ABCD 1999  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Krutin Patel
Cast: Madhur Jaffrey, Faran Tahir, Sheetal Sheth, Aasif Mandvi, David Ari, Jennifer Dorr White, Adriane Forlana Erdos, Rex Young, Gil Grail, Bob Bonnet, Alexander Lasky, David Mann
Widow Anju (Madhur Jaffrey) wishes for only one thing: her children stick to their cultural roots and marry into respectable Indian families. But, son Raj (Faran Tahir) and daughter Nina (Sheetal Sheth) have assimilated into American culture and have their own ideas about how to live their lives.
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American Chai 2001 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anurag Mehta
Cast: Aalok Mehta, Sheetal Sheth, Paresh Rawal, Josh Ackerman, Ajay Naidu, Aasif Mandvi, Jamie Hurley, Anand Chulani, Akshay Oberoi, Bharti Desai
Traditional values of an Indian American father (Paresh Rawal) and his liberal son, Sureel (Aalok Mehta), collide when Sureel opts to evade the real issue by leading his father to believe that he is a pre-med student while, in fact, he is majoring in music.
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 Freedomland 2006  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Mackie, LaTanya Richardson, Clarke Peters, Peter Friedman, Domenick Lombardozzi, Aasif Mandvi, Philip Bosco
White single mother Brenda Martin (Julianne Moore) from Gannon, New Jersey, reports a carjacking in the Armstrong project neighborhood during which a young Black male took off with her car while her four-year-old son was in the back seat. Black detective Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson) is assigned to the case, he barricades the Armstrong project, and racial tensions erupt between the Gannon and Armstrong residents in this psychological mystery pointing out that racial prejudice still prevails in parts of America today.
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Ghost Town 2008  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: David Koepp
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni, Aasif Mandvi, Billy Campbell, Dana Ivey, Kristen Wiig, Bridget Moloney, Jordan Carlos, Dequina Moore, Joseph Badalucco, Brian Hutchison, Tyre Simpson, Julia K. Murney, Claire Lautier
Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a Manhattan dentist who undergoes a colonoscopy, something goes wrong, and he dies–but only for seven minutes. When he awakens, he can see and hear dead people, all of whom have unfinished business and want Bertram to do something for them. One of the dead, Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), wants Bertram to intercede in his widow Gwen's (Tea Leoni) wedding to Richard (Billy Campbell) because Frank believes that Richard is only after her money. Bertram agrees, but once he sees Gwen, he falls for her himself and now wants nothing more than to win Gwen away from Richard. But, because of Bertram's lack of social skills, the task will not be easy.
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Jake's Women 1996 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Alan Alda, Anne Archer, Lolita Davidovich, Julie Kavner, Mira Sorvino, Joyce Van Patten, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Ashley Peldon, Perry Anzilotti, Aasif Mandvi, Steven M. Porter, Yul Vazquez
This made-for-TV film is based on Neil Simon's play about a troubled writer (Alan Alda) whose imaginary conversations with people who are no longer part of his life, appear to keep him from acknowledging the cruel realities of his life.
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Music and Lyrics 2007  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Marc(2) Lawrence
Cast: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett, Kristen Johnston, Campbell Scott, Haley Bennett, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Aasif Mandvi, Matthew Morrison, Jason Antoon, Billy Griffith, Kathleen McNenny
A former member of a popular '80s band, Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant), has been relegated to playing for high school reunions on Long Island when he is asked to write a song and perform a duet with pop star Cora (Haley Bennett) at Madison Square Gardens. This could be the turning point in Alex's career. But, there is a problem: Alex is good with melodies but just cannot compose lyrics. Help comes in the form of Sophie (Drew Barrymore) who arrives at Alex's apartment to water the plants. She agrees to collaborate on the song, and the fun and romance begin. 2 User Reviews
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| | Ten is probably too old. | 1fatts 12/02/2007 | The friendliest review I read said something to the effect of "anyone who likes this kind of movie will probably like this movie." The truth is I like this kind of movie: an innocuous romantic comedy with charming leads. And I do find Drew Barrymore charming; I really do. I liked Ever After, even though her British accent was occasional at best. I liked 50 First Dates, even though she only had to act as though she had forgotten yesterday's pages. And she is charming in this. I guess so is Hugh Grant, who is probably getting a little long in the tooth for the stammering-with-a-shy-smile young man. But he was cute enough as well. There was just nothing to hang this fleeting charm upon. The movie ran out of plot 45 minutes before it ran out of film. The Music was poor; the Lyrics were worse.
