86th Oscars: A Diverse Array of Films from Room to The Grandmaster

Room on the Broom

2012 • 25 min

Family, Animation

This animated film adapts the beloved children's book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. It tells the story of a kind witch who invites an unusual group of animals for a ride on her broom, much to her cat’s dismay.…

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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

2013 • 92 min • Budget $15M • Box office $151M

Comedy

Eighty-six-year-old Irving Zisman embarks on a cross-country trip with his eight-year-old grandson, Billy.

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Despicable Me 2

2013 • 98 min • Budget $76M • Box office $970M

Animation, Comedy, Family

Gru is asked by the Anti-Villain League to assist in stopping a formidable new supervillain.

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Saving Mr. Banks

2013 • 126 min • Budget $35M • Box office $112M

Comedy, Drama, History

P.L. Travers reflects on her upbringing as she meets with Walt Disney, who is determined to turn her Mary Poppins stories into a film.

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Her

2013 • 126 min • Budget $23M • Box office $47M

Romance, Science Fiction, Drama

In the near future, Theodore, a solitary writer, buys a new operating system made to fulfill any desire. He's surprised when he develops a romantic connection with it. This unusual love story combines science fiction and romance in a gentle…

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Cutie and the Boxer

2013 • 81 min

Documentary

This honest New York story follows the turbulent 40-year marriage of Ushio Shinohara, a renowned boxing painter, and his wife, Noriko. Seeking independence from her husband's controlling presence, Noriko begins to discover who she is as an individual.

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Dirty Wars

2013 • 87 min

Documentary, Drama, Crime

Journalist Jeremy Scahill begins investigating the secret expansion of American covert wars. His reporting reveals the US government's response to international terrorism appears to disregard established laws.

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The Act of Killing

2012 • 117 min • Budget $1M • Box office $722K

Documentary, History

This disturbing documentary features former Indonesian death squad leaders performing dramatizations of their past mass killings, using different film styles. The reenactments create a confusing mix of reality and fiction, revealing the lasting effects of Indonesia's 1965-66 anti-communist violence and…

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20 Feet from Stardom

2013 • 89 min • Budget $1M • Box office $5M

Documentary, Music

The backup singers of the music industry exist in the shadows of fame. They provide the harmonies for the biggest names in pop, but their lives have remained hidden. This film reveals the untold stories of these singers and the…

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Inside Llewyn Davis

2013 • 105 min • Budget $11M • Box office $32M

Drama, Music

In early 1960s Greenwich Village, Llewyn Davis, a talented but troubled folk musician, faces difficulties with finances, his personal life, and his prospects for the future.

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Prisoners

2013 • 153 min • Budget $46M • Box office $122M

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Keller Dover confronts a parent's greatest fear when his six-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend Joy disappear. As time runs out, fear intensifies. The only clue is an old RV that was recently parked on their street.

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The Book Thief

2013 • 131 min • Budget $19M • Box office $76M

Drama

During World War II in Germany, young Liesel discovers comfort in stealing books and sharing them with those around her. Hidden beneath the stairs of her family's home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her new parents.

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That Wasn't Me

2012 • 20 min

*Aquél no Era Yo [That Wasn't Me]* is a 2012 Spanish short film directed by Esteban Crespo. It follows Paul and Kaney, two seemingly disparate characters – an African child and a Spanish woman – whose lives become irrevocably linked…

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The Square

2013 • 88 min

Documentary, Drama, History

*The Square* examines the daily struggles of Egyptians striving to establish a new democracy. The film centers on Cairo's Tahrir Square, following several young activists who believe the fight for democracy truly began after Hosni Mubarak's ouster. Driven by their…

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8.0

The Grandmaster

2013 • 130 min • Budget $38M • Box office $64M

Action, Drama, History

Ip Man’s quiet life in Foshan is disrupted when Gong Yutian searches for a suitable heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man encounters Gong Er, who challenges him to restore her family's reputation. Following the Second Sino-Japanese War,…

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Feral

2012 • 13 min

Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A hunter discovers a feral boy living in the woods and takes him back to society. The boy struggles to adjust to his unfamiliar surroundings, relying on the survival skills that once protected him in the wilderness.

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 • 161 min • Budget $250M • Box office $958M

Fantasy, Adventure, Action

Having safely navigated the Misty Mountains, Bilbo, Gandalf, and the Dwarves now press onward. Bilbo has acquired the One Ring, and their quest continues: to reclaim their treasure from the dragon Smaug.

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Get a Horse!

2013 • 6 min

Animation, Family, Comedy

Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow enjoy a musical wagon ride together, but their fun is interrupted when Peg-Leg Pete attempts to force them off the road.

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Blue Jasmine

2013 • 99 min • Budget $18M • Box office $99M

Drama

Following a difficult event, Jasmine French, a wealthy New Yorker, relocates to San Francisco to live with her foster sister, Ginger, hoping for a fresh start. However, she is plagued by anxiety and memories of her past.

