Matt Damon
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Weaving interviews of policy experts and startling facts with the lives and careers of four teachers, American Teacher tells the collective story by and about those closest to the issues in our educational system -- the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across our country.
2) Rounders
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Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) loses his money in a poker game against Russian gangster Teddy "KGB" (John Malkovich). Under pressure from his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Mol), he promises to quit gambling. This lasts until his friend, Lester "Worm" Murphy (Edward Norton), gets out of prison and needs to pay off an old debt. The pair come close to earning the money back but are caught cheating. Then Mike finds out the debt is owed to Teddy and makes one...
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The People Speak is a beautiful and moving documentary film inspired by Howard Zinn's books A People's History of the United States-one of the best-selling history books in the United States-and Voices of a People's History of the United States, the primary-source companion to A People's History of the United States, edited with Anthony Arnove. The film features the actual words (in letters, songs, poems, speeches, and manifestos) of rebels, dissenters,...
5) Gerry
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The friendship between Gerry (Casey Affleck) and Gerry (Matt Damon) is tested when they go for a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.
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The touching story of a young Catholic boy, Pete O'Malley, who's on a quest to help a dying Jewish friend, Danny Jacobsen, get into heaven. On an unforgettable adventure marked by conflict and discovery, Pete and Danny will together learn the true meaning of hope and friendship!
8) School Ties
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After receiving a scholarship to an exclusive prep school, David Greene becomes a star athlete and wins the attention of a beautiful debutante. But his newfound friendships are broken when a student reveals the secret David has tried to conceal.