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Starring Uma ThurmanSean ConneryRalph Fiennes
By Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1998.
This much-maligned, big-budget blockbuster adapted a 1960s TV favorite for the '90s big screen. Ralph Fiennes stars as classy British secret agent John Steed and Uma Thurman as his girl Friday -- the brilliant, beautiful scientist Emma Peel. Their impossible mission: thwart Sean Connery's...
- Ever After
Starring Drew BarrymoreAnjelica HustonDougray Scott
By Andy Tennant, 1998.
The "real" story of Cinderella. A refreshing new take on the classic fairy tale.
- Drop Dead Fred
Starring Phoebe CatesRik MayallMarsha Mason
By Ate de Jong, 1991.
After Elizabeth (Phoebe Cates) leaves her cheating husband, she moves back into her childhood home with her bossy mom. But instead of moving forward and getting on with her life, Elizabeth takes a huge step back, reliving old memories and resuscitating her imaginary friend, Fred, who lives in a box...
- High School Musical
Starring Zac EfronVanessa Anne Hudgens
By Kenny Ortega, .
In this Emmy-winning hit from the Disney Channel, popular basketball jock Troy (Zac Efron) and class brain Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) defy their friends' expectations by auditioning for the school musical. But after landing the lead roles, the budding thespians -- and their classmates ...
- Tomb Raider
Starring Noah TaylorAngelina JolieDaniel Craig
By Simon West, 2001.
Based on a popular video game, director Simon West's adventure places English aristocrat Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) in the middle of a battle with a secret society. Skilled in hand-to-hand combat, the shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities.
- The Express
Starring Dennis QuaidRob BrownCharles S. Dutton
By Gary Fleder, 2008.
Rob Brown stars in the true story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win football's Heisman Trophy. Dubbed the "Elmira Express" for his relentless drive, Davis also lived up to the nickname off the field as he battled for racial equality. Dennis Quaid co-stars as Syracuse's Ben...
- Kids
Starring Leo FitzpatrickJustin PierceChloë Sevigny
By Larry Clark, 1995.
Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) is on a mission to deflower as many virgins as possible. His addle-brained theory: Boffing first-timers will protect him from contracting HIV. Trouble is, he already has it. Controversial photographer-filmmaker Larry Clark follows a group of aimless New York teens around a...
- Ladder 49
Starring Tim GuineeMorris ChestnutBalthazar Getty
By Jay Russell, 2004.
Trapped in a horrendous factory fire that may kill him, a fireman (Joaquin Phoenix) looks back at his life, career and marriage while he waits for the remote possibility that his company -- Ladder 49 -- may rescue him, if they can just reach him in time.
- Simba
Starring Dirk BogardeVirginia McKennaBasil Sydney
By Brian Desmond Hurst, 1955.
A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.
- Mr. Mom
Starring Michael KeatonTeri GarrFrederick Koehler
By Stan Dragoti, 1983.
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living When Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue.
- Tuck Everlasting
Starring Victor GarberAmy IrvingWilliam Hurt
By Jay Russell, 2002.
Set in the 1800s, this dreamy film follows a reclusive family (Sissy Spacek, William Hurt, Scott Bairstow and Jonathan Jackson) that possesses eternal youth thanks to a magic spring. When a teenage girl named Winnie (Alexis Bledel) gets lost in the woods and meets Jesse Tuck (Jackson) near the...
- The 13th Warrior
Starring Antonio BanderasOmar SharifDiane Venora
By John McTiernan, 1999.
It's feast or famine when Arab ambassador Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (Antonio Banderas) is sent to make peaceful contact with the barbaric Vikings in 922 A.D. Soon, he finds himself in the midst of a battle between the Norsemen and their fearsome, flesh-eating enemies.
- Planet Terror
Starring Rose McGowanFreddy RodriguezMarley Shelton
By Robert Rodriguez, 2007.
Robert Rodriguez brings you, Planet Terror, a retro futuristic horror film unlike any other!, An experimental bio-weapon is released - turning thousands of people into zombie-like creatures. As the multiplying horde of frenzied zombie's approach, a dangerous outlaw named Wray (Freddy Rodriguez), a...
- On the Waterfront
Starring Marlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. Cobb
By Elia Kazan, 1954.