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Just Before Losing Everything

2013 • 29 min

Family, Drama

Ten-year-old Julien fakes going to school, instead hiding under a bridge with his backpack of clothes. Miles away, fifteen-year-old Joséphine does the same, waiting for the bus.

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Alone Yet Not Alone

2013 • 102 min

In 1700s America, a family immigrates from Germany, seeking refuge from religious persecution. They face the challenges of building a life on new land as British and French forces compete for control. Despite the hard work, they find joy in…

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Helium

2014 • 23 min

Drama, Family

Young Alfred, who is seriously ill, finds solace in the fantastical stories of Helium, a magical world, shared by Enzo, the hospital's unconventional janitor. Through these tales, Alfred rediscovers joy and peace, creating a refuge from his difficult reality.

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Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

2012 • 7 min

This comedy follows a family's chaotic morning as a mother struggles to manage everything on her own.

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Mr Hublot

2013 • 11 min • Budget $295K

Animation

Mr. Hublot is a reclusive, peculiar man with obsessive-compulsive disorder, who avoids change and the outside world. The arrival of Robot Pet disrupts his life, forcing him to share his home with this highly intrusive companion.

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The Wind Rises

2013 • 126 min • Budget $30M • Box office $117M

Drama, Animation, Romance

Driven by a lifelong passion for flying, Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi built a distinguished career, most notably designing the A-6M fighter plane used during World War II.

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The Croods

2013 • 99 min • Budget $135M • Box office $587M

Animation, Adventure, Family

The Croods, a family of prehistoric humans, face a perilous time. Grug, Ugga, their daughter Eep, son Thunk, and Gran spend their days hunting for food and nights sheltering in a cave. The arrival of a more advanced caveman named…

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Captain Phillips

2013 • 134 min • Budget $55M • Box office $218M

Action, Drama, Thriller

This is the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates – the first American cargo ship seized in two centuries.

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Ernest & Celestine

2012 • 80 min • Budget $12M • Box office $8M

Animation, Family, Adventure

Celestine, a small mouse, wants nothing to do with a career in dentistry. Ernest, a large bear, yearns for a creative outlet. Their paths cross, and despite their inherent differences, Celestine and Ernest find common ground, embarking on a life…

7.8

The Invisible Woman

2013 • 111 min • Box office $3M

Drama, History, Romance

In 1857, renowned novelist and social critic Charles Dickens develops a deep affection for teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. She becomes his primary inspiration, but their relationship demands a life of hiddenness and sacrifice for both of them.

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Cavedigger

2013 • 39 min

Ra Paulette carves elaborate, cathedral-like art caves into the sandstone cliffs of Northern New Mexico. Each cave is a years-long masterpiece. However, recent disagreements with patrons have led to the cancellation of most of his commissioned work. Frustrated, Ra has…

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The Missing Picture

2013 • 95 min • Box office $76K

Documentary

Rithy Panh employs clay figures, historical footage, and his own voice to depict the horrors inflicted upon Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979.

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The Lone Ranger

2013 • 149 min • Budget $215M • Box office $260M

Action, Adventure, Western

Texas Rangers pursue a gang of outlaws headed by Butch Cavendish. Ambushed, the Rangers are presumed dead. A lone survivor is found and nursed back to health by an American Indian named Tonto. The Ranger, now masked and riding a…

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Facing Fear

2013 • 23 min

Twenty-five years after a hate crime irrevocably changed their lives, a former neo-Nazi and the gay man he attacked cross paths. They begin a journey toward forgiveness, forcing them both to confront their past beliefs and anxieties. This unexpected process…

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Iron Man 3

2013 • 130 min • Budget $200M • Box office $1B

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

When Tony Stark's life is shattered by a powerful terrorist known as the Mandarin, he embarks on a journey of rebuilding his life and seeking revenge.

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Karama Has No Walls

2012 • 26 min

"Karama Has No Walls" depicts the 2011 Yemeni uprising, contrasting the revolution's spirit with the severe human rights abuses of March 18th, 2011. The events of Friday, March 18th – when government snipers killed 53 protestors – became a pivotal…

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Star Trek Into Darkness

2013 • 132 min • Budget $190M • Box office $467M

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Enterprise crew returns to find their organization has been destroyed by a powerful enemy. The attack has plunged the world into crisis. Captain Kirk leads a mission to a war-torn planet to stop a dangerous individual. As they fight…

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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

2013 • 39 min

This is the story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague. At the time of her death, she was the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. She shares her thoughts on the significance of music and laughter, and offers insights…

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Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

2014 • 40 min

This film follows the final months of a prisoner with a terminal illness and the hospice volunteers who care for him. The volunteers, themselves facing personal struggles, work within the confines of one of America's oldest maximum-security prisons.

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Frozen

2013 • 102 min • Budget $150M • Box office $1B

Animation, Family, Adventure

Princess Anna of Arendelle hopes to find love when her sister Elsa is crowned queen. However, her search for romance leads her on a perilous journey to break the eternal winter that has gripped the kingdom. She travels with Kristoff,…

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Nebraska

2013 • 115 min • Budget $12M • Box office $27M

Drama, Adventure

A father, struggling with alcoholism and old age, travels with his estranged son from Montana to Nebraska. Their shared goal: to collect a sweepstakes prize the father is convinced he won – a prize worth a million dollars.

