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Jul 31 Sees or watches a volcano eruption
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Gollum falls into Mount Doom with the One Ring, vanishing into the lava of the erupting volcano.
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Jul 31 Sees or watches a volcano eruption
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Gollum falls into Mount Doom with the One Ring, vanishing into the lava of the erupting volcano.
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Jul 30 Any movie character
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
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Jul 30 Any movie character
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
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Jul 29 Played by Warren Beatty
Reds (1981) A sweeping historical epic about John Reed, the American journalist involved in the Russian Revolution. Beatty directed, co-wrote, and won the Oscar for Best Director.
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Jul 29 Played by Warren Beatty
Reds (1981) A sweeping historical epic about John Reed, the American journalist involved in the Russian Revolution. Beatty directed, co-wrote, and won the Oscar for Best Director.
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Jul 28 Mysterious background/origins
Teorema (1968) A stranger arrives unannounced, seduces each member of a bourgeois family, and then vanishes just as suddenly, leaving behind spiritual, emotional, and existential upheaval.
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Jul 28 Mysterious background/origins
Teorema (1968) A stranger arrives unannounced, seduces each member of a bourgeois family, and then vanishes just as suddenly, leaving behind spiritual, emotional, and existential upheaval.
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Jul 27 Movie character played by Deborah Kerr
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
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Jul 27 Movie character played by Deborah Kerr
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
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Jul 26 Music box
The Music Box (1989) A lawyer defends her father, accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
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Jul 26 Music box
The Music Box (1989) A lawyer defends her father, accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
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Jul 25 Director/Actor
I Killed My Mother (2009) 16-year-old Hubert (Xavier Dolan) is surly and makes life difficult for his mum, loudly contradicting or objecting to nearly everything she says or does.
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Jul 25 Director/Actor
I Killed My Mother (2009) 16-year-old Hubert (Xavier Dolan) is surly and makes life difficult for his mum, loudly contradicting or objecting to nearly everything she says or does.
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Jul 24 Texas Ranger
Extreme Prejudice (1987) A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries.
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Jul 24 Texas Ranger
Extreme Prejudice (1987) A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries.
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Jul 23 Pool
The Color of Money (1986) – Sequel to The Hustler, again starring Paul Newman (now older) alongside Tom Cruise as a cocky protégé. Directed by Scorsese.
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Jul 23 Pool
The Color of Money (1986) – Sequel to The Hustler, again starring Paul Newman (now older) alongside Tom Cruise as a cocky protégé. Directed by Scorsese.
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Jul 22 Penguin
Batman Returns (1992) The Penguin (Danny DeVito) is flanked by trained penguins armed with explosives. Dark, surreal, and iconic.
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Jul 22 Penguin
Batman Returns (1992) The Penguin (Danny DeVito) is flanked by trained penguins armed with explosives. Dark, surreal, and iconic.
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Jul 22 Vacation on tropical island
The Spanish Prisoner (1997) An employee who develops a process for his corporation is tempted to betray the company when higher-ups attempt to take the process from him. Dastardly intrigue ensues.
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Jul 22 Vacation on tropical island
The Spanish Prisoner (1997) An employee who develops a process for his corporation is tempted to betray the company when higher-ups attempt to take the process from him. Dastardly intrigue ensues.
Jul 22 Bank or ATM
Wanted (2008) James McAvoy is feeling miserable. At one point, he checks his bank balance at an ATM; it’s humiliating: he's overdrawn, broke, and powerless.
Jul 22 Bank or ATM
Wanted (2008) James McAvoy is feeling miserable. At one point, he checks his bank balance at an ATM; it’s humiliating: he's overdrawn, broke, and powerless.
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Jul 21 Favourite Robin Williams role
The Fisher King (1991)—a wild, soulful quest through grief, madness, and redemption. Directed by Terry Gilliam, it’s a modern fairy tale where New York becomes Camelot.
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Jul 21 Favourite Robin Williams role
The Fisher King (1991)—a wild, soulful quest through grief, madness, and redemption. Directed by Terry Gilliam, it’s a modern fairy tale where New York becomes Camelot.
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Jul 21 Absent-minded
Jackie Brown (1997) Robert De Niro portrays an absent-minded character who forgets where he parked the car, leading to deadly consequences.
