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The Brave (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Brave, The

Genres:	Drama
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Johnny Depp \| Marlon Brando \| Marshall Bell \| Elpidia Carrillo \| Frederic Forrest \| Clarence Williams III \| Max Perlich \| Luis Guzmán \| Cody Lightning \| Nicole Mancera \| Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman \| Pepe Serna \| Lupe Ontiveros \| Alexis Cruz \| Chuck E. Weiss
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An unemployed alcoholic Native American Indian lives on a trailer park with his wife and two children. Convinced that he has nothing to offer this world, he agrees to be tortured to death by a gang of rednecks in return for $50,000.

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Suicide Kings (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Suicide Kings

Genres:	Comedy \| Crime \| Drama \| Mystery \| Thriller
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Mark Watson \| Christopher Walken \| Denis Leary \| Nina Siemaszko \| Jay Fiondella \| Henry Thomas \| Sean Patrick Flanery \| Nathan Dana Aldrich \| Jay Mohr \| Jeremy Sisto \| Frank Medrano \| Brad Garrett \| James Peter 'JP' O'Fallon Jr. \| Nicholas Huttloff \| Trent Bross
Directors:	Peter O'Fallon
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Ex-mob boss Christopher Walken is kidnapped by a group of four kids in a haphazard attempt at paying the ransom for another, separate kidnapping. Complexities arise as the group cannot seem to do anything right.

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Hoodlum (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Hoodlum

Genres:	Crime \| Drama
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Laurence Fishburne \| Tim Roth \| Vanessa L. Williams \| Andy Garcia \| Cicely Tyson \| Chi McBride \| Clarence Williams III \| Richard Bradford \| William Atherton \| Loretta Devine \| Queen Latifah \| Mike Starr \| Beau Starr \| Paul Benjamin \| Joe Guzaldo
Directors:	Bill Duke
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The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate boss Lucky Luciano never get under way, blood flows and Johnson gets jailed. When Johnson is paroled, he gets the work of enforcer for mighty Stephanie "The Queen" St. Clair. She is also jailed for racketeering and when she leaves she makes him promise "no violence".

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Cop Land (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Cop Land

Genres:	Action \| Crime \| Drama \| Thriller
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Sylvester Stallone \| Harvey Keitel \| Ray Liotta \| Robert De Niro \| Peter Berg \| Janeane Garofalo \| Robert Patrick \| Michael Rapaport \| Annabella Sciorra \| Noah Emmerich \| Cathy Moriarty \| John Spencer \| Frank Vincent \| Malik Yoba \| Arthur J. Nascarella
Directors:	James Mangold
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Policemen have always been the idols of Freddy Heflin. Due to being slightly deaf, Heflin could never pass the physical to become a police officer himself. However, because of his friendly, amiable nature, he's managed to get himself elected Sheriff of a small New Jersey county outside of New York City, and he lives in a town where many NYPD cops also live. Mo Tilden is an Internal Affairs investigator for the NYPD, and his investigation of some crooked cops leads him to this small town, and to Sheriff Freddy Heflin. Heflin begins to help Tilden, and discovers that some of his heroes may have feet of clay...

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George of the Jungle (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

George of the Jungle

Genres:	Action \| Adventure \| Comedy \| Family \| Romance
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Brendan Fraser \| Leslie Mann \| John Cleese \| Thomas Haden Church \| Richard Roundtree \| Greg Cruttwell \| Abraham Benrubi \| Holland Taylor \| Kelly Miller \| John Bennett Perry \| Michael Chinyamurindi \| Abdoulaye NGom \| Lydell M. Cheshier \| Keith Scott \| Spencer Garrett
Directors:	Sam Weisman
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Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of human relationships, while Ursula's lover Lyle is looking for her and the one who took her. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA.

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Vegas Vacation (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Vegas Vacation

Genres:	Comedy
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Chevy Chase \| Beverly D'Angelo \| Randy Quaid \| Ethan Embry \| Marisol Nichols \| Miriam Flynn \| Shae D'Lyn \| Wayne Newton \| Siegfried Fischbacher \| Roy Horn \| Wallace Shawn \| Sid Caesar \| Julio Oscar Mechoso \| Sly Smith \| Julia Sweeney
Directors:	Stephen Kessler
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Thanks to the money brought in at work by one of Clark Griswold's inventions, a long life food preservative, Clark has enough money to take his wife Ellen, his son Rusty, and his daughter Audrey on a trip to Las Vegas -- the land of sand, slot machines, and the Hoover Dam. In Las Vegas, Clark crosses paths with Eddie, the sloppy husband of Ellen's cousin Catherine. Eddie and his family now live in the desert north of Las Vegas on what used to be an H-bomb test site. During the vacation in Las Vegas, Ellen becomes addicted to Wayne Newton, Rusty gets a fake ID and becomes a winning high roller, Audrey starts hanging out with Eddie's stripper daughter Vickie, and Clark becomes addicted to gambling and starts gambling away the family's bank account, which amounts to $22,600. Ellen's obsession with Wayne Newton is making Clark jealous, and Clark keeps losing money at the casino. After losing so much money, can Clark find a way to get the money back and save the family's vacation?