Winner of eight Oscars, director Elia Kazan's classic morality tale stars Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a has-been boxer who experiences a crisis of conscience while working for mobbed-up union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Terry turns a blind eye when Friendly's thugs kill a fellow...
- The Kite Runner
Starring Shaun ToubKhalid AbdallaAtossa Leoni
By Marc Forster, 2007.
Years after fleeing the Taliban and immigrating to the United States, an Afghan man (Khalid Abdalla) returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try to repay his debt to a childhood friend whose trust he betrayed. Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball) directs this touching story of family...
- The Dead Zone
Starring Christopher WalkenMartin SheenBrooke Adams
By David Cronenberg, 1983.
The missiles are flyin' … hallelujah! Based on a best-seller by Stephen King and directed by horror veteran David Cronenberg, The Dead Zone is a wonderful addition to the pantheon of intelligent horror films. Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) awakens from a 5-year coma blessed with second sight...
- Friday the 13th: Part 2
Starring Amy SteelAdrienne KingJohn Furey
By Steve Miner, 1981.
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, it seems Jason Voorhees and his demented mother are in the past. Paul (John Furey) opens up a new camp close to the infamous site, ignoring warnings to stay away, and a sexually-charged group of counselors follow -- including child...
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
Starring Woody AllenAnjelica HustonMartin Landau
By Woody Allen, 1989.
Respected ophthalmologist Judah (Martin Landau) faces an ugly dilemma when his mistress (Anjelica Huston) threatens to expose their affair. Meanwhile, married filmmaker Cliff (Woody Allen) falls for a TV producer while shooting a documentary about an arrogant comedian (Alan Alda).
- Three Kings
Starring George ClooneyMark WahlbergIce Cube
By David O. Russell, 1999.
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube star as a group of American soldiers in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War. Determined to steal a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold reputed to be hidden somewhere near their desert base, the three men find a map they believe will take them to the treasure and...
- Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Starring Tyler PerryTaraji P. HensonBrian J. White
By Tyler Perry, 2009.
Jennifer (Hope Olaide Wilson) and her kid brothers realize they've picked the wrong house to rob when they come face-to-face with quick-tempered matriarch Madea (Tyler Perry), who promptly deposits them with the only family they have: their hard-living aunt April (Taraji P.
- Dangerous Liaisons
Starring Glenn CloseJohn MalkovichMichelle Pfeiffer
By Stephen Frears, <undefined>.
Adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les Liasons Dangeureuses was the basis for this Academy Award-winning Stephen Frears film.
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Starring Jordana BrewsterTaylor HandleyDiora Baird
By Jonathan Liebesman, 2006.
The genesis of the monstrous Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski) is recounted in this shocking slasher flick. Before going to fight in Vietnam, two brothers (Taylor Handley and Matthew Bomer) out for a last fling with their girlfriends (Diora Baird and Jordana Brewster) end up in a heap o' trouble when...
- The Life of David Gale
Starring Leon RippyMatt CravenLaura Linney
By Alan Parker, 2003.
Dr. David Gale (Kevin Spacey), a Texas professor and advocate for the elimination of the death penalty, is falsely accused and convicted of the rape and murder of another activist (Laura Linney) and ends up on the state's notorious death row himself. The movie unfolds in a series of flashbacks, as...
- Bad Education
Starring Gael García BernalFele MartínezDaniel Giménez Cacho
By Pedro Almodóvar, 2004.
Film director Enrique (Fele Martinez) is visited by his childhood Catholic school friend and lover, Ignacio (Gael Garcia Bernal). Ignacio gives Enrique a short story he's written that's a factual account of the molestation he sustained at the hands of their teacher, Father Manolo (Daniel Gimenez...
- American Pie Presents: Beta House
Starring Eugene LevyJohn WhiteChristopher McDonald
By Andrew Waller, 2007.
Dwight Stifler (Steve Talley) and his cousin Erik (John White) are back for another piece of the pie in this epic battle of the frats, which pits the beloved Beta house against the rival GEKs in a contest for social supremacy. The two houses square off in the long-banned competition known as the...
- Behind Enemy Lines
Starring Owen WilsonGene HackmanJoaquim de Almeida
By John Moore, 2001.
