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Collateral (2004)
Dir Michael Mann Written by Stuart Beattie Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P Hall. On a random night, Vincent (Cruise), arrives in LA – getting into the cab of Max (Foxx), a 12 year veteran driver with dreams of running his own luxury limo company. When…
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Speed (1994)
Directed by Jan de BontWritten by Graham Yost Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, Beth Grant, Hawthorne James Months after stopping him from blowing up an elevator, LAPD Detective Jack Traven (Reeves), is called back in by bomber Hopper, who has now put a bomb on a bus. When…
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The Nice Guys (2016)
Dir Shane Black Written by Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, In 1977, two PI’s (Crowe and Gosling) find themselves paired together to investigate a missing young woman named Amelia (Qualley). When people she has been…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Dirs: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack (voice cast) Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Khary Payton, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet. In an alternate universe, Koopa King Bowser (Black) has finally found the Super Star, and plans to marry the human like…
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Old Dads (2023)
Dir Bill Burr Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale, Bokeeem Woodbine, Rachael Harris, Katie Aselton, Jackie Tohn, Reign Edwards, Miles Robbins, C Thomas Howell, Bruce Dern. Burr plays Jack, a 51 year old dad to 5 year old Nate. His wife, Leah is pregnant with their second baby. He has long struggled with his anger, and those…
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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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