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Great Movies You Might Have Missed—the 90s and Beyond

DVD/BEFORE*
Before Sunrise
A chance meeting on a train leads to a night to remember in Vienna.

DVD/DARK*
Dark City
In this future noir, a man with no memory is pursued by the police for a series of murders.

DVD/DISH*
The Dish
In 1969, a quirky Australian outback town takes center stage when the Americans walk on the moon.

DVD/FLIRTING*
Flirting with Disaster
A man goes on a search for his birth parents with very humorous results.

DVD/GLEANERS
The Gleaners and I
One man’s trash is another’s treasure.

DVD/GROSSE*
Grosse Pointe Blank
Martin Q. Blank, professional assassin, returns to Michigan for his 10th high school reunion.

DVD/NEXT*
Next Stop Wonderland
There are many men in Boston, but how do you find Mr. Right?

VIDEO/ONCE
Once Were Warriors
A Maori family’s troubled life in urban New Zealand.

DVD/PASSION*
Passion Fish
The friendship between two women in bayou Louisiana.

DVD/RONIN*
Ronin
The mission: steal a briefcase in Paris.

DVD/RUN*
Run Lola Run
What if life offered second and third chances?

VIDEO/SHALL
Shall We Dance?
The secret lives of Japanese ballroom dancers.

DVD/SMOKE*
Smoke Signals
A revealing look at life on the reservation.

DVD/SWEET*
The Sweet Hereafter
Can a small town heal from an unspeakable tragedy?

DVD/SWEET
Sweet Sixteen
A Scottish teenager descends into a life of crime.

DVD/ZERO*
Zero Effect
The adventures of a genius private eye with no social skills.

* Indicates title is also available on video

Prepared by Lora Bruggeman, June 2004
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