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down. Trapped behind enemy lines, Burnett must outrun a ruthless secret police officer, a deadly tracker and countless hostile troops.
- Passport to Paris
Starring Matt WinstonYvonne ScioMary-Kate Olsen
By Alan Metter, 1999.
Thirteen-year-old twins Melanie and Allyson Porter (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) spend spring break in Paris with their grandfather, the U.S. ambassador to France. Racing around the city on mopeds, they befriend a famous supermodel, bring American culture to the embassy, teach their uptight...
- Dogville
Starring Nicole KidmanHarriet AnderssonLauren Bacall
By Lars von Trier, 2004.
Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Chloe Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgard and Lauren Bacall star in director Lars von Trier's meditation on small-town America. When a mysterious woman claims she's being chased by hoodlums and needs a place to hide out, the residents of Dogville come to her rescue.
- Pride
Starring Trevor MorganTom ArnoldBernie Mac
By Sunu Gonera, 2006.
In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. The story follows Ellis as he recruits teens in one of Philly's toughest...
- Dragonheart
Starring Sean ConneryDennis QuaidDavid Thewlis
By Rob Cohen, 1996.
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen (Dennis Quaid) comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco (voiced by Sean Connery). Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder...
- Sleepers
Starring Robert De NiroBrad PittJason Patric
By Barry Levinson, 1996.
In this drama based on characters in Lorenzo Carcaterra's controversial book, four boys from Hell's Kitchen enter a reformatory where a cruel guard (Kevin Bacon) abuses them. Years later, two of them avenge their tormenter and stand trial, defended by a druggie lawyer (Dustin Hoffman) and aided by...
- Memphis Belle
Starring Sean AstinCourtney GainsNeil Giuntoli
By Michael Caton-Jones, 1990.
A U.S. bomber plane's crew is ordered to hit a heavily defended German city. Capt. Dearborn (Matthew Modine) leads his men into battle while their commander and a public relations officer (John Lithgow) anxiously await the squad's return. Amid friction between the captain and his co-pilot (Tate...
- Clerks: Tenth Anniversary Edition
Starring Brian O'HalloranJeff AndersonMarilyn Ghigliotti
By Kevin Smith, 1994.
Kevin Smith's now-legendary debut indie film shows a day in the life of two convenience store clerks, Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson). The two fight boredom with long-winded and hilarious conversations and do battle with drug dealers (Jay and Silent Bob) who frequent their shop...
- The Last Mimzy
Starring Timothy HuttonMichael Clarke DuncanJoely Richardson
By Robert Shaye, 2007.
After Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) and Noah (Chris O'Neil) discover a mysterious box of toys that's been sent from the future, the siblings start to develop some inexplicable, unearthly abilities in this family adventure. As their mother (Joely Richardson) and teacher (Rainn Wilson) delve deeper into...
- Young Guns
Starring Emilio EstevezTerry O'QuinnDermont Mulroney
By Christopher Cain, 1988.
In 1878 New Mexico, rancher John Tunstall (Terence Stamp) hires young gunmen to work on his property while teaching them to read and civilize themselves. When men working for rival rancher Lawrence Murphy (Jack Palance) shoot and kill Tunstall, the young gunmen take the law into their hands and...
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Starring Guy PearceBill HunterHugo Weaving
By Stephan Elliott, 1994.
Invited to perform at a casino in remote Alice Springs, Australia, drag queens Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) hit the road in a broken-down lavender bus named Priscilla in this campy comedy classic.
- Party Monster
Starring Macaulay CulkinSeth GreenWilson Cruz
By Fenton Bailey, 2003.
Based on the memoir "Disco Bloodbath" by James St. James, "Party Monster" depicts the infamous true story of the rise-and-fall of Michael Alig -- once leading New York nightclub promoter and self-proclaimed "King of the Club Kids", eventual drug addict and murderer. The film follows Alig (Macaulay...
- Don Juan De Marco
Starring Faye DunawayJohnny DeppMarlon Brando
By Jeremy Leven, 1995.
Psychiatrist Marlon Brando is assigned to diagnose a mysterious young man (Johnny Depp) who's convinced that he's Don Juan De Marco, a legendary lover and swashbuckler. The journey into Don Juan's past revitalizes the doctor's own relationship with his wife (Faye Dunaway).
