Born in 1970,Ethan Hawkehada modest upbringing in Austin, Texas.
During secondary education, he began taking acting classes and had aspirations of being a writer.
Hawke has breathed life into a wide range of charactersno two performances of his are quite the same.

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Reality Bitesisa quaint, slice-of-life picturethat’sequal parts personal, passionate and tentative.
Life often imitates art, and in this case, it was poetry.
It’s far from a one-person show;Sarah Snook’s performance isthe heart and soul of the movie.

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Predestination follows a Temporal Agent tasked with preventing crimes through time travel.
On his final mission, he must capture a elusive criminal mastermind and avert a catastrophic attack.
As he navigates complex timelines, the agent confronts profound questions about identity and fate in his relentless pursuit.

After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims.
Science fictionas a genre has the power toask some truly challenging questionssurrounding life, purpose and the future.
In those respects,Gattacahas a lot to say.
This is character-focused science fictionexecuted with a high degree of nuance and thought-provoking messaging.

In the near future, for better and for worse,Gattacawill be regarded as particularly timely.
It’s a story of life itself and all the beauty that comes along with it.
Few filmmaking efforts in cinema history are as fascinating and audacious asBoyhood.

Besides Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, and Lorelei Linklater also star.
A downward spiral leads to Toller finding meaning in radical environmentalism as he searches for redemption.
detectiveAlonzo Harris (Denzel Washington).

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While undeniably experienced, Harris' methods are unorthodox, and his practices often call his morals into question.
This will become all too apparent to Hoyt after a shady dealing goes horribly wrong.
No matter their place in time or position on the globe, their bond is equally boundless and challenging.

Every element of this trilogy feels organic, exciting and unmistakably Linklater.
There’s no sap or synthetic charm to be found here, onlyraw emotion captured with complete earnestness.
Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

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When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother’s wife barreling towards a shattering climax.



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Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.



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Predestination follows a Temporal Agent tasked with preventing crimes through time travel. On his final mission, he must capture a elusive criminal mastermind and avert a catastrophic attack. As he navigates complex timelines, the agent confronts profound questions about identity and fate in his relentless pursuit.


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Directed by Richard Linklater, Boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason Evans Jr., a young man from Texas whose coming-of-age during the mid-2000s is the main focus of the film. Linklater shot the film over the course of 12 years, chronicling Mason’s childhood in time with the growth of his actor, Ellar Coltrane. Besides Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, and Lorelei Linklater also star.



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In a narrative that combines spirituality with environmental and personal crises, a pastor faces a profound moral and existential dilemma after meeting an eco-activist couple. As he delves deeper into the environmental cause, his growing radicalization confronts him with troubling questions about his capacity for violence and his commitment to his faith.



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A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears to be.




A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.



