J. K. Simmons
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Tale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
3) Extract
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Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
4) Rock Dog
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When a young mastiff, Bodi, discovers a radio, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock ‘n’ roll star!
6) I'm Not Here
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A man named Steve (played by J.K. Simmons and Sebastian Stan) struggles with the tragic memories of his past as he tries to make sense of the present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is. Nominated for Best Directorial Debut at **Camerimage**. *"J.K. Simmons does not speak a word in I'm Not Here,but his performance is eloquent, anguished, and moving." - Nell Minow, **RogerEbert.com***
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On one of the coldest nights in Minnesota history, the difference between life and death is literally the blink of an eye for Phil Broker, until recently St. Paul's most successful undercover cop. That blink will convey the urgent warning of a comatose man who knows the dark truth binding Broker to a remarkable cast of characters — a weary anesthesiologist, a brilliant surgeon, a wealthy novelist, his exwife (a reformed exotic dancer), and
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A Short Walk Home is a heartfelt and inspirational memoir of a father raising and ultimately losing a child to the neurological disorder adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Exploring the full extent to which a disease like ALD can shape and affect a life, as both David Cry and his family try to come to grips with the inevitable conclusion to their struggles, A Short Walk Home captures the helplessness and anger that every parent feels at being...
11) Ride the Eagle
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When Leif's estranged mother Honey dies, she leaves him a "conditional inheritance." Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate and sometimes dubious to-do list. Leif and Nora, his canine BFF, step into Honey's wild world as she tries to make amends from beyond the grave in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy.
13) Break Point
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Two estranged brothers (Jeremy Sisto and David Walton) reunite to make an improbable run at a grand slam tennis tournament. The comedy also stars J.K. Simmons, Amy Smart, Joshua Rush and Adam Devine.
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Republished fifty years later to coincide with the release of the Academy Award–nominated film of the same title written and directed by Aaron Sorkin with an all-star cast, this is the classic account of perhaps the most infamous, and definitely the most entertaining, trial in recent American history.
In the fall of 1969 eight prominent anti-Vietnam War activists were put on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic...
In the fall of 1969 eight prominent anti-Vietnam War activists were put on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic...