Catch Me If You Can 2002  PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin, Frank John Hughes, Brian Howe, Steve Eastin, Chris Ellis, John Finn
Based on a true story, FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) is on the trail of con-artist Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) who has used numerous identities to collect over $2 million from his victims. Very entertaining. Christopher Walken received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; the film was also nominated for its Musical Score.
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Charlie Wilson's War 2007 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor, Christopher Denham, Brian Markinson, Peter Gerety
Based on George Crile's popular book, this story, based on fact, involves funding for a covert war operation, which provided money and weapons to Afghan rebels. Liberal living and thinking Texas playboy congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) joins forces with CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and wealthy, anti-communist Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts). Charlie manages to squeeze money out of a House subcommittee giving the Afghan resistance the means to fight off the Soviet invaders. Throughout the 1980s, money was provided, and, by the end of the decade, the Soviets were on the run–thanks to Charlie. Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Cruel Intentions 2 2000  R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Robin Dunne, Amy Adams, Sarah Thompson, Keri Lynn Pratt, Barry Flatman, Mimi Rogers, Deanna Wright, Teresa Hill, Barclay Hope, Tane McClure
Sebastian (Robin Dunne) and Kathryn (Amy Adams) are wealthy students at an exclusive prep school who manipulate their way to power in this prequel to 1999's popular film "Cruel Intentions." The footage is composed of two planned episodes for a TV show that never aired.
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Doubt 2008 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Viola Davis, Carrie Preston, John Costelloe, Susan Bloomaert, Joseph Foster, Lloyd Clay Brown, Bridget Megan Clark, Michael Roukis, Haklar Dezso, Frank Shanley
Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep) serves as principal at a Catholic middle school where her domineering attitude clashes with popular Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Sister Aloysius becomes suspicious of Father Flynn after he delivers a sermon on the power of "doubt" and asks one of her teachers, Sister James (Amy Adams), to advise her of any strange behavior. Sister James reports that the school's only Black student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster), smelled like alcohol after visiting Father Flynn. Now, Sister Aloysius sets out to rid the school of Father Flynn's influence and, in the process, nearly tears the community apart. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (Streep), Supporting Actor (Hoffman), and both Amy Adams and Viola Davis (for her role as Donald Miller's mother) for Supporting Actress.
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 Drop Dead Gorgeous 1999  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Sam McMurray, Mindy Sterling, Will Sasso, Brittany Murphy, Matt Malloy, Amy Adams, Laurie A. Sinclair, Shannon Nelson, Alexandra Holden, Sarah Stewart
When Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) enters the Sarah Rose Cosmetics Miss Teen Princess beauty contest in Mt. Rose, Minnesota, her alcoholic mother, Annette (Ellen Barkin), stops at nothing to ensure that her daughter wins the title. But, first, she must get past the former winner, Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley), whose own daughter, Becky (Denise Richards), also seeks the beauty prize.
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Enchanted 2007 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Kevin Lima
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, Susan Sarandon, Courtney Williams, William Huntley, Samantha Ivers, Elizabeth Mathis, Edmund Lyndeck, Tonya Pinkins, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Tibor Feldman
On the day of her wedding to Prince Edward (voice of James Marsden), Giselle (voice of Amy Adams) is banished to present-day New York City by Edward's mother, Queen Narissa (voice of Susan Sarandon), who hates Giselle. Once Giselle arrives in New York, the film changes from animation to live action, and Giselle, still in her wedding gown, meets divorce lawyer Robert (Patrick Dempsey) whose daughter, Morgan (Rachel Covey), loves everything involved in fairy tales. At Morgan's insistence, Robert invites Giselle to move in with them. Although Robert is cynical about love and marriage, Giselle is Morgan's dream come true as fantasies now fill her world, and Disney movies come to life. While living amidst this optimistic fantasy, will skeptical Robert find his views of life changing? Academy Award nominations were received for three original songs.
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Julie & Julia 2009  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Joan Juliet Buck, Crystal Noelle, George Bartenieff, Vanessa Ferlito, Casey Wilson, Jillian Bach, Andrew Garman
Based on Julie Powell's 2005 book "Julie & Julia" and Julia Child's 2006 memoir "My Life in France," this story involves Julia (Meryl Streep) who is newly married to Paul (Stanley Tucci) and her move to Paris, cooking studies at Le Cordon Bleu, and her eight years spent writing her recipe collection. With her husband Erick's (Chris Messina) encouragement, Julie (Amy Adams) blogs Julia's 524 recipes and cooks them all within one year. Although separated by time, both women discover what it takes to succeed in their chosen fields. 1 User Review
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| | dog 08/20/2009 | This was a great movie! Meryl Streep was wonderful! Amy Adams so cute in it.
