1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
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★ 8.4 534 ratings
克日什托夫·基耶斯洛夫斯基 actor: 伊莲娜·雅各布 / 哈丽娜·格雷格拉谢夫斯卡 …
other title: 베로니카의 이중 생활 / ふたりのベロニカ …
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
★ 9.0 881 ratings
斯坦利·库布里克 actor: 彼得·塞勒斯 / 乔治·C·斯科特 …
other title: 奇爱博士 / 密码114(港) …
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.

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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
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★ 6.5 15 ratings
other title: 迷幻牛郎 / 追阳光的少年 …
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.

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Entranced Earth (1967)
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★ 7.7 6 ratings
格劳贝尔·罗恰 actor: 扎德尔·弗赫 / Paulo Autran …
other title: 고뇌하는 땅 / 狂乱の大地 …
Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.

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The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man
★ 8.3 273 ratings
other title: 象人 / Elephant Man …
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
★ 8.2 706 ratings
other title: 星球大战5:帝国反击战 / 星球大战第五集:帝国反击战 …
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

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The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist
★ 7.6 364 ratings
威廉·弗莱德金 actor: 艾伦·伯斯汀 / 马克斯·冯·叙多夫 …
other title: 驱魔人 / 大法师(台) …
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
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