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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

    Primer

    Primer

    Four friends and fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.

    Sci-fi shorts of John Harden: La Vie D'Un Chien, The Story of Sputnik, and New

    Sci-fi shorts of John Harden: La Vie D'Un Chien, The Story of Sputnik, and New

    Three shorts by John Harden—some humorous, some heartbreaking—use science to explore the possibilities and problems that may await our species in the near-to-distant future.

    Kinsey

    Kinsey

    A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.

    The Blue Butterfly

    The Blue Butterfly

    An entomologist travels with a woman and her terminally ill son to the jungles of Central America to find a butterfly.

    I Heart Huckabees

    I Heart Huckabees

    A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

      Mean Creek

      Mean Creek

      When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek vengeance.

      Shaun of the Dead

      Shaun of the Dead

      A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living.

      Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

      Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

      A cyborg detective investigates the case of a female robot who slaughtered her owner.

        The Day After Tomorrow

        The Day After Tomorrow

        Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek across America to reach his son, trapped in the crosshairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

        Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

        Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

        When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.

        Big Fish

        Big Fish

        A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life.

        Elf

        Elf

        Raised as an over-sized elf, a human travels from the North Pole to NYC to meet his biological father who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

          Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

          Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

          During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

            Madness and Genius

            Madness and Genius

            Despite his near-photographic memory, Jordan is failing college, so he decides to steal the ideas of his professor, a brilliant thinker turned recluse with a dark past. 

            School of Rock

            School of Rock

            After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.

              Winged Migration

              Winged Migration

              A documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of several years on all seven continents.

              Whale Rider

              Whale Rider

              A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

              Seabiscuit

              Seabiscuit

              The true story of an undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

              28 Days Later

              28 Days Later

              Animal rights activists free a group of infected chimpanzees to horrifying results in this speculative sci-fi horror effort from director Danny Boyle.

              Finding Nemo

              Finding Nemo

              After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

                Spirited Away

                Spirited Away

                During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, a world where humans are changed into beasts.

                  Adaptation

                  Adaptation

                  A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean for the screen.