- Flyboys
Starring James FrancoJean RenoLex Shrapnel
By Tony Bill, 2006.
Directed by Oscar winner Tony Bill, this epic drama tells the true story of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of Americans who volunteered for the French military before the United States entered World War I. Farm boy Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) joins up and soon finds himself on an adventure...
- Lassie
Starring Peter DinklageKelly MacdonaldSamantha Morton
By Charles Sturridge, 2005.
Poverty stricken, the Carraclough family is forced to sell their precious pup to a wealthy duke (Peter O'Toole) who lives more than 500 miles away -- until the loyal Lassie escapes and braves an incredible journey home. Set against the colorful backdrop of World War II Britain, director Charles...
- Single White Female
Starring Bridget FondaJennifer Jason LeighSteven Weber
By Barbet Schroeder, 1992.
Up-and-coming fashion designer Allison (Bridget Fonda) lives the urban dweller's dream life in a gorgeous Manhattan apartment with boyfriend Sam (Steven Weber). When infidelity is revealed and Sam moves out, Allison places a classified ad to find a roommate.
- In America
Starring Samantha MortonPaddy ConsidineSarah Bolger
By Jim Sheridan, 2002.
Academy Award-winning director Jim Sheridan brings authenticity and grit to this heartwarming drama about an Irish family starting life anew in early-1980s America. With their two daughters in tow, Johnny (Paddy Considine) and Sarah (Samantha Morton) leave Ireland and head to New York so Johnny can...
- TMNT
Starring Chris EvansSarah Michelle GellarMako
By Kevin Munroe, 2007.
The continued adventures of the four adolescent mutated turtles gifted in the art of the ninja, as they attempt to stop a mysterious evil that threatens to end the world.
- Curious George
Starring Will FerrellDick Van DykeEugene Levy
By Matthew O'Callaghan, 2006.
The Man in the Yellow Hat (aka Ted, voiced by Will Ferrell) tries his best to tame Curious George in this animated version of the beloved children's series. Museum guide Ted travels to Africa to find a priceless artifact but returns with the inquisitive chimp instead.
- La Bamba
Starring Lou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSoto
By Luis Valdez, 1987.
The plane crash that killed rocker Buddy Holly also took the life of Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips), a 17-year-old Mexican-American who rocketed to fame with the hit "La Bamba." The film paints a vivid portrait of Valens' modest upbringing, his warm relationship with his hard-working mother...
- Everything Is Illuminated
Starring Elijah WoodEugene HutzBoris Leskin
By Liev Schreiber, 2005.
A young American Jewish man begins an exhausting quest -- aided by a naïve Ukranian translator -- to find the righteous gentile woman who saved his grandfather when his small Ukranian village (along with most of the populace) was obliterated during the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1941.
- The Savages
Starring Laura LinneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Bosco
By Tamara Jenkins, 2007.
Carrying the scars of an abusive childhood, Savage siblings Wendy (Laura Linney, in an Oscar-nominated role) and Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) -- a long-aspiring playwright and a drama professor, respectively -- now face the challenge of caring for their ailing father (Philip Bosco).
- Varsity Blues
Starring James Van Der BeekAmy SmartJon Voight
By Brian Robbins, 1999.
When the West Canaan Coyotes' star quarterback suffers a knee injury, second-stringer Jonathan Moxon (James Van Der Beek) gets thrust into the spotlight. Moxon, however, is more interested in academic pursuits than in becoming a football hero -- an attitude that doesn't sit well with his...
- Do the Right Thing
Starring Danny AielloSpike LeeRichard Edson
By Spike Lee, <undefined>.
Director Spike Lee dives head-first into a maelstrom of racial and social ills, using as his springboard the hottest day of the year on one block in Brooklyn, NY.
- Blue Crush
Starring Mika BooremMichelle RodriguezMatthew Davis
By John Stockwell, 2002.
Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) lives to surf. She hits the Hawaiian beach every day before dawn, riding the waves all day with her friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake). But when she falls for pro football player Matt (Matthew Davis), will she let love get in the way of her life-long...
- This Boy's Life
Starring Robert De NiroLeonardo DiCaprioEllen Barkin
By Michael Caton-Jones, 1993.
