Plot summary :
Three Colors: Blue is the first part of Kieslowski’s trilogy on France’s national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Blue is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed European composer and her young daughter in a car accident. The film’s theme of liberty is manifested in Julie’s attempt to start life anew free of personal commitments, belongings grief and love. She intends to spiritually commit suicide by withdrawing from the world and live completely independently, anonymously and in solitude in the Parisian metropolis. Despite her intentions, people from her former and present life intrude with their own needs. However, the reality created by the people who need and care about her, a surprising discovery and the music around which the film revolves heals Julie and irresistably draws her back to the land of the living…

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User rating: 7.8/10
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Awards: Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 7 nominations

Cast overview :
Juliette Binoche … Julie Vignon (de Courcy)
Benoit Regent … Olivier
Florence Pernel … Sandrine
Charlotte Very … Lucille
Helene Vincent … La journaliste

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108394/

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Popularity: 20% [?]

Plot summary :
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life…

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User rating: 8.0/10
Director: Rob Reiner
Awards: …

Cast overview :
Jack Nicholson … Edward Cole
Morgan Freeman … Carter Chambers
Sean Hayes … Thomas
Beverly Todd … Virginia Chambers
Rob Morrow … Dr. Hollins

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825232/

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Popularity: 54% [?]

Plot summary :
King Of California stars Michael Douglas as a fresh-out-of-the-mental institution father, and Evan Rachel Wood as his emancipated teenage daughter, as they venture together on a quest for an ancient Spanish treasure buried beneath their local Costco in this in this darkly funny, exciting and surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and the American dream…

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User rating: 7.1/10
Director: Mike Cahill
Awards: …

Cast overview :
Michael Douglas … Charlie
Evan Rachel Wood … Miranda
Willis Burks II … Pepper
Laura Kachergus … Rita
Paul Lieber … Doug

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388182/

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Popularity: 25% [?]