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Private Parts (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Private Parts

Genres:	Biography \| Comedy \| Drama
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Howard Stern \| Robin Quivers \| Mary McCormack \| Fred Norris \| Paul Giamatti \| Gary Dell'Abate \| Jackie Martling \| Carol Alt \| Richard Portnow \| Kelly Bishop \| Henry Goodman \| Jonathan Hadary \| Paul Hecht \| Allison Janney \| Michael Murphy
Directors:	Betty Thomas
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Having always wanted to be a disc-jockey, Howard Stern works his way painfully from radio at his 1970's college to a Detroit station. It is with a move to Washington that he hits on an outrageous off-the-wall style that catches audience attention. Despite his on-air blue talk, at home he is a loving husband. He needs all the support he can get when he joins NBC in New York and comes up against a very different vision of radio.

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Fools Rush In (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Fools Rush In

Genres:	Comedy \| Drama \| Romance
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Matthew Perry \| Salma Hayek \| Jon Tenney \| Carlos Gómez \| Tomas Milian \| Siobhan Fallon \| John Bennett Perry \| Stanley DeSantis \| Suzanne Snyder \| Anne Betancourt \| Jill Clayburgh \| Angelina Torres \| Debby Shively \| Mark Adair-Rios \| Annie Combs
Directors:	Andy Tennant
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Sparks fly and cultures collide in this romantic comedy about a casual night of passion that turns into the love of a lifetime. Matthew Perry stars as Alex Whitman, a New Yorker sent to Las Vegas to oversee a construction project. There he meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek), and some serious chemistry brings them together for one night. But Alex doesn't see Isabel again until three months later, when he learns she is pregnant. On a whim and prayer, he proposes. However, there's more to marriage than a Vegas chapel and an Elvis impersonator, as Alex and Isabel soon learn.

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The Odyssey (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Odyssey, The

Genres:	Adventure \| Drama \| Fantasy
Countries:	Germany \| Greece \| Italy \| Malta \| Turkey \| UK \| USA
Actors:	Armand Assante \| Greta Scacchi \| Isabella Rossellini \| Bernadette Peters \| Eric Roberts \| Irene Papas \| Jeroen Krabbé \| Geraldine Chaplin \| Christopher Lee \| Vanessa Williams \| Nicholas Clay \| Adoni Anastassopoulos \| Paloma Baeza \| Ron Cook \| Reid Asato
Directors:	Andrei Konchalovsky
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Homer's classic epic poem about the travels of Ulisses after his conquest of Troy is brought to the small screen. However, the gods seize the opportunity to make Odysseus and his crew a domino in their games forcing him to take detours that add years to his trip and throw him into conflict with Circe, the Cyclops, Poseidon, and ultimately to Hades itself. Meanwhile, Odysseus' wife, Penelope, is forced to hold off suitors trying to claim his property in the thought that Odysseus has died. Nonetheless, Odysseus keeps trying to find his way back with the aid of Athena.

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Money Talks (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Money Talks

Genres:	Action \| Comedy \| Crime \| Thriller
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Chris Tucker \| Larry Hankin \| Robertson Dean \| Marty Levy \| David Lee McLain \| Mark Benninghoffen \| Charlie Sheen \| Nathan Anderson \| Victor Ferrerira \| Gary Briggs \| Richard Noyce \| Damian Chapa \| Kevin Lowe \| Faizon Love \| Gérard Ismaël
Directors:	Brett Ratner
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Chris Tucker is a small time con man who instantly becomes famous after a murder, wanted dead or alive, his only hope is a journalist named James Russell (Sheen).

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Crossworlds (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Crossworlds

Genres:	Action \| Comedy \| Sci-Fi
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Rutger Hauer \| Josh Charles \| Stuart Wilson \| Andrea Roth \| Perry Anzilotti \| Jack Black \| Richard McGregor \| Ellen Geer \| Beverly Johnson \| Michael Stadvec \| Michael Wiseman \| Shani Rigsbee \| Norita Golanos \| Tony Ervolina
Directors:	Krishna Rao
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A young man discovers that his father was from another dimension and that he is the key to the operation of a crystal that can be the deciding factor in a war crossing the dimensions.

