The Good German 2006  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Cate Blanchett, Beau Bridges, Ravil Isaynov, Leland Orser, Tony Curran, Robin Weigert, Christian Oliver, Jack Thompson, John Roeder, Dave Power
During World War II, foreign correspondent Captain Jake Geismer (George Clooney) arrives in Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference but, instead, finds himself involved in a murder mystery after running into his one-time German lover, Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett).
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Loggerheads 2005  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Kirkman
Cast: Tess Harper, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Kelly, Michael Learned, Kip Pardue, Ann Pierce, Chris Sarandon, Valerie Watkins, Robin Weigert, Joanne Pankow, Michael Harding, Trevor Gagnon
Three stories come together involving adoption, homosexuality, and drug use in three areas of North Carolina during a three year period. Two mothers–adoptive mother Elizabeth (Tess Harper) and birth mother Grace (Bonnie Hunt)–come to terms with their feelings about the son (Kip Pardue) they unknowingly "share."
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Things We Lost in the Fire 2007 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alexis Llewellyn, Micah Berry, John Carroll Lynch, Alison Lohman, Robin Weigert, Omar Benson Miller, Paula Newsome, Sarah Dubrovsky, Maureen Thomas
Audrey's (Halle Berry) husband Steven (David Duchovny) is killed trying to protect a battered woman, and at his wake she turns to Steven's friend Jerry (Benicio Del Toro) who–through flashbacks–reveals that he and Steven were close friends. While Steven was a successful real-estate broker, Jerry is a loser and drug addict. Audrey needs someone to turn to and invites Jerry to move in with her and her children (Alexis Llewellyn and Micah Berry). Jerry bonds with the family, and, despite their differences, Jerry and Audrey develop a mutual dependency on each other.
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| 1. The Good German (2006)
2. Loggerheads (2005)
3. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
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