 Annie 1999  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Alicia Morton, Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Andrea McArdle, Erin Adams, Sarah Hyland, Lalaine
This TV remake of the hit Broadway play stars Alicia Morton as the orphan Annie and Kathy Bates as the mean head of the orphanage. A good effort featuring many actors having stage experience with awards to their credit. Disney.
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The Anniversary Party 2001  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Cast: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Cates, Jane Adams, John C. Reilly, John Benjamin Hickey, Parker Posey, Denis O'Hare
Joe and Sally Therrian (Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh) have reunited after a year's separation–just in time for their sixth wedding anniversary. Friends are invited to their home and presents exchanged, but when the drug Ecstasy is passed around the party takes a dreadful turn.
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Bernard and the Genie 1992 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Paul Weiland
Cast: Alan Cumming, Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson, John Gabriel, Denis Lill, Beaux Bryant, Kevin Allen, Andree Bernard, Melvyn Bragg, Janet Henfrey, Marcia Ashton, Sheila Latimer, Sally Geoghegan, Angela Clarke, Bob Geldof
Bernard Bottle (Alan Cumming) is having a bad day, and even loses his job as an art dealer, when he rubs a tarnished lamp and releases a 2,000-year-old genie, Josephus (Lenny Henry). The two become friends. It is Christmas, and Josephus can give Bernard anything he wishes. Troubles arise when Bernard wishes for the "Mona Lisa," and the police think that he stole it, but Josephus' magic powers take care of the problem.
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 Black Beauty 1994 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Caroline Thompson
Cast: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Jim Carter, Peter Davison, Alun Armstrong, John McEnery, Eleanor Bron, Peter Cook, Alan Cumming, Lyndon Davies, Rosalind Ayres, Adrian Ross Magenty, Georgina Armstrong, Anthony Walters, Gemma Patemoster
This adaptation of Anna Sewell's classic tale is narrated by no other than Black Beauty (voice of Alan Cumming); so, the audience is treated to the story from a horse's point of view. Black Beauty's life is told through the hardships suffered from cruel owners to the friendliness of his true family. A good film and suitable for children.
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Buddy 1997  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Caroline Thompson
Cast: Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Irma P. Hall, Peter Elliott, Paul Reubens, John Aylward, Mak Wilson, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Mark Sealey, Robert Tygner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Star Townsend, Peter Hurst
In the 1920s, a wealthy woman, Gertrude Lentz (Renee Russo), lived in her mansion with a myriad of geese, dogs, cats, fish, two chimpanzees, a parrot, and a gorilla. Based on her true story (the gorilla's name is Buddy), the plot involves the dilemma faced when Buddy grows from cute baby into a 900 lb. gorilla. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 04/29/2007 | | It is inspirational and a wonderful movie to share with your family |
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Circle of Friends 1995 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Minnie Driver, Chris O'Donnell, Saffron Burrows, Alan Cumming, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe, Aidan Gillen, Mick Lally, Britta Smith, John Kavanagh, Ruth McCabe, Ciaran Hinds, Marie Mullen, Marie Conmee, Tony Doyle
In 1957, close friends Benny (Minnie Driver), Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe), and Nan (Saffron Burrows) attend Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Unlike her friends, Benny must live at home and commute to school because her strict parents will not allow her to live on campus. The first day of school, Benny meets Jack (Chris O'Donnell), and they are attracted to each other but have problems because every night Benny must return home where she wards off the advances of her father's assistant Sean (Alan Cumming). Meanwhile, Nan falls for Simon (Colin Firth) who gets her pregnant and then dumps her. Nan plans to get Jack drunk and then claim that he is the father. Eve, who has fallen for Aidan (Aidan Gillen), catches on to Nan's plot and reveals all, which allows Jack and Benny to continue their romance.
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Company Man 2000  PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Askin, Douglas McGrath
Cast: Douglas McGrath, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan Phillippe, Denis Leary, Woody Allen, Alan Cumming, Heather Matarazzo, Paul(2) Guilfoyle
A 1960s' high-school teacher, Allen Quimp (Douglas McGrath), wants his wife, Daisy (Sigourney Weaver), to quit bugging him to "make something of himself." Following an implausible series of events, Allen is actually recruited as a planner of the Bay of Pigs invasion in the plot to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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Emma 1996   PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Douglas McGrath
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Ewan McGregor, James Cosmo, Denys Hawthorne, Sophie Thompson, Kathleen Byron, Phyllida Law, Edward Woodall, Polly Walker, Rebecca Craig
Based on Jane Austen's novel, this is the story of Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) who is obsessed with interfering in others' lives. She delights in playing matchmaker for her friends Harriet (Toni Collette) and Reverend Elton (Alan Cumming) and even brings together her governess (Greta Scacchi) and Mr. Weston (James Cosmo). Emma is so obsessed with matchmaking that she is clueless about the fact that she is falling in love with Mr. Knightly (Jeremy Northam). Will she wake up in time to learn some things about herself before it is too late?
