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1Hidden Figures (2016)
EverettLoosely based on the nonfiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures tells the story of three Black female mathematicians who played a pivotal role at NASA during the Space Race of the 1960s. It’s so titled because this remarkable group of women and their work went unacknowledged for decades. The film, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe, received a Best Picture nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.
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2A Scanner Darkly (2006)
EverettBased on the 1977 novel by the seminal sci-fi writer Phillip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly is an unsettling film starring Keanu Reeves as a reluctant undercover cop in the not-too-distant future, where 20% of the US population is addicted to a dangerous new street drug called Substance D. Tasked with surveilling his friends and playing the part of an addict himself, Arctor begins to lose his own identity in the process.
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3Little Women (1994 & 2019)
EverettOne of the greatest pieces of American literature, Louisa May Alcott’s 1868/69 masterpiece Little Women has been notably adapted twice—by Greta Gerwig in 2019 and Gillian Armstrong in 1994—and while different, both are equally heartwarming in this Civil War-era coming-of-age tale about the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth.
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4The Joy Luck Club (1993)
EverettThe Joy Luck Club, based on the novel by Amy Tan, is a beautiful film about the relationships between Chinese American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers, and how their lives are shaped by a clash of cultures. Deemed “culturally significant” by the Library of Congress, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2020.
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5The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
EverettLong before The Slap, Will Smith was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Chris Gardner. Inspired by the 2006 memoir of the same name, The Pursuit of Happyness chronicles Gardner’s struggles with homelessness amid trying to build a better life for himself and his five-year-old son.
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6Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
EverettBased on a 1972 article in Life magazine called ‘The Boys in the Bank’, Dog Day Afternoon stars Al Pacino as a wannabe criminal robbing his first bank. The plan goes awry, the situation turns into a tense hostage situation, and the film remains a landmark piece in queer representation in cinema.
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7Call Me by Your Name (2017)
EverettA visual feast of a coming-of-age romantic drama based on the 2007 André Aciman novel of the same name. It explores the romance between 17-year-old Elio (a breakout role for Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer before he was canceled), a grad student and teacher's assistant to Elio's father.
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812 Years a Slave (2013)
EverettBased on the 1853 memoir by David Wilson, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as New York State-born free African American who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. He is put to work on Louisiana plantations for 12 years before being released, and the film was lauded by historian Emily West who said she had “never seen a film represent slavery so accurately.”
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9Stand By Me (1986)
EverettThis classic coming-of-age film is based on the 1982 novella by Stephen King called The Body—proof King is a masterful storyteller outside of the horror genre. When a young boy from a neighboring town goes missing, 12-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three tight-knit friends venture into the woods to find the boy’s remains.
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10Beautiful Boy (2018)
EverettThis moving film starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet is actually based on two memoirs telling the same story from opposite perspectives; Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. It explores a father-son relationship that becomes increasingly strained by the son’s fluctuating battle with drug addiction.
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11Gone Girl (2014)
EverettWhen a woman (Rosamund Pike) disappears under suspicious circumstances, her husband (Ben Affleck) becomes the chief suspect and finds himself at the center of a media circus. This bestselling psychological thriller by Gillian Flynn was adapted into a hit movie directed by David Fincher.
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12The Color Purple (1985)
EverettThe frequent target of those who would want to censor content, The Color Purple is a gut-wrenching story of a young Black woman who experiences domestic abuse, rape, incest, poverty, and racism while coming of age in the early 20th century. It’s based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Menno Meyjes and adapted for the screen to be directed by Steven Spielberg.
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13Misery (1990)
EverettIn a psychological thriller based on the Stephen King 1987 book by the same name, Kathy Bates stars as a book fan who rescues her favorite author (James Caan) after he breaks his leg in a car accident. But her obsession turns sinister when she discovers the unpublished manuscript of his final novel and has some, er, strongly worded notes for him.
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14The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
EverettThe nine-year-old son of a Nazi commander, oblivious to the cruelty taking place next door at Auschwitz, is forbidden to play in the back garden. Disobeying orders, Bruno befriends a Jewish boy on the other side of the fence. Although by no means an accurate depiction of the Holocaust, it’s a haunting dramatization, nonetheless. It’s based on the 2006 novel by John Boyne.
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15The Last King of Scotland (2006)
EverettForest Whitaker’s brutal portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin won him an Oscar in The Last King of Scotland, an adaptation of the 1998 novel by the same name. The story of Amin’s coup and the subsequent fascist regime is told through the perspective of a fictional Scottish doctor played by James McAvoy.
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16Wild (2004)
EverettIn the film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s moving memoir by the same name, Reese Witherspoon plays the central character. Strayed, who suffers from a series of personal tragedies including drug addiction and the breakdown of her marriage, sets out on a solo journey of self-discovery along the 2,650 miles that make up the Pacific Crest Trail.
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17If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
EverettSet in the early 70s circa Harlem, a Black couple, who have been friends since childhood, dream of a future together. But their plans go awry when he is arrested for and convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. If Beale Street Could Talk is based on the 1974 novel by American writer James Baldwin.
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18All the President’s Men (1976)
EverettThe investigatory prowess of journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward helped bring down the presidency of Richard Nixon, in the infamous bugging scandal known as Watergate. Their 1974 book All The President’s Men chronicled their investigation and was adapted to film in 1976 starring Robert Redford as Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein. It’s a classic piece of American cinema.
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19Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
EverettThanks to the director Danny Boyle who introduced our internet boyfriend Dev Patel to the global stage. In this tale based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, Jamal (Patel) is a contestant on India’s equivalent of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. He answers every question correctly, winning 20 million rupees, but is suspected of cheating and detained by police. The film recounts Jamal’s story in a series of flashbacks.
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20Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
EverettA loose adaptation of the 1986 novel by Diana Wynne Jones, this is one of anime production Studio Ghibli’s standout, and most financially successful, films. A young woman, Sophie, is turned into a haggard old woman by a witch who curses her. Sophie befriends a wizard named Howl, whose mission becomes to restore Sophie to her former youthfulness. Director Hayao Miyazaki was heavily influenced by his disdain for the US’s invasion of Iraq, so Howl’s Moving Castle contains many anti-war messages.
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