Atlantic City 1980  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Angus MacInnes, Moses Znaimer, Sean Sullivan, Harvey Atkin, Norma Dell'Agnese, Louis Del Grande
Struggling, Atlantic City casino worker Sally (Susan Sarandon) becomes a partner with aging gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) in a plot to make some easy money through the selling of drugs. Big problems arise when her estranged husband (Robert Joy) is killed, and the Mafia targets Sally. Lou steps in and saves Sally and, at the same time, proves to himself that he still has gangster skills. The film was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Actor (Lancaster), Actress (Sarandon), and Director.
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Lost and Found 1979  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank
Cast: George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Maureen Stapleton, Hollis McLaren, John Cunningham, Paul Sorvino, Ken Pogue, John Candy, Martin Short
Adam (George Segal) is a university professor and widower who romances and marries divorcee Tricia (Glenda Jackson), BUT their ensuing marriage cannot be described as "happily ever after."
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Marion Bridge 2002 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Cast: Molly Parker, Stacy Smith, Marguerite McNeil, Ellen Page, Hollis McLaren, Emmy Alcorn, Joseph Rutten, Nicola Lipman, Jackie Torrens, Kevin Curran, Linda Busby, Rebecca Jenkins
When Agnes (Molly Parker) returns to Nova Scotia to help care for her dying mother (Marguerite McNeill), she also must confront her two sisters (Stacy Smith and Rebecca Jenkins) from whom she has been estranged. As family members begin to deal with each other, long-hidden secrets are revealed.
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Outrageous! 1977 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benner
Cast: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle, Helen Shaver, Michael Ironside, David McIlwraith, Gerry Salsberg, Helen Hughes, Maxine Miller
Female impersonator Robin Turner (Craig Russell) and schizophrenic Liza Connor (Hollis McLaren) form an unlikely relationship in this offbeat comedy/drama.
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| 1. Atlantic City (1980)
2. Lost and Found (1979)
3. Marion Bridge (2002)
4. Outrageous! (1977)
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