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Eyes Wide Shut 1999  R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Serbedzija, Todd Field, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Cumming, Leelee Sobieski, Fay Masterson
One evening, Dr. William Harford's (Tom Cruise) wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), confessed that she once fantasized about a young naval officer and had almost been unfaithful to their marriage vows. That revelation shatters Bill's belief in the stability of their marriage, and he leaves their home to visit one of his patients. Instead of returning home, Bill wanders the streets into a sexual underworld where he is hit head-on with sexual and moral discoveries.
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston, Joan Collins, Alan Cumming, Harvey Korman, Thomas Gibson, John Taylor, Tony Longo
Mark Addy and Stephen Baldwin star as Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in this live-action spinoff of the popular cartoon. The story takes place in an earlier era when Fred and Barney first met Betty (June Krakowski) and Wilma (Kristen Johnston) at the Bronto King drive-in. The foursome takes off for an all-expense-paid vacation to Rock Vegas–arranged for by conniving Chip (Thomas Gibson) who has his eye on Wilma.
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Garfield: The Movie 2004 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray, Evan Arnold, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Vanessa Christelle, Nick Cannon, Alan Cumming, David Eigenberg, Brad Garrett, Debra Messing
When veterinarian Liz (Jennifer Love Hewitt) gives Jon (Breckin Meyer) a new dog, Odie, Jon's cat, Garfield (voice of Bill Murray), is not crazy about the new family member. But, when Odie chases after a car and gets lost, Garfield feels guilty and sets out to rescue Odie.
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 Get Carter 2000 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, Michael Caine, Rhona Mitra, Johnny Strong, Gretchen Mol, John C. McGinley, John Cassini, Mark Boone Junior, Darryl Scheelar, Crystal Lowe, Lauren Lee Smith
This third remake of the 1971 crime classic features Sylvester Stallone in the role of Jack Carter, mob enforcer, who checks into the circumstances surrounding his brother's death and realizes a murder has taken place. Among the suspects are Cliff Bumby (Michael Caine–star of the original "Get Carter"), porn-flick millionaire Cyrus Place (Mickey Rourke), and computer geek Jeremy Kinnear (Alan Cumming).
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 GoldenEye 1995 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Joe Don Baker, Tcheky Karyo, Famke Janssen, Samantha Bond, Desmond Llewelyn, Gottfried John, Alan Cumming, Michael Kitchen, Serena Gordon, Simon Kunz
It has been six years since the last James Bond film entry. GoldenEye is named after Ian Fleming's Jamaican estate, and Agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan in his debut as James Bond) is back in business with lots of gadgets, beautiful ladies, and location filming in Monte Carlo, the Caribbean, and St. Petersburg. In this film, 1990s' Russia is chaotic and filled with scheming military officers and an underworld syndicate. Great scene alert: Bond rolling a tank over St. Petersburg's cars.
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The Goodbye Girl 2004 TV, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Patricia Heaton, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lynda Boyd, Alan Cumming, Richard Benjamin, Sharon Wilkins, Zern Santiago, Marco Soriano, Woody Jeffreys, Emily Holmes, Marie Stillin
This made-for-TV version of the "Goodbye Girl" features Patricia Heaton in the role of divorced and aging Broadway dancer Paula McFadden who shares an apartment with her young daughter, Lucy (Hallie Kate Eisenberg). Paula agrees to let aspiring actor Elliot (Jeff Daniels) move into the apartment, and over a period of time love enters the relationship. But, their love is tested when Elliot fails in his acting role and considers moving on.
