Best Movies By Farr

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Best Movies by Farr defines itself as a quality filter for movies on DVD. Our constant aim is to go beyond the expected, and feature outstanding titles you may have missed, overlooked or forgotten about.Developed by film advocate John Farr, Best Movies by Farr provides a trusted voice and a simple tool to make the film viewing experience as rewarding as possible.

Category
Entertainment
# Episodes
271 episodes
Rating
TV-G

Episodes of Best Movies By Farr

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  Movie of the Week: Escape from Alcatraz
  
  Escaping Alcatraz: No one ever has- and no one ever will. Frank Morris (Eastwood), adept at breaking out of other federal prisons, immediately sets out to prove the smug warden (McGoohan) wrong.
  - Release date
    
    May 21, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:22
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  Movie of the Week: Ordinary People
  
  Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) tries to adjust to life after a horrific boating accident that kills his older brother. His biggest obstacle lies with his own mother (Mary Tyler Moore), who seems to blame Conrad for the death of her favorite son.
  - Release date
    
    Apr 16, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:32
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  Movie of the Week: The Ice Storm
  
  This disturbing tale of suburban malaise in upper-crusty Connecticut tracks the dysfunctional relations between two families, the Hoods and the Carvers.Then there's an ominous turn in the weather that reinforces the grim mood of these characters.
  - Release date
    
    Apr 9, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:00
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  Movie of the Week: East of Eden
  
  In his first starring film role, the iconic Dean plays "bad" son Cal, who aches for the love and approval of his upright, uptight father, Adam Trask (Massey).
  - Release date
    
    Apr 2, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:11
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  Movie of the Week: Adaptation
  
  Sad-sack, chronically self-doubting Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage) is hired to script "The Orchid Thief", written by New Yorker scribe Susan Orlean (Streep). Kaufman becomes increasingly stressed and unhinged in his approach.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 26, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:23
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  Movie of the Week: The Player
  
  Studio executive Griffin Mill (Robbins) cushy life begins to unravel, when he starts receiving anonymous death threats. Spooked and frustrated by the harassment which leads him to the brink of ruination.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 19, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    01:45
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  Movie of the Week: A Star is Born
  
  A near-perfect musical re-make of the 1937 original follows alcoholic leading man Norman Maine (Mason) helps budding musical sensation Esther Blodgett (Garland) achieve fame and success, but his self-sacrifice comes at a heavy cost for them both.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 12, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:35
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  Movie of the Week: Glengarry Glen Ross
  
  The "cold" real-estate market dampens prospects, motivation consultant Blake (Baldwin) challenges the sales staff to a pointedly competitive contest: find buyers or lose your job. Shelley (Lemmon), once a star, will do any thing to keep his job.
  - Release date
    
    Feb 27, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:05
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  Movie of the Week: Missing
  
  Charles Horman disappears while covering political persecution in Chile. His father Ed (Lemmon) travels there to locate him with the help of wife Beth (Spacek), who knows much more than Ed about real conditions and practices there.
  - Release date
    
    Feb 20, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    03:11
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  Movie of the Week: The Odd Couple
  
  When fussy, uptight Felix Unger (Lemmon) is thrown out of the house by his wife. The already divorced Oscar Madison (Matthau) invites Felix to move in. Horrendously mismatched, Oscar and Felix are soon at each other's throats.
  - Release date
    
    Feb 13, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    02:15