Moving from one unhealthy relationship to another, Caroline (Ellen Barkin) and her son, Toby (Leonardo DiCaprio), roam the country and finally end up in Washington state, where she marries Dwight (Robert De Niro), a modest mechanic. But Dwight fails to be the role model she had hoped for, and Toby...
- Hamlet
Starring Kenneth BranaghJulie ChristieBilly Crystal
By Kenneth Branagh, 1996.
Veteran Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh delivers a brooding performance as the Danish prince driven to madness by his father's death in this four-hour production of one of the Bard's finest plays, featuring cameos by several stars. Tormented by his father's ghost and enraged by his mother's...
- Bringing Down the House
Starring Steve MartinQueen LatifahEugene Levy
By Adam Shankman, 2003.
Be careful what you wish for! When lonely, divorced lawyer Peter (Steve Martin) decides to spice up his life with a little online romance, he gets much more than he bargained for in the form of feisty prison inmate Charlene (Queen Latifah). Determined to convince Peter to help clear her name...
- Rebecca
Starring Laurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge Sanders
By Alfred Hitchcock, <undefined>.
Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier , the classic psychological thriller Rebecca was Alfred Hitchcock 's first American film.
- 5 Days Of War
Starring Rupert FriendVal KilmerAndy Garcia
By Renny Harlin, 2011.
When American journalist Thomas Anders (Rupert Friend) is sent to cover the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, he and his cameraman become entangled with a beautiful Georgian scholar (Emmanuelle Chriqui) and soon risk becoming casualties of the brief but brutal conflict.
- The Money Pit
Starring Tom HanksPhilip BoscoAlexander Godunov
By Richard Benjamin, 1986.
An up-and-coming entertainment lawyer (Tom Hanks) and his yuppie girlfriend (Shelley Long) set out to renovate their dream house -- only to be plagued by her ex-husband (Alexander Godunov), an unscrupulous construction firm and the house's crumbling structure.
- Air America
Starring Robert Downey Jr.Lane SmithMel Gibson
By Roger Spottiswoode, 1990.
Flyboys Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson) and Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) transport cargo --everything from food to animals to contraband -- for a clandestine CIA operation set up to help finance the Vietnam War. Though Ryack is onboard for the mission, Covington harbors doubts about its ethical...
- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Starring Frank WelkerScott InnesB.J. Ward
By Hiroshi Aoyama, 1998.
The Scooby gang returns! Tired of never finding real monsters, the five friends have gone their separate ways. Velma now owns a mystery bookshop; Scooby and Shaggy are customs inspectors at the airport; and Fred is producing Daphne's television show. When the show does a segment on real monsters...
- Lake Placid
Starring Bridget FondaBill PullmanOliver Platt
By Steve Miner, 1999.
As bodies pile up and cattle go missing around a Maine lake, Jack Wells (Bill Pullman) is forced to team up with office-dwelling Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) to investigate the mystery, and friction eventually gives way to friendship as the two pursue the beast.
- The Motorcycle Diaries
Starring Gael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía Maestro
By Walter Salles, 2004.
This foreign-language drama tells the incredible true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina -- future revolutionary Che Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal) -- who motorcycled across South America with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna) beginning in 1951.
- Heavenly Creatures
Starring Melanie LynskeyKate WinsletSarah Peirse
By Peter Jackson, 1994.
From the director of the Lord of the Rings comes a chilling true-life drama about an obsessive friendship that led to murder. In 1950s New Zealand, introvert Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) befriends self-confident Juliet (Kate Winslet, in her film debut); soon, the two are inseparable, retreating to an...
- Reality Bites
Starring Winona RyderEthan HawkeBen Stiller
By Ben Stiller, 1994.
In this irreverent romantic comedy from first-time director Ben Stiller, a small circle of friends (Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn) suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment.
- Race to Witch Mountain
Starring Dwayne "The Rock" JohnsonCarla GuginoAnnaSophia Robb
By Andy Fickman, 2009.
Two extraordinarily gifted siblings (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) find themselves on the run from a dark organization seeking to exploit their paranormal abilities in this remake of the beloved Disney classic Escape to Witch Mountain. Meanwhile, a helpful cab driver (Dwayne Johnson) and a...