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Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Star Trek: First Contact

Genres:	Action \| Adventure \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Patrick Stewart \| Jonathan Frakes \| Brent Spiner \| LeVar Burton \| Michael Dorn \| Gates McFadden \| Marina Sirtis \| Alfre Woodard \| James Cromwell \| Alice Krige \| Michael Horton \| Neal McDonough \| Marnie McPhail \| Robert Picardo \| Dwight Schultz
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The time is the 24th century and the ship is the newly commissioned Enterprise-E. It's captain, Jean-Luc Picard, has been ordered not to interfere in a combat between a Borg Cube and ships from the Federation. However, seeing the Federation is about to lose, Picard ignore his orders and take command of the defending fleet. With his knowledge of the weak spot of the Cube, they destroy it. However, a small part of it escapes and plot a course directly to Earth. The Enterprise chases it and enters a time distortion created by the Borg. They end up in the mid 21st century, their only chance of stopping the Borg from assimilating Earth being to help Zefram Cochrane make his famous first faster than light travel to the stars...

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Anastasia (1997)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Anastasia

Genres:	Adventure \| Animation \| Family \| Fantasy \| Musical
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Meg Ryan \| John Cusack \| Kelsey Grammer \| Christopher Lloyd \| Hank Azaria \| Bernadette Peters \| Kirsten Dunst \| Angela Lansbury \| Rick Jones \| Andrea Martin \| Glenn Walker Harris Jr. \| Debra Mooney \| Arthur Malet \| Charity James \| Liz Callaway
Directors:	Don Bluth \| Gary Goldman
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Anastasia, the daughter of the last Russian czar, is at a party, when Rasputin, an evil monk, declares a curse on the Romanov family. Anastasia and her grandmother escape with the help of a young kitchen boy Dimitri, but Anastasia falls, hits her head, and loses her memory. Ten years later, Anya (Anastasia) leaves the orphanage where she grew up, and goes to St. Petersburg with her puppy fried Pooka. There she meets a grown-up Dimitri, and his friend, Vladimir, who are holding auditions, for an "Anastasia" to fool the empress, and get a lot of money. They choose Anya, and take her to Paris. Rasputin, who has died, uses minions to try and kill Anya, failing twice. During the course of all these events, Dimitri and Anya fall in love.

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Beautiful Thing (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Beautiful Thing

Genres:	Comedy \| Drama \| Romance
Countries:	UK
Actors:	Glen Berry \| Martin Walsh \| Steven M. Martin \| Scott Neal \| Andrew Fraser \| Ben Daniels \| John Savage \| Garry Cooper \| Daniel Bowers \| Terry Duggan \| Ozdemir Mamodeally \| John Benfield \| Davyd Harries \| Dave Lynn \| Jonathan Harvey
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A tender love story set during a hot summer on a South-East London housing estate. Jamie, a relatively unpopular lad who bunks off school to avoid football, lives next door to Ste, a more popular athletic lad but who is frequently beaten up by his father and older brother. Such an episode of violence brings Jamie and Ste together: Sandra (Jamie's mum) offers refugee to Ste, who has to 'top-and-tail' with Jamie. Hence, the story tells of their growing attraction for one another, from initial lingering glances to their irrefutable love, which so magnificently illustrated at the end of the film. In deals with the tribulations of coming to terms with their sexuality and of others finding out, in light of Sandra's unwavering loyalty and defence of Jamie and the fear of repercussion should Ste's family find out. The plot is set against sub-texts of Sandra's desire to manage her own pub, and thus escape the estate, and of her new relationship with her hippy boyfriend Tony; and of Leah, the brassy girl next door who has been expelled from school and spends her time listening to Mama Cass records and tripping on a variety of drugs.

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Matilda (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Matilda

Genres:	Action \| Adventure \| Comedy \| Crime \| Drama \| Family \| Fantasy \| Mystery \| Thriller
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Mara Wilson \| Danny DeVito \| Rhea Perlman \| Embeth Davidtz \| Pam Ferris \| Paul Reubens \| Tracey Walter \| Brian Levinson \| Jean Speegle Howard \| Sara Magdalin \| R.D. Robb \| Gregory R. Goliath \| Fred Parnes \| Kiami Davael \| Leor Livneh Hackel
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A grouchy couple give birth to a very sweet girl they name Matilda. Unlike her bratty brother & mean parents, Matilda becomes a very sweet & extremely intelligent girl who is very anxious to go to school & read books. After a while, her parents send her to a school with the worst principal in the world, a very sweet teacher, & good friends. While trying to put up with her parent's & principal's cruelty, she starts to unwittingly unleash telekinetic powers that destroy a television & make a reptile fly on her teacher. With enough practice, Matilda starts to learn to control her telekinetic powers & soon using them on her principal so she can drive her away from the school.

