The Master

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(2012)

Genre: Drama

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi, Ted Schipper, JoAnne Sellar, Adam Somner

   

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Synopsis: A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master unfolds the journey of a Naval veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman). -- (Written by The Weinstein Company)

Cast:

• Joaquin Phoenix
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Amy Adams
• Laura Dern

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The Savages

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(2007)

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Director: Tamara Jenkins

Writer: Tamara Jenkins

Producers: Anthony Bregman, Jim Burke, Anne Carey, Lori Keith Douglas, Ted Hope, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Erica Westheimer, Fred Westheimer

Synopsis: A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Laura Linney
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Philip Bosco

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The Ides of March

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(2011)

Genre: Drama

Director: George Clooney

Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

Producers: George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Guy East, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Randy Manis, Brian Oliver, Stephen Pevner, Ari Daniel Pinchot, Jonathan Rubenstein, Matthew Salloway, Nigel Sinclair, Todd Thompson, Tyler Thompson, Nina Wolarsky

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Synopsis: An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Ryan Gosling
• George Clooney
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Paul Giamatti
• Evan Rachel Wood
• Marisa Tomei
• Max Minghella
• Jennifer Ehle
• Jeffrey Wright

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Short Review: A little slow at the beginning, but when the tension started, I couldn't look away.

Moneyball

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 (2011)

Genre: Biography/Drama

Director: Bennett Miller

Writer: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis

Producers: Mark Bakshi, Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Andrew S. Karsch, Alissa Phillips, Brad Pitt, Scott Andrew Robertson, Scott Rudin

 

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Synopsis: Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team. (Written by Douglas Young)

Cast:

• Brad Pitt
• Jonah Hill
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Robin Wright

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25th Hour

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(2002)

Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee

Writer: David Benioff

Synopsis: The 25th Hour depicts the last day of freedom for a young man before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. Prowling through the city until dawn with his two close male friends and his girlfriend, he is forced to re-examine his life and how he got himself into his predicament, which leads to a shocking, disturbing finale. (Written by Justin Harris)

Cast:

• Edward Norton
• Barry Pepper
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Rosario Dawson
• Anna Paquin

 

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Charlie Wilson's War

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(2007)

Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama

Director: Mike Nichols

Writer: Aaron Sorkin, George Crile

Synopsis: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Tom Hanks
• Julia Roberts
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Amy Adams
• Emily Blunt

 

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The Big Lebowski

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(1998)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Synopsis: When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude. (Written by J. Lake)

Cast:

• Jeff Bridges
• John Goodman
• Julianne Moore
• Steve Buscemi
• John Turturro
• Phillip Seymour Hoffman
• Tara Reid

 

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