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013 • 141 min • Budget $35M • Box office $27M

Drama, History

This film chronicles Nelson Mandela's life, starting with his childhood in a rural village and following him to his inauguration as South Africa's first democratically elected president.

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Omar

2013 • 96 min

Thriller, Drama, Romance

This moving drama follows four people whose lives intertwine during a desperate fight for freedom amidst political unrest. The story centers on three childhood friends and a young woman, who begin with shared joy but are eventually separated by their…

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The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 • 180 min • Budget $100M • Box office $407M

Crime, Drama, Comedy

A New York stockbroker becomes a key witness in a major securities fraud case, exposing widespread corruption within Wall Street, corporate banking, and organized crime. Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort.

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Gravity

2013 • 91 min • Budget $105M • Box office $723M

Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama

Medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone accompanies veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski on what's supposed to be his final Shuttle mission. During a routine spacewalk, disaster occurs when the Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski adrift in space, tethered only to…

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Possessions

2014 • 14 min

Seeking refuge from a storm, a man finds himself trapped inside a house where the furniture and belongings have gained sentience. He discovers that he can only escape by repairing these animated objects.

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August: Osage County

2013 • 121 min • Budget $25M • Box office $74M

Comedy, Drama

This film explores the lives of the determined daughters of the Weston family. Their lives have taken them in different directions, but a family emergency forces them to return to their childhood home in the Midwest and confront their complicated…

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Philomena

2013 • 98 min • Budget $12M • Box office $100M

Drama

A woman embarks on a search for her son, who was separated from her as a child when she was compelled to enter a convent.

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The Great Gatsby

2013 • 143 min • Budget $105M • Box office $351M

Drama, Romance

This film adapts F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, set on Long Island. Midwesterner Nick Carraway is drawn into the opulent life of his wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby. But as Nick becomes immersed in Gatsby's world, he begins to see the flaws…

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12 Years a Slave

2013 • 134 min • Budget $20M • Box office $187M

Drama, History

In the United States before the Civil War, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York, is kidnapped and forced into slavery. He endures cruelty and kindness while fighting to survive and maintain his self-respect. During his twelfth year…

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All Is Lost

2013 • 106 min • Budget $9M • Box office $6M

Action, Adventure, Drama

While sailing alone in the Indian Ocean, an experienced sailor discovers his ship is leaking after hitting a container. His radio and navigation are broken, and he unknowingly sails into a severe storm, narrowly surviving. He hopes ocean currents will…

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Manakamana

2013 • 118 min

This documentary follows a group of pilgrims on a journey to Nepal, where they travel to the revered Manakamana temple for worship.

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The Great Beauty

2013 • 142 min • Budget $9M • Box office $24M

Drama

For years, Jep Gambardella has navigated Rome's glamorous social scene. However, after his 65th birthday and a surprising event from his past, Jep begins to see beyond the city's glittering parties and nightclubs. He discovers a deeper, timeless beauty in…

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Dallas Buyers Club

2013 • 117 min • Budget $5M • Box office $55M

Drama, History

This film is loosely inspired by the story of Ron Woodroof, a man known for his risky lifestyle. In 1986, he received an HIV/AIDS diagnosis with a prognosis of only thirty days to live.

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Lone Survivor

2013 • 121 min • Budget $40M • Box office $149M

War, Action, Drama

Four Navy SEALs undertake a secret mission in the Afghan mountains to eliminate a key Taliban leader. The mission forces them to face a difficult moral choice, which then leads them into an ambush by the enemy. Facing overwhelming danger,…

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The Broken Circle Breakdown

2012 • 112 min • Box office $5M

Drama

A couple of musicians struggles to hold onto their relationship and belief in God after the death of their young daughter.

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American Hustle

2013 • 138 min • Budget $40M • Box office $251M

Drama, Crime

A conman and his alluring partner are compelled to collaborate with an eccentric FBI agent. He draws them into a dangerous realm of influential figures in New Jersey and the Mafia.

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The Voorman Problem

2013 • 13 min

Dr. Williams is asked to examine Mr. Voorman, a prisoner who insists he is a god. The doctor must determine if Voorman is feigning madness or genuinely insane – a diagnosis that would send him to an asylum. Before reaching…

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The Hunt

2012 • 116 min • Budget $3M • Box office $18M

Drama

A solitary teacher battles for custody of his son. His life begins to improve with the arrival of love and encouraging news from his son, but this newfound happiness is threatened when a simple untruthderails everything.

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Before Midnight

2013 • 109 min • Budget $3M • Box office $11M

Romance, Drama

Nine years after meeting on a train in Vienna, Jesse and Celine, a French-American couple, now live in Paris with their twin daughters. They spend a summer in Greece at the invitation of a colleague of Jesse's. As the vacation…

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