Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
Casts Laura Dern, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Owen, Chris Cooper, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Elya Baskin, Chris Ellis, Scott Thomas
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2006
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IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 2015
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IMDB 6.6 | May , 2014
36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev (played by Manju Warrier) is an UD clerk in Revenue Department. The role of her husband is played by Kunchaka Boban. There is nothing interesting about her life as she leads a life which is determined by her usual daily activities. The movie focusses on the society's obsession with the age and how individual's ability is overlooked by the fact how old he or she is.Zlaté rybičky
IMDB 7 | May , 1979
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 2000
Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.November
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 2017
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IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2017
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IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1991
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IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1952
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IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 2010
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IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2009
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IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2024
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IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 2002
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IMDB 3.5 | Sep , 1974
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1964
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IMDB 7 | Jan , 1958
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IMDB 5 | Aug , 1966
Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the Inquisition in 16th-century Spain.Ashes in the Sky
IMDB 5.3 | Apr , 2023
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2002
A Czech director wrestles with problems personal and political during the Prague spring of 1968.