Funny Games (1997) / Funny Games U.S. (2007)

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Funny Games - Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic “games” with one another for their own amusement.

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American Beauty (1999) – Guest Review by JMount

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This review is part of my IMDB Top 250 Films project and has been kindly done by John Mountain, please be sure to check out his site and read on for his excellent review.

American Beauty (1999) - Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter’s attractive friend.

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The Lion King (1994) – Guest Review by Mr Rumsey

This review is part of my IMDB Top 250 Films project and has been kindly done by Mr Rumsey, please be sure to check out his site and read on for his excellent review.

The Lion King (1994) – Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.

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L.A. Confidential (1997) – Guest Review by Mark Walker

This review is part of my IMDB Top 250 Films project and has been kindly done by Mark Walker, please be sure to check out his site and read on for his excellent review.

L.A. Confidential – As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen – the straight-laced, the brutal, and the sleazy – investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor is dead, and another T-101 must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator, the T-1000.

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The Big Lebowski (1998)

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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 compensation 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.

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