- The Hills Have Eyes
Starring Michael BerrymanJohn SteadmanVirginia Vincent
By Wes Craven, 1977.
When their camper breaks down in the desert on their way to California, an all-American family struggles to survive the attacks of a cannibalistic clan hungry for the fresh meat of wayward vacationers. One by one, the family members fall prey to these inbred marauders, until only a son and daughter...
- Not Another Teen Movie
Starring Chyler LeighJaime PresslyDeon Richmond
By Joel Gallen, 2001.
Consider this spoof a Cliff's Notes primer to the Clearasil set. It's a send-up of such films as Cruel Intentions, Varsity Blues, She's All That and practically the entire oeuvre of John Hughes. All the teen stereotypes are hilariously represented: nasty cheerleaders (Jaime Pressly), desperate...
- It Happened One Night
Starring Clark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
By Frank Capra, 1933.
Runaway socialite Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is en route to the Big Apple to elope with a fortune-hunting flyboy. Along the way she meets a crusty newspaperman (Clark Gable), who's just been sacked and -- unbeknownst to Ellie -- plans to sell her story to get his job back.
- The Odd Couple
Starring Jack LemmonWalter Matthau
By Gene Saks, 1968.
Tossed out of the house by his wife and close to packing it in, Felix Unger (Jack Lemmon) decides the best thing to do is move in with his best pal: barely housebroken, deliberately devolved caveman Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau). Within a few days, slovenly sportswriter Oscar and compulsive...
- Ghosts of Mississippi
Starring Alec BaldwinWhoopi GoldbergJames Woods
By Rob Reiner, 1996.
In 1963, civil-rights activist Medgar Evers was shot to death by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods). He was captured, but after two trials ended in hung juries, De La Beckwith went free. Thirty years later, Assistant District Attorney Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin) reopened the...
- In the Heat of the Night
Starring Sidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren Oates
By Norman Jewison, 1967.
A Philadelphia detective (Sidney Poitier) helps a redneck Southern sheriff (Rod Steiger, who won a Best Actor Oscar) solve a murder in this fascinating study in racism that still strikes a resonant chord today. Steiger is fabulous as the put-upon sheriff who comes to respect Poitier's...
- 24 Hour Party People
Starring Steve CooganShirley HendersonPaddy Considine
By Michael Winterbottom, 2002.
Staggeringly versatile director Michael Winterbottom follows up his epic Western THE CLAIM with a period piece of a completely different variety. A sprawling, visceral tribute to the legendary Manchester music scene that flourished between the years of 1976 and 1992, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE recreates...
- For Love of the Game
Starring Kevin CostnerKelly PrestonJohn C. Reilly
By Sam Raimi, 1999.
Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) must choose between the woman he loves and the game he lives for. An aging pitcher, Chapel suddenly finds himself within reach of baseball's ultimate accomplishment: a perfect game. But his mind is elsewhere as (between pitches) he reflects on his affair with Jane...
- A Christmas Carol
Starring Glyn DearmanRona AndersonHermione Baddeley
By Brian Desmond Hurst, 1951.
Considered by many to be the classic adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, this 1951 version stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, the callous miser visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Michael Hordern plays the spirit who successfully haunts the old man.
- Turner and Hooch
Starring Reginald VeljohnsonTom HanksJohn McIntire
By Roger Spottiswoode, 1989.
In director Roger Spottiswoode's farcical comedy, fastidious detective Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) finds himself saddled with a slobbering new partner -- a dog named Hooch. Police Chief Howard Hyde (Craig T. Nelson) wants Turner and his canine companion to collar the murderer of Hooch's previous owner.
- Godzilla
Starring Matthew BroderickJean RenoHank Azaria
By Roland Emmerich, 1998.
1998 American action science fiction film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo and Hank Azaria. The film tells the story of French nuclear tests in French Polynesia which irradiate nearby lizard nests. This causes a mutation to occur...
- The Future
Starring Miranda JulyHamish LinklaterDavid Warshofsky
By Miranda July, 2011.
Suddenly aware that their lives will radically change in a month's time, Sophie (Miranda July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater) decide to seize the opportunity to quit their jobs, pursue new interests and disconnect from the Internet, with the knowledge that their actions will literally change the...
