The Affair of the Necklace 2001  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Hilary Swank, Simon Baker, Adrien Brody, Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Walken, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Simon Shackleton, Victoria Shalet
Set in the era just before the French Revolution, Jeanne de la Motte Valois (Hilary Swank), sets out to regain her family's confiscated wealth. First, she marries Count Nicholas de la Motte (Adrien Brody) who has access to the royal court, and, through his contacts, she schemes to steal a valuable necklace and use it to buy back the family's estate.
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 Angels in the Outfield 1994 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: William Dear
Cast: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Johnson, Jay O. Sanders, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew McConaughey, Taylor Negron, Milton Davis Jr., Tony Longo, Neal McDonough, Stony Jackson, Adrien Brody
Eleven-year-old Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a foster child of Maggie (Brenda Fricker) who hears his irresponsible father (Dermot Mulroney) claim that the chances of reuniting his family are just as good as the last-place California Angels winning the pennant. Roger wants his family to get back together so that he can move out of his foster home and prays that the Angels will win the pennant. Roger's prayers are answered in the form of angel Al (Christopher Lloyd) who heads up a group of angels (appearing as glowing special effects) that arrive to help the team–much to the amazement of the Angels' manager George Knox (Danny Glover) and the long-suffering owner Hank Murphy (Ben Johnson).
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Bread and Roses 2000  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee, George Lopez, Alonso Chavez, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila, Benicio Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Lillian Hurst, Mayron Payes
When illegal immigrant Maya (Pilar Padilla) arrives in L.A., she moves in with her sister Rosa's (Elpidia Carrillo) family. In need of money, the sisters work as janitors, meet union organizer Sam (Adrien Brody), and join the union–despite fears that they will lose their much-needed jobs.
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The Brothers Bloom 2009 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Maximilian Schell, Ricky Jay, Zachary Gordon, Max Records, Andy Nyman, Noah Segan, Ram Bergman, Craig Johnson, Nora Zehetner, Dubravko Jovanovic
Orphaned brothers Stephen (Max Records) and Bloom (Zachary Gordon) grow up protecting each other while scamming their playground pals. Now, as adults, there is competition between Stephen (now played by Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (now played by Adrien Brody). Stephen comes up with a "grand" scheme to con lonely heiress Penelope (Rachel Weisz) by posing as antique dealers and taking off with her money. All goes as planned–until Bloom falls in love with Penelope.
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Cadillac Records 2008  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Darnell Martin
Cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Beyonce Knowles, Columbus Short, Mos Def, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Natasha Ononogbo, Ginnie Randall, Norman Reedus, Jay O. Sanders, Valence Thomas, Gano Grills
Sex and violence play big roles in this story about a Chicago recording studio, Chess Records. It was founded in 1950 by Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) and helped produce fame for such stars as Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) during a period that stretched into the 1960s when the controversial Chess had a booming business. The story is narrated by Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer) and follows the lives of the talented performers who recorded their songs at Chess Records studio.
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The Darjeeling Limited 2007 R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Amara Karan, Bill Murray, Waris Ahluwalia, Camilla Rutherford, Barbet Schroeder, Wallace Wolodarsky, Irrfan Khan, Anjelica Huston, Kumar Pallana, Mr. A.P. Singh
American brothers Jack (Jason Schwartzman), Francis (Owen Wilson), and Peter (Adrien Brody) have not spoken to each other since their father died one year ago. Now, Francis urges his brothers to join him on a train, the Darjeeling Limited, that will take them across India on their "spiritual quest." As the train moves on, hopefully they will also forget differences of the past. But more discords arise on the journey to find spiritual enlightenment as they attempt self-medication on pain killers, pepper spray, and cough syrup. They get kicked off the train in the middle of the desert but continue on the trek for a surprise visit with their mother (Anjelica Huston) who has abandoned her family and now is a sister in a Himalayan convent.
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 Dummy 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Greg Pritikin
Cast: Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga, Jessica Walter, Ron Leibman, Jared Harris, Mirabella Pisani, Helen Hanft, Richmond Hoxie, Adam LeFevre, Poppi Kramer, Joanne Bayes, John Elsen, Tom Plotkin
Although it has been 10 years since his high-school graduation, Steven (Adrien Brody) still lives at his dysfunctional family's home. Jobless, he spends time as a ventriloquist talking to his dummy. His only friend, Fangora (Milla Jovovich), wants to be a punk rocker. But, together they join in self-discoveries about their roles in life and attain more than once was thought possible.
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Harrison's Flowers 2000 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Cast: Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Elias Koteas, Adrien Brody, Brendan Gleeson, Alun Armstrong, Scott Anton, Diane Baker, Dragan Antonik, Quinn Shephard
Newsweek photojournalist Harrison Lloyd (David Strathairn) agrees to one last assignment before devoting himself to his wife, children, and hothouse orchids. Thus, he heads off to war-torn Croatia and is soon reported missing and presumed dead. His wife, Sarah (Andie MacDowell), has a gut feeling that Harrison is alive and flies to the Balkans in search of him.