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Gray Matters 2007 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Sue Kramer
Cast: Heather Graham, Thomas Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan, Molly Shannon, Alan Cumming, Rachel Shelley, Sissy Spacek, Alejandro Abellan, Don Ackerman, Gloria Gaynor, Warren Christie, Bill Mondy
Ballroom dancers Gray (Heather Graham) and Sam (Thomas Cavanagh) are a very close sister and brother team who share an apartment in San Francisco. Neither has been interested in dating until Sam crosses paths with Charlie (Bridget Moynahan) who shares his interests in ballroom dancing, retro styles, and 1940s' movies. Within a very short time Charlie and Sam are married, but problems arise on the eve of the wedding when Gray and a very drunk Charlie kiss. With that passionate kiss, Gray realizes that she is a lesbian and is in love with her brother's wife. Now, it is up to Gray to figure out how to handle this very confusing situation.
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 Josie and the Pussycats 2001 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gabriel Mann, Paulo Costanzo, Missi Pyle, Tom Butler, Breckin Meyer
Singer-guitarist Josie McCoy (Rachael Leigh Cook), bassist Valerie Brown (Rosario Dawson), and drummer Melody Valentine (Tara Reid) rise to pop superstardom as "Josie and the Pussycats." But with fame, problems arise in the form of manager Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming) who has his own sinister plans for his clients' popular music.
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 Nicholas Nickleby 2002 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas McGrath
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Bell, Edward Fox, Romola Garai, Tom Courtenay, Nathan Lane, Alan Cumming, Barry Humphries
After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam) and his family seek help from Uncle Ralph (Christopher Plummer). But Uncle Ralph seems determined to split up the family members. He disposes of Nicholas by sending him to a boarding school for poor boys that is run by the dastardly Wackford Squeers (Jim Broadbent). All is not lost; Nicholas and his friend, Smike (Jamie Bell), escape and set out to reunite the Nicklebys.
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Plunkett & Macleane 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jake Scott
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler, Michael Gambon, Ken Stott, Alan Cumming, Claire Rushbrook, Iain Robertson, Tommy Flanagan, James Thornton
Macleane (Jonny Lee Miller) and Plunkett (Robert Carlyle) are two rogues living in England during the mid-1700s–an era when highwaymen took advantage of the well-to-do aristocracy. Macleane and Plunkett meet and join forces to conduct their own game of ridding society's finest of their assets. They learn quickly, but their partnership is threatened when Macleane falls in love with the beautiful Lady Rebecca (Liv Tyler).
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 1997 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Mirkin
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, Julia Campbell, Mia Cottet, Kristin Bauer, Elaine Hendrix, Vincent Ventresca, Camryn Manheim
Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michelle (Lisa Kudrow) head for their 10-year high-school reunion in a borrowed Jaguar and a fabricated success story: Post-It-Notes was their invention! This is a well-written, directed, and acted spoof on teenage insecurities that often follow one through life.
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Second Best 1994 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Menges
Cast: William Hurt, Chris Cleary Miles, Keith Allen, Prunella Scales, Jane Horrocks, Alan Cumming, John Hurt, Jodhi May, Nathan Yapp, Doris Irving
A lonely Welsh postman, Graham Holt (William Hurt), tries to adopt orphan John (Chris Cleary Miles) in this poignant tale.
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 Son of the Mask 2005  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins, Ryan Falconer, Traylor Howard, Steven Wright, Kal Pen, Ben Stein, Magda Szubanski, Jeanette Cronin
In this film–one of the "Mask" series–the Averys' dog brings home a mysterious mask. Tim (Jamie Kennedy) tries on the mask, has sex, his wife (Traylor Howard) becomes pregnant, and the baby is born with the mythological powers of the Mask of Loki. Lo and behold, that mysterious mask turns out to be the Mask of Loki, and Loki (Alan Cumming) wants to retrieve his Mask.
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Spice World 1997 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Musical
aka: Spiceworld
Director: Bob Spiers
Cast: Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Adams, Richard E. Grant, Claire Rushbrook, Alan Cumming, Roger Moore, George Wendt, Meat Loaf, Richard O'Brien, Barry Humphries, Mark McKinney
This film presents an offbeat look at the backstage activities during one day in the lives of the Spice Girls–Baby Spice (Emma Bunton), Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell), Scary Spice (Melanie Brown), Sporty Spice (Melanie Chisholm), and Posh Spice (Victoria Adams)–as they rehearse, perform, and travel around London aboard a double-decker bus.
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 Spy Kids 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin, George Clooney, Danny Trejo
Professional spies Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid Cortez (Carla Gugino) turn their backs on the business when they fall in love, marry, and raise children. Later, when they accept a spy job for old time's sake, their children (Daryl Sabara and Alexa Vega) find themselves in roles of rescuers. The high-tech gadgets alone make this a family comedy worth viewing.
