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Hereafter (2010) PG-13
Clint Eastwood directs this supernatural thriller about three very
different people and their responses to death, including a hesitant
American psychic named George (Matt Damon) who may be able to help the
others find answers and peace. Marie (Cécile De France) is a French
journalist caught up in the aftereffects of the devastating 2004
tsunami, while in London, young Marcus (Frankie and George McLaren)
seeks to contact his deceased twin brother
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Charlie St. Cloud (2010) PG-13
Ben Sherwood's intriguing novel is the basis of this ghost story
about Charlie (Zac Efron), who is devoted to his brother, Sam, even
after Sam's death. As the caretaker of the cemetery where Sam is buried,
Charlie has lots of time to commune with the dead. Sam visits frequently
to hang out with Charlie, but when Charlie meets a mysterious young
woman (Amanda Crew), he must decide whether to move forward or remain
trapped in the past.

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Ghost Town (2008) PG-13
British funnyman Ricky Gervais ("The Office," "Extras") stars in his
first feature film lead as Bertram Pincus, a hapless gent who's
pronounced dead, only to be brought back to life with an unexpected
gift: a newfound ability to see ghosts. When Bertram crosses paths with
the recently departed Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), he gets pulled into
Frank's desperate bid to break up his widowed wife's (Téa Leoni) pending
marriage to another man.

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The Lovely Bones (2009) PG-13
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered, she
watches from above as her family deals with her tragic death -- and as
her killer prepares to strike again. Torn between vengeance and healing,
Susie's loved ones are forever changed. Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz
star in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's riveting,
best-selling novel; Susan Sarandon and Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci
co-star.

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Enter the Void (2009) NR
When Oscar (Nathaniel Brown), a foreign drug dealer living in Tokyo
with his stripper sister, Linda (Paz de la Huerta), is fatally shot in a
police raid, his spirit leaves his body in a hallucinatory odyssey that
merges his past, present and future into a chaotic whole. This riveting
third film from provocative French auteur Gaspar Noe screened in
competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Cyril Roy co-stars.

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The Invisible (2007) PG-13
After high schooler Nick is brutally attacked and left for dead, he
regains consciousness and then discovers that he's invisible to everyone
-- except for a troubled young girl running from the authorities.

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Stay (2005) R
This racy thriller from director Marc Forster bends reality about
five different ways when a psychologist's (Ewan McGregor) suicidal
client (Ryan Gosling) starts making bizarre predictions that, to
everyone's mounting consternation, begin to come true. Now, the shrink
must race against the clock to save everything he loves before it
disappears forever. Naomi Watts, Bob Hoskins and Janeane Garofalo
co-star.

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Five People you Meet in Heaven (2004) NR
Based on best-selling author Mitch Albom's book, this moving TV drama
centers on Eddie (Steven Grayhm and Jon Voight), who dies at the age of
83, uncertain that he was able to save a girl from a horrible accident
and doubting that his life had any significance. In heaven, Eddie meets
five souls who, through flashbacks, show him how he affected the lives
of others in amazing ways. Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels and Michael
Imperioli also star.

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The Dust Factory (2004) PG
A teenager (Ryan Kelley) who's been mute since witnessing his
father's tragic death falls from a bridge into the titular fantasy
world, where he meets his mysterious grandfather (Armin Mueller-Stahl)
and a beautiful, mercurial girl (Hayden Panettiere). There, the boy must
confront his fears of mortality. A wonderful contemplation on death,
loss and grief, this touching film posits that, despite the unavoidable
pain, life is worth living.

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The "I" Inside (2003) R
A serious accident lands Simon (Ryan Phillippe) in a hospital bed
with no recollection of what put him there. His memory of the past two
years is wiped out, even though some epic events have occurred during
that span. His brother Peter (Robert Sean Leonard) was killed, and
Simon's now married to Anna (Piper Perabo), whom he doesn't remember
ever meeting. He also has bizarre dreams about a woman (Sarah Polley) he
loved before his accident.
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My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2003) NR
When her wealthy husband dies on their honeymoon, May (Sammi Cheng)
inherits his fortune. Far from being a grieving widow, she spends her
days watching television, without a care in the world -- until a car
accident nearly kills her. Just as May's about to meet her maker, a
ghost named Ken (Ching Wan Lau) pushes her back from the brink of death.
And after an operation, May discovers that she can see ghosts with her
left eye.
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Dragonfly (2002) PG-13
After his wife is killed while performing relief work in Central
America, a doctor's patients begin delivering messages from her from the
afterlife. On a quest to determine what his lost soul mate wants, the
doctor is forced to accept the impossible.
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The Cuckoo (2001) PG-13
A few days before Finland pulls out of World War II, Veiko, a Finnish
sniper, is denounced by his comrades for a being a pacifist and a
reluctant fighter. As punishment, the young man is shackled to a rock
and forced to wear a German uniform. Knowing full well that Russian
soldiers have orders to shoot Germans on sight, Veiko escapes and forms
an unlikely bond with a woman farmer (and other refugees) who's just
trying to stay alive.
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Donnie Darko (2001) R
Writer-director Richard Kelly's trippy, mind-bending feature debut stars
Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant
sleepwalking, family drama and visions of a menacing 6-foot-tall,
doomsday-prophesying rabbit. Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary
McDonnell, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle also star in this
dark and intriguing psychological fantasy that swiftly earned a cult
following.

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