- Every Which Way But Loose
Starring Clint EastwoodBeverly D'AngeloGeoffrey Lewis
By James Fargo, 1978.
Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) is an easygoing trucker and a great fist-fighter. With two friends -- Orville, who promotes prizefights for him, and Clyde, the orangutan he won on a bet -- he roams the San Fernando Valley in search of cold beer, country music and the occasional punch-up.
- 1984
Starring John HurtRichard BurtonSuzanna Hamilton
By Michael Radford, 1984.
George Orwell's eerie tale follows the "reeducation" of two people who break the law in a totalitarian state by falling in love while Big Brother is watching. Not only was this highly watchable movie adaptation filmed during the year it's named for, but specific scenes were also shot on the exact...
- Deliverance
Starring Jon VoightBurt ReynoldsNed Beatty
By John Boorman, 1972.
On a weekend canoeing trip down a river in the Georgia back country, four urban businessmen enter a nightmare in which both nature and mankind conspire to send them through a crucible of danger and degradation in which their lives and perhaps even their souls are put at horrendous risk.
- Fear
Starring Mark WahlbergReese WitherspoonAlyssa Milano
By James Foley, 1996.
In this dark thriller, 16-year-old "good girl" Nicole (Reese Witherspoon) goes to a party with her best friend and meets David (Mark Wahlberg), a good-looking, enigmatic guy from the wrong side of the tracks. The two fall hard for each other, until Nicole begins to doubt the strength of their...
- East of Eden
Starring Julie HarrisJames DeanRaymond Massey
By Elia Kazan, 1955.
This truncated screen version of John Steinbeck's best-seller was the first starring vehicle for explosive 1950s screen personality James Dean, who plays Cal Trask, the "bad" son of taciturn Salinas valley lettuce farmer Adam Trask (Raymond Massey).
- Drop Dead Gorgeous
Starring Kirsten DunstEllen BarkinAllison Janney
By Michael Patrick Jann, 1999.
Miss Teen Princess America is a beauty title to die for -- literally! When vivacious but vicious former beauty queen Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley) pushes her charm-challenged daughter Becky to win at all costs, the competition mysteriously begins dropping like flies.
- American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
Starring Steve TalleyJohn WhiteJordan Madley
By Joe Nussbaum, 2006.
An offshoot of the raunchy yet successful imprint, The Naked Mile stars Steve Talley as Adam Stifler, the virginal cousin and polar opposite of Matt and Steve. Adam and his girlfriend decide not to have sex until they're ready. But when Adam and his friends participate in his cousin's university's...
- Absolute Power
Starring Clint EastwoodGene HackmanEd Harris
By Clint Eastwood, 1997.
Cat burglar Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) finds himself in the president's doghouse when he spies the chief executive (Gene Hackman) trysting with a trophy wife. When their rough romancing turns lethal, efforts to cover up the scandalous situation spiral violently out of control.
- Beverly Hills Cop II
Starring Eddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJürgen Prochnow
By Tony Scott, 1987.
Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back and as funny as ever in this fast-paced sequel to the original smash hit. This time, the Detroit cop heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox). Thanks to a couple of old friends (Judge Reinhold and...
- Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Starring Henry Ian CusickCynthia StevensonEllen Muth
By Stephen Herek, 2009.
A new assignment hits home for grim reaper Georgia (Ellen Muth) when her latest reaping, Hudson Hart (Jordan Hudyma), turns out to be the secret love of her sister, Reggie (Britt McKillip). Meanwhile, Cameron Kane (Henry Ian Cusick) takes over as Head Reaper, but he's not highly regarded by his...
- Enough
Starring Jennifer LopezBill CampbellTessa Allen
By Michael Apted, 2002.
Abused wife Slim (Jennifer Lopez) realizes Mitch (Billy Campbell of TV's "Once and Again") isn't the wonderful man she thought he was when they got married. She and her daughter try to escape, seeking refuge with her ex-boyfriend (Dan Fetterton), but Mitch pursues them relentlessly.
- New York, I Love You
Starring Carlos AcostaEva AmurriKevin Bacon
By Fatih Akin, 2008.
An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York.
