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Dogma (1999)
Directed and Written by Kevin Smith Ben Affleck, George Carlin, Bud Cort, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Janeane Garofalo, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Alanis Morissette, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Brian O’Halloran. Deeply comedic take on religion, where two fallen angels, Bartleby and Loki, (Affleck and Damon), who have been stuck…
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The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Directed by Tony ScottWritten by Shane Black & Greg Hicks Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Bruce McGill, Kim Coats, Chelcie Ross Quintessential early 1990’s action romp, sees PI Willis tagged with protecting dancer Berry, despite her boyfriend Damon’s wishes. When things go sour, Damon and Willis…
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Election (1999)
Directed by Alexander PayneWritten by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Tom Perrotta (novel) Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Molly Hagan, Delaney Driscoll, Mark Herelik, Phil Reeves, Colleen Camp. At a Nebraska high school, Jim McCallister (Broderick) has been one of the most popular teachers, and guidance counsellors for over a decade. With a…
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Scream VI (2023)
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler GilettWritten by James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick. Characters by Kevin Williamson Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Champion, Courteney Cox, Henry Czerny, Mason Gooding, Roger L Jackson, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, Tony Revolori, Josh Segarra, Skeet Ulrich, Samara Weaving. A year after the events…
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Burn After Reading (2008)
Written and Directed by The Coen Brothers George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, JK Simmons. Over a few days the lives of several people come into contact. There is the CIA analyst Osbourne “Ozzie” Cox (Malkovich) who is fired due to his drinking problem, and…
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2008)
Directed by Grant HeslovWriten by Peter Straughan, Jon Ronson (book) George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Stephen Root, Glen Morshower, Nick Offerman, Waleed Zuaiter, Rebecca Mader. Bob (McGregor) is journalist working at a low-grade paper, doing fluff pieces like interviewing a man who says he has psychic powers. Soon…
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Rushmore (1998)
Director Wes AndersonWritten by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole, Connie Nielsen, Luke Wilson Fifteen year old Max Fisher (Schwartzman) attends the prestigious Rushmore Academy, filled with the uber rich, however he is there on a scholarship. He is in…
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Last Man Standing (1996)
Directed by Walter HillWritten by Walter Hill, based on Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Christopher Walken, William Sanderson, David Patrick Kelly, Ned Eisenberg, Karina Lombard, Alexandra Powers, Michael Imperioli, Ken Jenkins, RD Call, Ted Markland, Leslie Mann, Patrick Kilpatrick. Gunslinger for hire John Smith (Willis), heads to the town of Jericho, on the…
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U-571 (2000)
Director Jonathan MostowWritten by Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery, David Ayer Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, David Keith, Thomas Kretschmann, Jake Weber, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Will Estes, TC Carson, Erik Palladino, Dave Power, Derk Cheetwood, Matthew Settle. During WW2, a German U Boat is badly damaged and makes a distress call.…
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tick, tick… BOOM! (2021)
Directed by Lin-Manuel MirandaWritten by Steven Levenson Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry, Jonathan Marc Sherman, MJ Rodriguez, Ben Levi Ross, Judith Light, Bradley Whitford, Richard Kind. True life story of Jonathan Larson (Garfield), who in 1990 – is days away from turning 30 – and showcasing for possible Broadway…
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Changing Lanes (2002)
Director Roger Mitchell Written by Chap Taylor & Michael Tolkin Ben Affleck, Samuel L Jackson, Kim Staunton, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins, Amanda Peet, Sydney Pollack, Dylan Baker, Matt Molloy, Tina Sloan, Bruce Altman, Joe Grifasi. Gavin (Affleck) is an eager young lawyer whose firm is in the last steps of taking over a charity organisation…
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BlackKklansman (2018)
Directed by Spike LeeWritten by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike LeeBased on the novel by Ron Stallworth John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Corey Hawkins, Ryan Eggold Jasper Paakkonen, Fredrick Weller, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Michael Buscemi, Ken Garito, Robert John Burke, Nicholas Turturro, Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte. In…
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Nightmare Alley (2021)
Directed by Guillermo Del ToroWritten by Guillermo Del Toro and Kim Morgan Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collett, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenbergen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Peter MacNeil. In 1939, a mysterious drifter, Stanton Carlise (Cooper), finds his way to a carnival, and begins working for them under the…
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Three Billboards, outside Ebbing Missouri
Directed and Written by Martin McDonagh Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage, Zeljko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Clarke Peters, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Kerry Condon, Sandy Martin, Kathryn Newton. Almost a year after her daughter was raped and murdered, and still with no arrest, Mildred (McDormand) hires three billboards…
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Directed by Martin Scorsese Written by Terence Winter, Jordan Belfort Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Jean Dujardin, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Miliot, PJ Byrne, Kenneth Choi, Brian Sacca, Henry Zebrrowski, Ethan Suplee. JC MacKenzie. The story of Jordan Belfort (DiCaprio) who over a decade in…
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