The Rider
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At the start of the 137-kilometre Tour de Mont Aigoual, Tim Krabbe glances up from his bike to...
Ursule Mirouet
Honore de Balzac and Donald Adamson
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In 1842, eight years before his death, Balzac described Ursule Mirouet as the masterpiece of all the...
Noon in Paris, Eight in Chicago
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Chicago, 1947: on a freezing February night, France's feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir calls up...
Dusk and Other Stories
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First published nearly a quarter-century ago and one of the very few short-story collections to win...
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
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After arriving safely home from their unprecedented victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss...
Walk the Line (2005)
8.3
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The rise of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) begins with his days as a boy growing...
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
7.6
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Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt) have compromised their careers to raise 12 children....
Love Actually (2003)
8.2
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"Get ready for fun!" (Leah Rozen, People) with the "feel good movie of the year!" (Clay Smith,...
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
9.0
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When Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) learns her husband is cheating on her from a writer whom she gave a...
Dead Presidents (1995)
6.7
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Soldier Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns to his Bronx home after a nightmarish tour of duty in...