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 Hollywoodland 2006 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allen Coulter
Cast: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Robin Tunney, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith, Molly Parker, Ted Atherton, David J. MacNeil, Dash Mihok, Kevin Hare, Kathleen Robertson, Joe Spano, Jeffrey DeMunn
Based on events following the death under questionable circumstances of George Reeves (Ben Affleck) who had played Superman on the popular TV show, this film shows how Reeves' mother Helen Bessolo (Lois Smith) hires private detective Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) to uncover the facts surrounding her son's death. Suspects rise to the fore. Toni Mannix (Diane Lane) heads the list as the lover Reeves dumped after a 10-year affair, and her husband, MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins), is also in the running–along with Reeves' new fiancee Leonore (Robin Tunny). The film goes back and forth between scenes of Simo's investigation and past events in Reeves' life showing just what a complex person he was.
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 The Jacket 2005 R, 102 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Maybury
Cast: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Craig, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro, Jason Lewis, Jake Broder, Jonah Lotan, Steven Mackintosh, Mackenzie Phillips
Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) was shot in the head but has returned to his home in Vermont where he suffers from amnesia. After landing in an asylum and suspected of murder, Jack's psychiatrist (Kris Kristofferson) puts him on experimental drugs, which result in Jack being able to forsee the future and his own death as well. Now, he must decide if the woman (Keira Knightley) he met in the future can save his life in the present.
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Jailbreakers 1994  R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Shannen Doherty, Antonio Sabato Jr., Kerri Randles, Adrien Brody, Adrienne Barbeau, Vince Edwards, Charles Napier, George Gerdes, Dana Barron, Sean Whalen, Talbert Morton, Louan Gideon, Julie St. Claire
Angel (Shannen Doherty) is a high-school cheerleader who falls for rebel biker Tony (Antonio Sabato Jr.), a wrong-side-of-the-tracks thief. She joins him in his "work" but flees when he is caught and sent to jail. Of course, he breaks out of jail and is now on her trail in order to continue their escapades. Originally made for Showtime TV network.
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 King Kong 2005 PG-13, 187 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner, Joe Folau, Craig Hall, Bill Johnson, Mark Hadlow
In the 1930s, documentary filmmakers explore remote Skull Island in search of the legendary giant, King Kong. One filmmaker, Carl Denham (Jack Black), brings along beautiful actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) who is destined to be kidnapped by the natives and sacrificed to King Kong. But, Kong becomes intrigued with her, and Ann, in turn, finds true meaning in life through Kong. By story's end, Ann is rescued, Kong is captured, and they both arrive in NYC where the Empire State Building awaits. The film received 3 Academy Awards (Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects) and was nominated for one additional award.
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King of the Hill 1993  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbe, Lisa Eichhorn, Karen Allen, Spalding Gray, Elizabeth McGovern, Joseph Chrest, Adrien Brody, Katherine Heigl
Set in St. Louis during the Depression, this is the story of young Aaron Kurlander's (Jesse Bradford) struggles to find himself by overcoming adversity and surviving on his own.
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The Last Time I Committed Suicide 1997  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Cast: Thomas Jane, Keanu Reeves, Tom Bower, Adrien Brody, John Doe, Claire Forlani, Jim Haynie, Marg Helgenberger, Lucinda Jenney, Gretchen Mol, Pat McNamara, Kate Williamson, Amy Smart, Clark Gregg
The 1940s' Beat generation is portrayed in this story about Neal Cassady's (Thomas Jane) relationship with his suicidal girlfriend, Joan (Claire Forlani), and his friendship with a loser, Harry (Keanu Reeves).
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Liberty Heights 1999 R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, Rebekah Johnson, David Krumholtz, Richard Kline, Vincent Guastaferro, Justin Chambers
Set in a Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore during 1954–at a time when integration had just been legally enforced–this is the story of the Kurtzmans: Van (Adrien Brody), Ben (Ben Foster), Ada (Bebe Neuwirth), and Nate (Joe Mantegna). The characters are believable, funny, and sad as they uniquely deal with the changing world around them.
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Love the Hard Way 2003 N/R, 194 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Sehr
Cast: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl, Pam Grier, Katherine Moennig, Michaela Conlin, Joey Kern, Sara Klingebiel, Francisco Lorite
A con man (Adrien Brody) and a biology student (Charlotte Ayanna) meet, are attracted to each other, and bring their own different worlds into their affair as each teaches the other very different lessons in life.
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Nothing to Lose 1995 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Ten Benny
Director: Eric Bross
Cast: Adrien Brody, Sybil Temchen, Michael Gallagher, Tony Gillan, James E. Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Gayle Scott, Greg Zittel, David Deblinger
Ray (Adrien Brody) and Mike (Michael Gallagher) have been best friends since childhood until Ray's gambling, on money borrowed from a loan shark, gets him into trouble–big time.
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Nothing to Lose 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Michael McKean, Steve Oedekerk, Irma P. Hall, Adrien Brody, Rebecca Gayheart
Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) teams up with less-than-competent thief T. Paul (Martin Lawrence) to rob his boss' safe. BUT they are not the only ones with those plans, and the other robbers have no intention of letting Nick and T. Paul in on the action.
