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My Top 10 Dramas
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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 
The life of Andy Dufresne (Tim
Robbins) changes when he is convicted and jailed for the murder
of his wife. Adapted from the Stephen King short story " Rita
Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption".
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2. The Breakfast Club (1985)
Forced to spend a Saturday detention in the school library, five
disparate high school kids find that they have more in common than
they ever realized. Starring a few of the original 'Brat Pack',
Judd
Nelson, Alley
Sheedy and Emilio
Estevez.
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3. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
A young tomboy, Watts (Mary
Stuart Masterson), finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith
(Eric
Stoltz), run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date
with the most popular girl in school, Amanda Jones (Lea
Thompson).
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4. Apollo 13 (1995) 
True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble
and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. Tom
Hanks, Bill
Paxton, Kevin
Bacon and Gary
Sinise star as the valiant crew of the ill fated Apollo 13.
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5. Far and Away (1992)
Joseph Donnelly ( Tom
Cruise), a young Irishman facing property eviction after his
father's death, decides to take revenge on Daniel Christie (Robert
Prosky), his landlord. Instead of killing Christie, however,
he meets Christie's daughter Shannon (Nicole
Kidman).
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6. Medicine Man (1992)
An eccentric scientist (Sean
Connery) working for a large drug company is working on a research
project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant
and gets a " mere woman ", played by Lorraine
Bracco of HBO's "The Sopranos" fame.
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7. Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (Tom
Hanks), while not very intelligent, has accidentally been present
at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny (Robin
Wright Penn), eludes him.
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8. The Truman Show (1998)
An insurance salesman/adjuster (Jim
Carrey) discovers his entire life is actually a TV show where
he is the star.
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| 9. Rain Man (1988) |
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When selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's (Tom
Cruise) father leaves a fortune to his savant brother Raymond
(Dustin
Hoffman) and a pittance to Charlie; he kidnaps his brother and
they travel cross-country.
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10. The Last Castle (2001)
A Court Martialed three star General (Robert
Redford) rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system
that put him away. HBO's "The Sopranos" James
Gandolfini is excellent as the power-hungry Col. Winter.
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