In her review of this film, Rebecca says: "This movie is very funny. Everybody 10 and older should see this movie." I assume Rebecca is nine or ten. With all due respect to her judgment here, I think: 9 maybe; 10 is probably too old. |
| | Rebecca 03/11/2007 | | This movie is very funny. Everybody 10 and older should see this movie. It has some great scenes. Music and Lyrics is also great for people who like to sing and dance! I suggest everybody should stop by their nearest movie theatre and see Music and Lyrics! |
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The Mystic Masseur 2001 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ismail Merchant
Cast: Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, Ayesha Dharker, James Fox, Sakina Jaffrey, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jimi Mistry, Zohra Sehgal, Grace Maharaj, Danesh Khan
Set in 1940s' and 1950s' Trinidad, this story revolves around a schoolteacher (Aasif Mandvi), who returns to his rural home and sets out to become a writer and a mystic.
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The Proposal 2009  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Anne Fletcher
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Denis O'Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Nouri, Michael Mosley, Alicia Hunt, Alexis Garcia, Dale Place, Kortney Adams
Manhattan book publisher Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) learns that she is about to be deported to her native Canada. To escape her fate, Margaret blackmails her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) into agreeing to marry her. The couple leaves for Andrew's home in Alaska where sex-obsessed matchmaker Grandma Annie (Betty White) is about to celebrate her 90th birthday. Andrew's parents, Grace and Joe (Mary Steenburgen and Craig T. Nelson), are suspicious of why Andrew wants to marry Margaret, but as Andrew and Margaret spend time together, love enters their relationship. 1 User Review
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| | Funny, light | mo 08/12/2009 | | |
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 The Siege 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila, Ahmed Ben Larby, Mosleh Mohamed, Lianna Pai, Mark Valley, Jack Gwaltney, David Proval, Lance Reddick, Aasif Mandvi, Jeremy Knaster, William Hill
U.S. Army General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis) is forced to team up with FBI agent Anthony "Hub" Hubbard (Denzel Washington) in an all-out effort to stop terrorist attacks on New York City. Devereaux declares martial law, the Army moves in, and due process of law is forgotten.
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Sorry, Haters 2006  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Stanzler
Cast: Robin Wright Penn, Abdel Kechiche, Sandra Oh, Remy K. Selma, Elodie Bouchez, Aasif Mandvi, Jim Ryan, Starla Benford, Fred Dunst, Annouchka Yameogo-Stanzler, Sebastian Roche, Josh Hamilton
This psychological thriller deals with anxieties involved in relationships of Americans and Muslims following 9/11 as is shown when cab driver Ashade (Abdel Kechiche) picks up New York businesswoman Phoebe (Robin Wright Penn). During the ride, Ashade tells Phoebe about his brother's problems involving deportation. Phoebe convinces Ashade that she can help him find a good lawyer. But Phoebe has her own problems, is not who Ashade thinks she is, and draws Ashade into her tangled web.
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 Spider-Man 2 2004 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Vanessa Ferlito, Aasif Mandvi, Ted Raimi
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is finding that his other persona, Spider-Man, is taking its toll on his personal life and opts to retire Spider-Man–UNTIL supervillain Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) arrives on the scene, and, of course, Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man and leaps into action once more. The film received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for two others.
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The War Within 2005 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Castelo
Cast: Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen, Sarita Choudhury, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Varun Sriram, Anjeli Chapman, John Ventimiglia, Mike McGlone, Aasif Mandvi, Samrat Chakrabarti, Kamal Marayati
An engineering student, Hassan (Ayad Akhtar), is arrested in Paris and tortured by intelligence agents who mistakenly believe he is involved in terrorist activities. After his release, Hassan radically changes his position and joins a cell in the U.S. with plans to blow up part of NYC.
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| 1. ABCD (1999)
2. American Chai (2001)
3. Freedomland (2006)
4. Ghost Town (2008)
5. Jake's Women (1996)
6. Music and Lyrics (2007)
7. The Mystic Masseur (2001)
8. The Proposal (2009)
9. The Siege (1998)
10. Sorry, Haters (2006)
11. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
12. The War Within (2005)
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