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Oxygen 1999 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Shepard
Cast: Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, Terry Kinney, James Naughton, Laila Robins, Paul Calderon, Dylan Baker, Olek Krupa, Frankie Faison, Slavko Stimac
A psychotic escape artist, "Harry" (Adrien Brody), kidnaps wealthy Frances Hannen (Laila Robins), buries her alive in Manhattan, and sends out the ransom note. Detective Foster (Maura Tierney)–a bit of a psycho herself–is assigned the case, and the cat-and-mouse chase is on.
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The Pianist 2002 R, 148 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Ruth Platt, Michal Zebrowski, Wanja Mues, Richard Ridings, Nomi Sharron, Anthony Milner, Lucy Skeaping
After conquering Poland, Nazis place celebrated Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody) and his family in a Warsaw ghetto from which he escapes the planned deportation to a concentration camp. But there is no relief for Szpilman who is forced to endure not only Nazi brutality but disease and starvation as well on Warsaw's streets. A good film depicting the power inherent in man's inhumanity to man. The film won three Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actor (Brody), and received four other nominations, including Best Picture.
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Restaurant 1999 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eric Bross
Cast: Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, David Moscow, Simon Baker, Catherine Kellner, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, John Carroll Lynch, Jesse L. Martin, Sybil Temchen, Vonte Sweet
P.J. McClures–a Hoboken, New Jersey, restaurant–is the setting for this well-developed character study of young people dealing with issues still unresolved in American culture.
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 The Singing Detective 2003 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Mystery
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Saul Rubinek, Alfre Woodard, Amy Aquino, David Dorfman, Eddie Jones, Lily Knight, Clyde Kusatsu
During his hospitalization, novelist Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) hallucinates and believes he is the detective in his book who investigated a 1950s' homicide. After discussing this with his psychiatrist (Mel Gibson), Dan begins to turn his old novel into a new musical–complete with song and dance.
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Six Ways to Sunday 1998 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Adam Bernstein
Cast: Norman Reedus, Deborah Harry, Elina Lowensohn, Adrien Brody, Jerry Adler, Peter Appel, Paul Lazar, Holter Graham, Anna Levine, Isaac Hayes, Vincent Pastore, Clark Gregg, Paul D'Amato
Eighteen-year-old Harold (Norman Reedus) lives with his overprotective mother, Kate (Deborah Harry), but grows up fast when he hooks up with a local gangster, Arnie (Adrien Brody).
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 Solo 1996 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Norberto Barba
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Barry Corbin, William Sadler, Adrien Brody, Norberto Barba, Seidy Lopez, Jaime Gomez, Demian Bichir, Abraham Verduzco, Joaquin Garrido, William Wallace, Brent Schaeffer, Lucas Dudley, Christopher Michael, Rafael Velasco
An android, Solo (Mario Van Peebles), has been designed by the Pentagon and is programmed to kill. Solo is sent to Central America to kill guerillas. When he disobeys an order that would result in the killing of innocent civilians, Solo is marked for reprogramming and escapes to a village where he comes to the aid of oppressed villagers.
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 Summer of Sam 1999 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Saverio Guerra, Brian Tarantina, Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara
Set during the summer of 1977, when "Son of Sam"–David Berkowitz–was on his killing spree in the Bronx, this Spike Lee drama examines the sexual freedom of the era. The plot revolves around a group of Italian-Americans who love the disco life but are affected by the fear Berkowitz caused when one murder victim after another is discovered in their neighborhood.
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 The Thin Red Line 1998 R, 170 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Terrence Malick
Cast: Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Nick Nolte
Director Terrence Malick came out of retirement after 20 years to make this adaptation of James Jones' 1962 novel about the battle for Guadalcanal during World War II. He focuses on the officers and enlisted men of Charlie Company who are ordered to invade the South Pacific island and then to deal with the horrors of jungle fighting. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture and Director.
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 The Village 2004 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Cherry Jones, Celia Weston, John Christopher Jones, Frank Collison, Jayne Atkinson, Judy Greer
It is 1897 in the agrarian community of Covington, Pennsylvania, and the residents have made an agreement to live peacefully but apart from the bad creatures living in the nearby woods. But, one day young Lucius (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to explore the woods, and quicker than the blink of an eye, the town is under attack by the creatures. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
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1. The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
2. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
3. Bread and Roses (2000)
4. The Brothers Bloom (2009)
5. Bullet (1996)
6. Cadillac Records (2008)
7. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
8. Dummy (2003)
9. Harrison's Flowers (2000)
10. Hollywoodland (2006)
11. The Jacket (2005)
12. Jailbreakers (1994)
13. King Kong (2005)
14. King of the Hill (1993)
15. The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
16. Liberty Heights (1999)
17. Love the Hard Way (2003)
18. Nothing to Lose (1995)
aka: Ten Benny
19. Nothing to Lose (1997)
20. Oxygen (1999)
21. The Pianist (2002)
22. Restaurant (1999)
23. The Singing Detective (2003)
24. Six Ways to Sunday (1998)
25. Solo (1996)
26. Summer of Sam (1999)
27. The Thin Red Line (1998)
28. The Village (2004)
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