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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical dark comedy crime film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir. It loosely recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, leading to his downfall. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort; Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff; Margot Robbie as his second wife, Naomi Lapaglia; Matthew McConaughey as his mentor and former boss Mark Hanna; and Kyle Chandler as FBI special agent Patrick Denham portraying Gregory Coleman. It is DiCaprio's fifth collaboration with Scorsese.

Predator (film)
Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of a paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest, who encounters a deadly Predator, a skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that stalks and hunts his team down. The film also features Elpidia Carrillo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Shane Black.

Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 film directed by Peyton Reed

The Last Emperor
1987 film by Bernardo Bertolucci

Fargo
1996 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen

American Psycho
2000 film directed by Mary Harron

When Harry Met Sally...
When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. Starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, it follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago and share a drive to New York City through twelve years of chance encounters in New York, and addresses the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?"

Bumblebee
2018 film by Travis Knight

Precious
2009 film by Lee Daniels

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 film by Cristian Mungiu

Lion
2016 film directed by Garth Davis

The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996 film directed by Miloš Forman

Five Nights at Freddy's (film)
Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2023 American supernatural horror film based on the video game series of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. It was directed by Emma Tammi and written by Cawthon, Tammi and Seth Cuddeback. The film stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard who starts a job at a condemned pizzeria where he discovers that its animatronic mascots are possessed by the spirits of murdered children who were abducted by a serial killer decades prior. It additionally features Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard in supporting roles.

The Accused
1988 film by Jonathan Kaplan

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 film by Wes Craven, Chuck Russell

Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical sports thriller film, produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. Its plot is loosely based on multimillionaire Du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of Olympic gold medalist brothers Mark and Dave Schultz, to help coach American wrestlers, and du Pont's murder of Dave in 1996.

13 Going on 30
2004 film directed by Gary Winick

Masters of the Universe
1987 film directed by Gary Goddard

Cool Runnings
1993 film directed by Jon Turteltaub

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 film directed by Sidney J. Furie

Straight Outta Compton
2015 film directed by F. Gary Gray

The Family Man
2000 film by Brett Ratner

Adventureland
2009 film directed by Greg Mottola

Blow
2001 film directed by Ted Demme

One True Thing
1998 film by Carl Franklin
Song of the Sea
2014 animated film directed by Tomm Moore

Broadcast News
1987 film by James L. Brooks

Rock of Ages
2012 film directed by Adam Shankman

The Pope's Exorcist
2023 film directed by Julius Avery

Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988 film directed by Aaron Norris

Anna
2019 film directed by Luc Besson

Bull Durham
1988 film directed by Ron Shelton

The Haunting in Connecticut
2009 film by Peter Cornwell

Eddie the Eagle
2016 film directed by Dexter Fletcher

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997 film by David Mirkin

Labor Day
2013 film by Jason Reitman

The Seventh Continent
1989 film by Michael Haneke

Maximum Overdrive
1986 film by Stephen King

Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994 film by Andy Morahan

White Boy Rick
2018 film directed by Yann Demange

McFarland, USA
2015 film directed by Niki Caro

Love and Mercy
2014 film directed by Bill Pohlad

The Front Runner
2018 film directed by Jason Reitman

Running on Empty
1988 film by Sidney Lumet

Who's Nailin' Paylin?
2008 film by Jerome Tanner

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022 film directed by Kasi Lemmons

A Kiss Before Dying
1991 film by James Dearden

Chances Are
1989 film by Emile Ardolino

Lean on Me
1989 film by John G. Avildsen

Chasing Mavericks
2012 film by Curtis Hanson, Michael Apted

Vikram
2022 Tamil film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj
Citizen X
1995 television film directed by Chris Gerolmo

Totally Killer
2023 film directed by Nahnatchka Khan

Short Circuit 2
1988 film by Kenneth Johnson

Blinded by the Light
film directed by Gurinder Chadha

Safe
1995 film by Todd Haynes

Carla's Song
1996 film by Ken Loach

Ten Thousand Saints
2015 film by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Rouge
1988 film by Stanley Kwan

Passport
1990 film by Georgiy Daneliya