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Jul 21 Absent-minded
Jackie Brown (1997) Robert De Niro portrays an absent-minded character who forgets where he parked the car, leading to deadly consequences.
Jul 21 Pigging out
Marie Antoinette (2006) – Let Them Eat Cake (and Champagne, and Macarons…) Lavish, pastel-colored scenes of indulgence and excess, featuring characters pigging out on sweets and delicacies.
Jul 21 Pigging out
Marie Antoinette (2006) – Let Them Eat Cake (and Champagne, and Macarons…) Lavish, pastel-colored scenes of indulgence and excess, featuring characters pigging out on sweets and delicacies.
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Jul 20 Native American
Blood Quantum (2019) A smart twist on the zombie genre where Indigenous people are immune. Visceral and politically charged.
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Jul 20 Native American
Blood Quantum (2019) A smart twist on the zombie genre where Indigenous people are immune. Visceral and politically charged.
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Jul 20 Played by Toshiro Mifune
Hell in the Pacific (1968) On a deserted island in the Pacific during WWII, two enemy soldiers are stranded. Initially hostile, they are forced to coexist and cooperate to survive.
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Jul 20 Played by Toshiro Mifune
Hell in the Pacific (1968) On a deserted island in the Pacific during WWII, two enemy soldiers are stranded. Initially hostile, they are forced to coexist and cooperate to survive.
Jul 20 character shopping for food
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) – Adam Sandler obsessively buys pudding in bulk to exploit a frequent flyer loophole.
Jul 20 character shopping for food
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) – Adam Sandler obsessively buys pudding in bulk to exploit a frequent flyer loophole.
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Jul UFO in a movie
Liquid Sky (1982) Tiny aliens arrive in New York City to feed on the endorphins released in the human brain during heroin use and orgasm. They land on a punk model’s rooftop apartment in the East Village and begin harvesting.
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Jul UFO in a movie
Liquid Sky (1982) Tiny aliens arrive in New York City to feed on the endorphins released in the human brain during heroin use and orgasm. They land on a punk model’s rooftop apartment in the East Village and begin harvesting.
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Jul 19 unfaithful
The Mother and the Whore (1973) – A long, talky exploration of a ménage à trois full of infidelity, set in post-1968 Paris.
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Jul 19 unfaithful
The Mother and the Whore (1973) – A long, talky exploration of a ménage à trois full of infidelity, set in post-1968 Paris.
Jul 19 fall in love
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019, Céline Sciamma) A painter and her subject fall in love in 18th-century France. No music, just the crash of waves and tension so rich it’s flammable.
Jul 19 fall in love
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019, Céline Sciamma) A painter and her subject fall in love in 18th-century France. No music, just the crash of waves and tension so rich it’s flammable.
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Jul 18 Civil War Movie
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) A Confederate guerrilla becomes an outlaw after the war. Revisionist Western with Civil War undertones.
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Jul 18 Civil War Movie
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) A Confederate guerrilla becomes an outlaw after the war. Revisionist Western with Civil War undertones.
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Jul 18 Aging Cowboy
Junior Bonner (1972) Steve McQueen as a fading rodeo star returning home for one last ride. This one is bittersweet, character-driven, and deeply American in its portrayal of failure, family, and dignity.
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Jul 18 Aging Cowboy
Junior Bonner (1972) Steve McQueen as a fading rodeo star returning home for one last ride. This one is bittersweet, character-driven, and deeply American in its portrayal of failure, family, and dignity.
Jul 18 bundled up
Wind River (2017)
Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner deal with murder and -30°C winds. Everyone looks frozen to the bone.
Jul 18 bundled up
Wind River (2017)
Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner deal with murder and -30°C winds. Everyone looks frozen to the bone.
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Jul 17 Plane Crash
FEARLESS (1993): After surviving a plane crash, a man feels invincible—but detaches from life, love, and fear itself. A haunting, lyrical study of trauma and transcendence. Jeff Bridges is sublime.
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Jul 17 Plane Crash
FEARLESS (1993): After surviving a plane crash, a man feels invincible—but detaches from life, love, and fear itself. A haunting, lyrical study of trauma and transcendence. Jeff Bridges is sublime.