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The Tillman Story (2010)
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Amir Bar-Lev actor: Pat Tillman / Richard Tillman
other title: 橄榄球星之死 / 蒂尔曼的故事 …
Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career to join the Army Rangers in 2002—and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. But the truth about Pat Tillman is far more complex, and ultimately more heroic, than the caricature created by the media. And when the government tried to turn his death into war propaganda, they took on the wrong family. From her home in the Santa Cruz mountains, Pat’s mother, Dannie Tillman, led the family’s crusade to reveal the truth beneath the mythology of their son’s life and death. Featuring candid and revelatory interviews with Pat's fellow soldiers as well as his family, Amir Bar-Lev’s emotional and insightful film not only shines a light on the shady aftermath of Pat’s death and calls to task the entire chain of command but also examines themes as timeless as the notion of heroism itself.

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Hell on Earth: the Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017)
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塞巴斯蒂安·荣格尔 / Nick Quested actor: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad / Amr Al-Azm …
other title: 地狱之地:叙利亚的衰落与ISIS的崛起
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
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★ 8.2 5 ratings
弗兰克·马歇尔 actor: 巴里·吉布 / 莫里斯·吉布 …
other title: 比吉斯:如何修复受伤心灵 / 비지스 : 상처 받은 마음을 치유하는 방법 …
The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.

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海盗风云 (2013)
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other title: Stolen Seas
本片拍摄历时长达三年,深入当今世界最危险最混乱的国家——索马里,详细讲述丹麦未来号货输从被海盗劫持,展开谈判到交付赎金这长达70天的漫长历程,从而揭开索马里海盗横行海上并成行成市的神秘面纱......

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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)
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Douglas Tirola actor: 贾德·阿帕图 / 切维·切斯 …
other title: 喝得酩酊大醉的辉煌死:国家讽刺的故事 / 드렁크 스톤드 브릴리언트 데드 : 더 스토리 오브 더 내셔널 램푼 …
Featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.

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The Summit (2013)
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other title: K2之巅 / 써밋 …
On August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Forty-eight hours later, eleven had been killed or had vanished, making it the worst K2 climbing disaster in history. At the heart of The Summit lies a mystery about one extraordinary man, Ger McDonnell. By all accounts, he was faced with a heart-breaking dilemma-- at the very limit of his mortal resources, he encountered a disastrous scene and a moral dilemma: three climbers tangled up in ropes and running out of time. In the death zone, above 8,000 metres, the body is literally dying with each passing second. Morality is skewed 180 degrees from the rest of life. When a climber falls or wanders off the trail, the unwritten code of the mountain is to leave them for dead. Had Ger McDonnell stuck to the climbers' code, he might still be alive.

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The Lost Leonardo (2021)
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★ 7.8 13 ratings
安德烈亚斯·科福特 actor: Jerry Saltz / Martin Kemp …
other title: 더 로스트 레오나르도 / « Salvator Mundi » ou la folle ascension d’un tableau …
London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.

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1 (2013)
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other title: 极速一生 / 急速人生 …
Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.

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The Game Changers (2018)
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★ 7.7 15 ratings
other title: 素食者联盟 / 茹素的力量(台) …
From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.

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Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
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★ 8.9 15 ratings
杰森·弗格森 actor: 弗格森爵士 / 杰森·弗格森 …
other title: 弗格森爵士:永不屈服 / 알렉스 퍼거슨: 좌절은 없다 …
A look at the life and legend of Sir Alex Ferguson, from his working-class roots in Glasgow through to his career as one of the greatest football managers of all time. While recovering from a traumatic brain haemorrhage in 2018, Sir Alex intimately recounts vivid details of his life and career to his son, including his legendary 26-year tenure as manager of Manchester United.

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Sound City (2013)
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★ 6.9 7 ratings
戴夫·格罗 actor: Vinny Appice / Joe Barresi …
other title: 声音城市 / 사운드 시티 …
The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

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Fantastic Fungi (2019)
Fantastic Fungi
★ 6.8 25 ratings
Louie Schwartzberg actor: 布丽·拉尔森 / 托尼·赫德 …
other title: Funghi fantastici / Fantastiske svampe …
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.

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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
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★ 8.9 39 ratings
朗·霍华德 actor: The Beatles / 保罗·麦卡特尼 …
other title: 一周八天:披头士的巡演时代 / 走过披头岁月(港) …
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.

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Fed Up (2014)
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★ 8.2 8 ratings
other title: 甜蜜的负担 / 惡食工廠(台) …
Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history.

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Pavarotti (2019)
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★ 7.9 11 ratings
朗·霍华德 actor: 卢奇亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂 / 何塞·卡雷拉斯 …
other title: 帕瓦罗蒂 / 帕华洛帝:世纪男高音(台) …
在世界著名男高音鲁契亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂逝世十周年之际,一部官方授权纪录片宣布立项,由好莱坞著名导演朗·霍华德执导。帕瓦罗蒂1935年出生,2007年因癌症去世,这部未命名纪录片的拍摄将会得到包括帕瓦罗蒂遗产委员会、环球音乐以及Decca唱片等相关部门的全力支持与合作。该片还未确定上映时间。 作为好莱坞大导演,人物传记片是朗·霍华德最擅长的类型片之一。

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Icarus (2017)
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★ 8.4 124 ratings
other title: 伊卡洛斯 / 이카로스 …
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.