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Harrowing, compelling cinema - perhaps not as wrenching as "12 Years a Slave" but not far removed.

Using gallows humor, likable protagonists, and a variety of nonstandard filmmaking techniques, director Adam McKay maintains a high level of energy for more than two hours.

Run Time: 1:51
U.S. Release Date: 2015-11-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Crowley
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhall Gleeson, Fiona Glascott, Jane Brennan, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent

Although not without moments of sadness and tragedy, "Brooklyn" is sublimely uplifting and life affirming.

Run Time: 2:45
U.S. Release Date: 2014-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Elijah Smith, Lorelei Linklater

One thing becomes clear upon watching Boyhood: ...

Run Time: 3:00
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-01
MPAA Rating: "NC-17" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Cast: Adele Exarchopoulos, Lea Seydoux

It's difficult to overstate what director ...

Run Time: 1:34
U.S. Release Date: 2012-03-30
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity)
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: Lee Hirsch
Cast: Alex Libby, Kelby Johnson, Ja'Meya Jackson, David & Tina Long, Kirk & Laura Smalley

Columbine has never been a mystery to me. A ...

Run Time: 2:23
U.S. Release Date: 2002-01-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner, Sam Shepard

1998's Saving Private Ryan introduced a new era of...

Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Release Date: 2011-01-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams

Despite the fact that 50% of all marriages end in ...

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Release Date: 2010-12-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder

Darren Aronofsky, who used the cheesiness of ...

Run Time: 1:34
U.S. Release Date: 2010-09-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Rodrigo Cortés
Cast: Ryan Reynolds

Let me start out by saying that Buried isn't a lot...