Philomena
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Philomena

The emotional impact of Philomena is improved by the performance of Dame Judi Dench who puts on display a full range of characterizations for her real-life counterpart, earning the film a much-deserved spot among the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Husbands and Wives
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Husbands and Wives

Judy Davis’s strong turn as the wildly entertaining Sally only does so much to distract the audience from Woody Allen’s well-written defense of his own troubling life choices, which make this film great, but probably shouldn’t earn it a spot on anyone’s must-watch list.

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Volver
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Volver

Volver is a beautifully cast, well-acted, gorgeously directed triumph of a film about women and their relationships and overcoming abuse through community and family, making it one of Almodóvar’s best and one of the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Hold Back the Dawn
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Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn attains its place of greatness thanks to the well-acted and compelling dramatic love triangle at its heart and its tangential portraits of immigrants that challenged current policy stances and serve as a solid reminder of America’s need for immigrants.

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