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Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007) Directed by David FincherWritten by James Vanderbilt, Robert Greysmith Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chloe Sevigny, John Getz, John Terry, Elias Koteas, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue, Phillip Baker Hall, Zach Grenier, Based on the book by the real life Robert Greysmith (portrayed here by…
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Two Hands (1999)
Directed & Written by Gregor Jordan Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Rose Byrne, David Field, Tom Long, Suzie Porter, Steve Vidler, Moya O’Sullivan, Mariel McClorey.Jimmy (the late Ledger) is a 19 year old bouncer on Kings Cross, Sydney – who is about to do a job for the local mobster Pando (Brown). The job; to take…
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Directed by George ClooneyScreenplay by Charlie KaufmanBased on the Novel by Chuck Barris Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Rutger Hauer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert John Burke, Chuck Barris. In the 1960’s – Chuck Barris (Rockwell), desperately wants to become a TV game-show creator. He also is a hired contract killer for the CIA.…
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U Turn
Director Oliver StoneWritten by John Ridley (based on the novel Stray Dogs) Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Powers Booth, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Julie Hagerty, Laurie Metcalf, Liv Tyler. Bobby Cooper (Penn) is headed to Vegas to pay off a gambling debt, when his car requires urgent repair. Stopping…
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Birdman (2014)
Director Alejandro González IñárrituWritten by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, (based on story by) Raymond Carver Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifinakis, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts. Somewhat forgotten movie star Riggan Thomson (Keaton) is trying to bring a Broadway play to life, but is having issues with…
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Moneyball (2011)
Director Bennett MillerWritten by Steven Zaillan, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis. Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, Kerris Dorsey. Based on the novel by the same name. In 2002, General Manager of Oakland A Baseball team, Billy Beane (Pitt) is given one of the lowest salary budgets…
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The Negotiator
Directed by F Gary GrayWritten by James DeMonaco and Kevin Fox Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spenser, JT Walsh, Siobhan Fallon, Paul Giamatti, Regina Taylor, Michael Cudlitz, Dean Norris Chicago hostage negotiator Lt. Danny Roman (Jackson) becomes the hostage taker, after he finds himself being set up as the mastermind…
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Sweeney Todd (2007)
Directed by Tim BurtonWritten by John Logan, Hugh Wheeler, Christopher Bond. Johnny Depp, Helana Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, Ed Sanders, Laura Michelle Kelly. Dark Gothic horror musical from director Burton – with his take on the telling of Sweeney Todd – formerly Benjamin Barker, a…
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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Director Paul McGuiganWritten by Jason Smilovic Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci, Michael Rubenfeld, Peter Outerbridge, Danny Aiello, Robert Forster, Corey Stoll. After a losing his job, and a horrible break up, Slevin (Hartnet) heads to New York but is mugged as soon as he gets there. He…
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Vengeance (2022)
Directed and Written by BJ Novak BJ Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Lio Tipton, Ashton Kutcher, Isabella Amara, Dove Cameron, J Smith-Cameron, Eli Bickel, Issa Rae. Ben (Novak) is a writer for the New Yorker, he desperately wants to start a podcast, but is having trouble selling a good idea to his friend, and podcast extraordinaire Eloise…
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Fargo (1996)
Directed by Joel CoenWritten by Joel and Ethan Coen Frances McDormand, William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stomare, Harv Presnell, John Carroll Lynch. Jerry Lundergard (Macy) hires two criminals (Buscemi and Stomare) to kidnap his wife, in order to collect on the ransom from her rich dad (Presnell). When the kidnapping goes south, and a…
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Emily the Criminal (2022)
Directed and Written by John Patton Ford Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Jonathan Avigdori, Bernardo Badillo, John Billingsley, Gina Gershon Emily (Plaza) is 30 something, working a dead end job to pay off her $70k student debt of a degree she does not use. Struggling to find a decent job due to some past…
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Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Directed by Tom GormicanWritten by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten Nicholas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Horgan, Paco Leon, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Mo Sheen, Alessandra Mastronardi, Ike Barinholtz, Demi Moore. In this ultra Meta movie, Nicholas “Nic” Cage plays Nicholas “Nick” Cage (an exaggerated version of the real life Nic Cage) – who…
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Adaptation (2002)
Director Spike JonzeWritten by Charlie and Donald Kaufman Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Jim Beaver, Cara Seymour, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Brian Cox. Charlie Kaufman (Cage) is a highly anxious, socially awkward screenwriter, currently having his first screenplay Being John Malkovich filmed. He lives with his much more confident twin brother Donald…
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War Dogs (2016)
Director Todd PhillipsWritten by Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper David (Teller) is a hard working husband to Iz (de Armas), trying a multitude of different jobs to earn an honest dollar. When he reconnects with his old school friend Efraim (Hill), he is…
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