: | December 25th, 2008 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking. |
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| Distributors: | Paramount Pictures |
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| Production Co.: | Kennedy/Marshall Company, Rastar Productions |
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| Studios: | Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $119,950,285 |
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| Filming Locations: | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
The US offers hope--but that often comes at a price. Many can earn citizenship legally through a lengthy bureaucratic process, but others find themselves out of luck in a country where virtually anything can be bought. Sex, violence and betrayal become their currency. Some wait in line for permission to enter the U.S. while others take matters into their own hands. Working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles, Max Brogan is an agent sworn to protect our borders, he deals with the thousands that try to cross over into the US in search of a better life. The lives of Brogan, his ICE partner, Hamid, immigration defense attorney, Baraheri Denise Frankel, and her husband, Cole Frankel, intersect, by necessity, accident or fate, with Mexican factory worker Mireya Sanchez; Hamid Baraheri’s sister Zahra; young Bangladeshi Taslima Jahangir; British musician Gavin Kossef; Australian actress Claire Shepard; and Korean teen Yong Kim. Each has a different struggle: a single mother deported without her child; a high school girl whose provocative essay draws FBI attention; an actress who willingly prostitutes herself to earn her green card; a struggling musician trying to build a career while working his day job; and finally, a Korean teen caught between two worlds, while his family is desperate to naturalize.
| | Production Status: | In Production/Awaiting Release | | | Genres: | Drama | | | Running Time: | 1 hr. 53 min. | | | Release Date: | February 27th, 2009 (limited) | | | MPAA Rating: | R for pervasive language, some strong violence and sexuality/nudity. | | | Distributors: | The Weinstein Company | | | Production Co.: | Kennedy/Marshall Company | | | Filming Locations: | Los Angeles, California, USA Los Angeles, California, USA | | | Produced in: | United States | |
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A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It's a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa's helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul's daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.
| | Also Known As: | Mall Cop Mall Cop (Sony) Untitled (Columbia Pictures/Kevin James Comedy) | | | Production Status: | Released | | | Genres: | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family and Crime/Gangster | | | Running Time: | 1 hr. 31 min. | | | Release Date: | January 16th, 2009 (wide) | | | MPAA Rating: | PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language. | | | Distributors: | Sony Pictures Releasing | | | Production Co.: | Happy Madison Productions, Relativity Media | | | Studios: | Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group | | | U.S. Box Office: | $96,886,687 | | | Filming Locations: | Massachusetts, USA | | | Produced in: | United States | |
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Shawn Colfax and Nick Brady, the stars of the Gerald R. Ford High School football team, are dreading the prospect of another summer at football camp. When Nick hatches a scheme for the two to join their school's cheerleaders at cheer camp instead, they find themselves awash in a sea of gorgeous young women. It all goes great until Shawn falls for Carly, the beautiful head cheerleader who sees right through them.
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| Also Known As: | FU |
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| Production Status: | In Production/Awaiting Release |
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| Logline: | The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory. |
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| Genres: | Comedy and Teen |
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| Running Time: | 1 hr. 34 min. |
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| Release Date: | February 20th, 2009 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, partial nudity, language and some teen partying. |
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| Distributors: | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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| Production Co.: | Gross Entertainment |
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| Studios: | Screen Gems |
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| Filming Locations: | Los Angeles, California USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex--and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions"; rule. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call--and does--while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn't think there's a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.
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| Also Known As: | He Is Just Not That Into You Just Not That Into You |
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Genres: | Comedy and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: | 2 hrs. 9 min. |
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| Release Date: | February 6th, 2009 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language. |
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| Distributors: | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution |
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| Production Co.: | Flower Films |
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| Studios: | New Line Cinema |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $27,785,487 |
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| Filming Locations: | Los Angeles, California USA Baltimore, Maryland USA |
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| Produced in: | United States |
The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...
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| Also Known As: | Slumdog Crorepati |
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| Production Status: | Released |
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| Logline: | An illiterate kid looks to become a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be A Millionaire in order to re-establish contact with the girl he loves, who is an ardent fan of the show. |
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| Genres: | Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Teen |
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| Running Time: | 2 hrs. |
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| Release Date: | November 12th, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: | R for some violence, disturbing images and language. |
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| Distributors: | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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| Production Co.: | Celador Films, Film4 |
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| U.S. Box Office: | $77,203,055 |
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| Filming Locations: | Mumbai, India |
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| Produced in: | United Kingdom |
Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for -- a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires -- James, Laurent and Victoria -- come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life? 
