In the future, greenhouse gases have melted the polar ice caps, submerged several cities, and stressed what land is left. Man has created “mecha,” androids designed to help with menial tasks, without consuming further resources. The latest models are lifelike in appearance, but lack emotion. Professor Hobby (William Hurt) challenges his colleagues at Cybertronics to […]

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Dr. Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) and his wife Alice (Nicole Kidman) are candidly introduced in their West Central Park apartment getting dressed for an evening on the town. They leave their 7-year-old daughter with a sitter and arrive at […]

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A group of Marines begin basic training. Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine) and Pvt. Cowboy (Arliss Howard) get the attention of Senior Drill Instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (Lee Ermey, in the performance of his career) when Joker tries his comedy routine out on the abrasive DI. But Hartman’s barrage of verbal abuse is directed mainly at […]

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Mild mannered Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson, in his first major role since winning an Oscar for One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) arrives at the plush Overlook Hotel in Colorado. He interviews with the general manager (Barry Nelson) […]

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