Avery Herman
Santa Barbara CA
I am a junior at the University of California-Santa Barbara and a double major in Political Science and Film and Media Studies.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
English POWs in a Japanese internment camp are forced to build a bridge for the Burma-Siam railway.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1957
- Director David Lean
- Cast William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
City of God
(Cidade de Deus)
Three young men embark on different yet intertwined paths as they try to survive in the dangerous favelas of Rio.
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- Brazil, France • 2002
- Director Fernando Meirelles
- Cast Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Amores Perros
(Amores perros)
Love. Betrayal. Death.
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- Mexico • 2000
- Director Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Bauche, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero, Emilio Echevarría, Jorge Salinas
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla
Rashomon
(羅生門)
A singular crime from four different perspectives.
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- Japan • 1950
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijirô Ueda
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Host
(괴물)
A father tries to save his daughter from a terrifying creature as it wreaks material and biological havoc on South Korea.
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- Korea • 2006
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dal-su
- Genre Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Slumdog Millionaire
What does it take to find a lost love? A. Money, B. Luck, C. Smarts, or D. Destiny?
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- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2008
- Director Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
- Cast Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Mia Drake Inderbitzin, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store
Gran Torino
A teenage immigrant forced into a life of crime starts by trying to steal his neighbor's prize car.
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- Germany, United States • 2008
- Director Clint Eastwood
- Cast Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Scott Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, The Roku Channel
Seven Samurai
(七人の侍)
Seven samurai answer a village's request for protection after they lose their masters and fall on hard times.
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- Japan • 1954
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katô
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Masculin Féminin
(Masculin féminin)
Jean-Luc Godard's swinging look at youth and love in Paris
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- France, Sweden • 1966
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Michel Debord, Catherine-Isabelle Duport, Evabritt Strandberg
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel
Lawrence of Arabia
A Mighty Motion Picture Of Action And Adventure!