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Sweet Land 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ali Selim
Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, John Heard, Alex Kingston, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith, Tom Gilroy, Patrick Heusinger, Paul Sand, Jodie Markell, Sage Kermes
"Sweet Land" begins with elderly Inge (Lois Smith) burying her husband, Olaf (Tim Guinee), in Minnesota's farm country. She relates the story of her past when, as a young German, Inge (Elizabeth Reaser) arrived in Minnesota during 1920 as a mail-order bride for Olaf. There were major problems with the planned marriage: Inge was German and a socialist, and Norwegian/American Olaf and his Norwegian farming neighbors had problems accepting a woman from the country with which America had just fought a war. Even the Lutheran Minister Sorrensen (John Heard) refused to marry them. These and other trials and tribulations of immigration rise to the fore, but as time passes the love story of Inge and Olaf ends happily.
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Tin Man 2007 TV, 265 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Raoul Trujillo, Callum Keith Rennie, Anna Galvin, Ted Whittall, Ian A. Wallace, Donny Lucas, Gwynyth Walsh, Kevin McNulty, Richard Dreyfuss, Jason Schombing
In this updated version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," D.G. (Zooey Deschanel) has grown up and is working as a waitress when her dreams call her to embark on an adventure through the Outer Zone (O.Z.) to search for her missing mother. Along the way, she befriends brainless Glitch (Alan Cumming), cowardly Raw (Raoul Trujillo), and "Tin Man" Cain (Neal McDonough). The evil Azkadellia (Kathleen Robertson) has cast a spell on the Outer Zone and is determined to prevent D.G. and her friends from breaking that spell. Finally, when they meet the Mystic Man (Richard Dreyfuss), D.G. and her group realize that there is more to themselves than they had ever imagined.
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 Titus 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julie Taymor
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Laura Fraser, Angus Macfadyen, Alan Cumming, Harry Lennix, Matthew Rhys, Colm Feore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, James Frain
Shakespeare's first (and bloodiest) tragedy "Titus Andronicus" is brought to the screen in excellent fashion with a good cast and director–though some may disagree with the liberties taken by Director Taymor. Titus (Anthony Hopkins), though great in battle, cannot cope with forces that destroy his family.
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Urbania 2000 R, 103 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jon Shear
Cast: Dan Futterman, Alan Cumming, Matt Keeslar, Josh Hamilton, Lothaire Bluteau, Bill Sage, Barbara Sukowa, Paige Turco, Megan Dodds, Gabriel Olds, Samuel Ball, James Simon, Gerry Bamman, Scott Denny, Pamela Shaw
First-time director Jon Shear brings to the screen a fascinating film centering on a lonely, grief-stricken Charlie (Dan Futterman) who roams the streets of New York City by night looking for a mysterious man he has only seen from afar. In the process, Charlie experiences bizarre visions that leave the viewer wondering whether they are just memories or, in fact, ghosts.
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 X2 2003 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thiller
aka: X2: X-Men United
X-Men 2
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, Anna Paquin, Kelly Hu, Aaron Stanford, Shawn Ashmore, Cotter Smith
The X-Men return. This time they search for mutant assassin Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) whose attempt on the President's (Cotter Smith) life has led to the government's cracking down on all mutants. This even includes the X-Men who attend Charles Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) school that trains mutants to peacefully exist. Because the government believes that the X-Men are responsible for the attack, the President appoints military scientist William Stryker (Brian Cox) to investigate the school. Stryker uses foul means to get information from the X-Men's old foe Magneto (Ian McKellan) and leads an attack on the school. Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is the only adult at the school for the time being, and his overwhelming job is to defend the school and save the students as the war escalates between the mutants and humans.
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| 1. Annie (1999)
2. The Anniversary Party (2001)
3. Bernard and the Genie (1992)
4. Black Beauty (1994)
5. Buddy (1997)
6. Circle of Friends (1995)
7. Company Man (2000)
8. Emma (1996)
9. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
10. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
11. Garfield: The Movie (2004)
12. Get Carter (2000)
13. GoldenEye (1995)
14. The Goodbye Girl (2004)
15. Gray Matters (2007)
16. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
17. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
18. Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
19. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
20. Second Best (1994)
21. Son of the Mask (2005)
22. Spice World (1997)
aka: Spiceworld
23. Spy Kids (2001)
24. Sweet Land (2005)
25. Tin Man (2007)
26. Titus (1999)
27. Urbania (2000)
28. X2 (2003)
aka: X2: X-Men United
aka: X-Men 2
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