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Kansas City (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Kansas City

Genres:	Crime \| Drama \| Thriller
Countries:	France \| USA
Actors:	Jennifer Jason Leigh \| Miranda Richardson \| Harry Belafonte \| Michael Murphy \| Dermot Mulroney \| Steve Buscemi \| Brooke Smith \| Jane Adams \| Jeff Feringa \| A.C. Tony Smith \| Martin Martin \| Albert J. Burnes \| Ajia Mignon Johnson \| Tim Snay \| Tawanna Benbow
Directors:	Robert Altman
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Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930's Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held at the Hey Hey Club, she lauches a desperate plan to release him. She kidnaps the wife of a powerful local politician in an attempt to blackmail him into using his connections to free Johnny. Despite this being election time, he risks exposure by putting the political machine into action to free Johnny and thereby save his wife. Mrs. Stilton, meanwhile, has befriended Blondie and is impressed by her love and devotion to Johnny, especially in contrast to her own loveless marriage.

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Freeway (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Freeway

Genres:	Crime \| Drama \| Thriller
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Kiefer Sutherland \| Reese Witherspoon \| Wolfgang Bodison \| Dan Hedaya \| Amanda Plummer \| Brooke Shields \| Michael T. Weiss \| Bokeem Woodbine \| Guillermo Díaz \| Brittany Murphy \| Alanna Ubach \| Susan Barnes \| Conchata Ferrell \| Tara Subkoff \| Julie Araskog
Directors:	Matthew Bright
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Little Red Riding Hood for the 1990's: After her mom and step-dad are arrested, 15-year-old Vanessa Lutz decides that instead of once again being put into a foster home, she'd rather go and search for the grandmother she's never met, and live with her. "On the way to grandma's house," (actually a trailer park) Vanessa's car breaks down, and she's picked up from the side of the road by Bob Wolverton, a counselor at a school for troubled boys. Bob slowly earns Vanessa's trust, and eventually convinces her to talk about her sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. When Vanessa realizes that Bob is enjoying what she's saying, she realizes that he's "The I-5 Killer," from the news. She tries to get out of his truck, but the inside door handle has been removed...

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Black Sheep (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Black Sheep

Genres:	Comedy
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Chris Farley \| David Spade \| Tim Matheson \| Christine Ebersole \| Gary Busey \| Grant Heslov \| Timothy Carhart \| Bruce McGill \| Michael Patrick Carter \| Boyd Banks \| David St. James \| Skip O'Brien \| Branden R. Morgan \| 'Gypsy' Spheeris \| John Ashker
Directors:	Penelope Spheeris
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Comedy about the prospective Washington State Governor Al Donnelly (Matheson) whose only stumbling block on the road to power is his embarrassing younger brother Mike (Farley). To keep him out of mischief, Al forces one of his aides, Steve Dodds (Spade) to keep an eye on him during the election. However, this is easier said than done...

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Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Everyone Says I Love You

Genres:	Comedy \| Musical \| Romance
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Woody Allen \| Goldie Hawn \| Alan Alda \| Julia Roberts \| Drew Barrymore \| Edward Norton \| Tim Roth \| Natalie Portman \| Gaby Hoffmann \| Natasha Lyonne \| Lukas Haas \| Billy Crudup \| Diva Gray \| Ami Almendral \| Madeline Balmaceda
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Holden and Skylar are in love with each other. Skylar lives with a large and extended family on Manhattan. Her parents, Bob and Steffi have been married to each other for many years. Joe, a friend of theirs, who has a daughter, DJ, with Steffi. After yet another relationship, Joe is alone again. He flees to Venice, and meets Von, and makes her believe that he is the man of her dreams. However, their happiness is fake all the way, and she returns to her previous husband. Steffi spends her time with charity work, and manages to break up Skylars and Holdens relation when she introduces Skylar to a released jailbird, Charles Ferry.

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Schizopolis (1996)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 23:02

Schizopolis

Genres:	Comedy
Countries:	USA
Actors:	Steven Soderbergh \| Betsy Brantley \| David Jensen \| Mike Malone \| Eddie Jemison \| Scott Allen \| Katherine La Nasa \| Silas Cooper \| Liann Pattison \| C.C. Courtney \| Linda Nitsch \| L. Christian Mixon
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Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. After the death of a colleague, he is promoted to the job of writing speeches for T. Azimuth Schwitters, the founder and head of the group. He uses this as an excuse to be emotionally and romantically distant from his wife, who, he discovers, is having an affair with his doppelganger, a dentist named Dr. Jeffrey Korchek. As Munson fumbles with the speech and Korchek becomes obsessed with a new patient, a psychotic exterminator named Elmo Oxygen goes around the town seducing lonely wives and taking photographs of his genitals.

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