- The Day of the Jackal
Starring Edward FoxMichel LonsdaleAlan Badel
By Fred Zinnemann, 1973.
In this involving political thriller, a secret French paramilitary organization plans to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand) because of their disagreement with his policies during the Algerian War.
- Copycat
Starring Will PattonJ.E. FreemanHolly Hunter
By Jon Amiel, 1995.
The hunt for a San Francisco psycho makes unlikely comrades of two women: criminal psychologist Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver), who's survived an attack by another serial killer, and Detective M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter), who needs Hudson's insight to break the case.
- The Boat That Rocked
Starring Emma ThompsonPhilip Seymour HoffmanKenneth Branagh
By Richard Curtis, 2009.
In 1966, while the BBC played only two hours of rock 'n' roll each week, a group of rogue British DJs set up a pirate radio station on a tiny boat in the North Sea and broadcast the generation-defining music to millions. The DJ crew of this hard-rockin' comedy includes boss Quentin (Bill Nighy)...
- Fireflies in the Garden
Starring Julia RobertsRyan ReynoldsWillem Dafoe
By Dennis Lee, 2011.
In the wake of an unexpected family tragedy, novelist Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds) is forced to confront his fractured relationship with his father (Willem Dafoe) while dealing with painful memories of his mother (Julia Roberts), a woman who moved mountains to protect him.
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Starring James FranciscusKim HunterCharlton Heston
By Ted Post, 1970.
Astronaut Brent (James Franciscus) crash-lands on Earth and journeys to Ape City to rescue the vanished Col. Taylor. Meanwhile, simians and subterranean human mutants are bent on destroying each other and the world in this sequel to the original sci-fi hit.
- Mommie Dearest
Starring Faye DunawayJoan CrawfordHoward Da Silva
By Frank Perry, 1981.
Based on Christina Crawford's slanderous, tell-all biography, Mommie Dearest paints a portrait of a Joan Crawford the public never knew. The film portrays Crawford (Faye Dunaway, in an over-the-top performance) as a wicked, abusive mother who lives as though she's perpetually onscreen.
- The Witches of Eastwick
Starring Jack NicholsonCherSusan Sarandon
By George Miller, 1987.
In this scandalously sexy, eye-popping feast, three bored friends (Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon) can't resist the devilish charms of the new man in town (Jack Nicholson). But the ladies soon discover that there's a surprise in getting what you wish for.
- Synecdoche, New York
Starring Philip Seymour HoffmanSamantha MortonMichelle Williams
By Charlie Kaufman, 2008.
After his painter wife (Catherine Keener) leaves him and takes their daughter to Berlin, theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) stages a new autobiographical play in a massive warehouse amid a life-size replica of Manhattan. Meanwhile, Caden must contend with the many women in his...
- George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Starring John LeguizamoAsia ArgentoSimon Baker
By George A. Romero, 2005.
Bolstered by the success of 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead , the Resident Evil movies and the hit remake of his own Dawn of the Dead , George A. Romero returns to the horror subgenre he invented with Land of the Dead . The fourth installment in Romero's zombie cycle (and the first since 1985's...
- The Burrowers
Starring Doug HutchisonClancy BrownWilliam Mapother
By J.T. Petty, 2008.
When the men on a pioneer homestead are brutally murdered and the women and children go missing, a posse sets out to find them, assuming they've been abducted by Indians. But the truth turns out to be much more horrific. As they find more bodies, it soon becomes clear that something from beneath...
- The Reunion
Starring John CenaEthan EmbryBoyd Holbrook
By Michael Pavone, 2011.
The Cleary brothers, Sam (John Cena), Leo (Ethan Embry) and Douglas (Boyd Holbrook) take dysfunctional families to a new level: Sam and Leo have grown up hating each other and neither likes their juvenile kid brother, Douglas, to whom they've only recently been introduced.
- MirrorMask
Starring Stephanie LeonidasGina McKeeRob Brydon
By Dave McKean, 2005.
Screenwriter Neil Gaiman's masterful allegorical drama, which melds live actors with animated characters, portrays the existence of a 15-year-old girl named Helena (Stephanie Leonidas) in a civilization ruled by light and darkness. When the Light Queen loses her equal hold on the kingdom, plunging...
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