Such a nice change from all the big special effects movies. |
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Junebug 2005 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Morrison
Cast: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Benjamin McKenzie, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Beth Bostic, Joanne Pankow, Laura Lashley
Chicago art dealer Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz) flies to North Carolina with her new husband, George (Alessandro Nivola), to meet his family and to encourage a North Carolina artist to work for her. During the visit, family bonding, along with sibling tensions, rise to the fore as family members protect their unique roles within the family. Amy Adams was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 2008 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hinds, Clare Clifford, Beatie Edney, Christina Cole, Stephanie Cole, Sarah Kants, Tom Payne, Matt Ryan, Mark Strong, Tim Potter, Katy Murphy
This comedy of manners, set in London during 1939, features Frances McDormand as down-on-her-luck governess Miss Guinevere Pettigrew who steals a listing and takes the job of working for American actress and singer Delysia (Amy Adams). Miss Pettigrew begins her 24 hours of managing Delysia's life–especially her men who include Michael (Lee Pace), Phil (Tom Payne), and Nick (Mark Strong). Will Miss Pettigrew be able to solve Delysia's love-life problems and find a good direction for her own life as well?
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan, Jon Bernthal, Patrick Gallagher, Jake Cherry, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck
Having left his job as night watchman at the Natural History Museum, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now the CEO of a company making unusual inventions. He returns for a visit to the museum and learns than most of the exhibits are being shipped to the Smithsonian Museum for storage in order to make room for new displays. What Larry knows is that those exhibits come to life at night, and when he gets an S.O.S. call from cowboy Jed (Owen Wilson), Larry races to the Smithsonian. Once there, Larry learns that Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) has come back to life and is seeking to dominate the world. And the battles rage as Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), General Custer (Bill Hader), and Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) fight the evil forces of Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest) and Napoleon (Alain Chabat). Great special effects.
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Psycho Beach Party 2000 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Lee King
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon, Kimberley Davies, Charles Busch, Matt Keeslar, Danni Wheeler, Nick Cornish, Andrew Levitas, Kathleen Robertson, Beth Broderick, Amy Adams, Nathan Bexton, Buddy Quaid, Jenica Bergere
Combine the 1950s'-1960s' beach party flicks with monster movies and you get this comedy/horror/thriller film. The plot involves would-be surfer Chicklet/Florence Forrest (Lauren Ambrose) who just happens to have an alternate personality that comes to the fore during her blackouts. Meanwhile, a psychotic killer is on the loose. Could Florence's personality problems have anything to do with the carnage?
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 Serving Sara 2002  98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Amy Adams, Vincent Pastore, Cedric the Entertainer, Jerry Stiller, Marshall Bell, Derek Southers, John Wayne Shafer, Terry Crews, Robin McGee, Brent Duncan, Eli Jacques, Joe Viterelli
New York process server Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry) tries to present Sara (Elizabeth Hurley) with divorce papers and, before long, finds himself teamed up with Sara on a trip to Texas. Mission: serve her about-to-be ex-husband with his divorce papers first.
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The Slaughter Rule 2002  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
Cast: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall, David Cale, Eddie Spears, Kelly Lynch, Amy Adams, Ken White, Noah Watts, Kim DeLong
When Junior Varsity Football is dropped from his Montana high school, Roy (Ryan Gosling) loses the one thing that makes his lonely life tolerable. Adding to his misery, his estranged father is killed in a train accident. Luckily, a middle-aged loner, Gideon (David Morse)–an ex-football coach and now a newspaper deliverer–is putting together a rough-and-tumble six-man football team, and Roy catches his eye. Gideon becomes a good substitute father for Roy, but their relationship grows more intimate.
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Standing Still 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Cole Weiss
Cast: Jon Abrahams, Amy Adams, Ethan Embry, Roger Avary, Xander Berkeley, Adam Garcia, Lauren German, Colin Hanks, Marne Patterson, Melissa Sagemiller, Nikki Schieler Ziering, Mena Suvari, Aaron Stanford, James Van Der Beek
Four years after graduation, college friends of Elise (Amy Adams) and Michael (Adam Garcia) reunite for their wedding in Los Angeles. Bachelor and bachelorette parties ensue, secrets are revealed, and issues–such as lesbianism, marriage, and estranged dads (Xander Berkeley)–are tackled in a variety of ways.
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Sunshine Cleaning 2009 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Christine Jeffs
Cast: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., Eric Christian Olsen, Kevin Chapman, Paul Dooley, Amy Redford, Judith Jones, Christopher Dempsey, Vic Browder, Arron Shiver
Single-mother Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) is supporting her eight-year-old son Oscar (Jason Spevack) by cleaning homes while her father Joe (Alan Arkin) and sister Norah (Emily Blunt) babysit for Oscar. Meanwhile, Rose is having an affair with her married ex-boyfriend from high school, Mac (Steve Zahn), who is now a police officer. Mac tells Rose about a better paying job, which involves cleaning up crime scenes after the police have finished their investigations. Rose opens up her new business, "Sunshine Cleaning," and takes Norah along to help. It is a dirty job, but the money is good, and the sisters grow close as they work together providing security and a future for the Lorkowski family.
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Underdog 2007  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Frederik Du Chau
Cast: Jason Lee, Peter Dinklage, James Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Alex Neuberger, Taylor Momsen, Amy Adams, John Slattery, Brad Garrett, Samantha Bee, Timothy Crowe, Larry Vigus, Mario Mariani
An ordinary beagle (voice of Jason Lee) gets a dose of mad scientist Simon Barsinister's (Peter Dinklage) potion, escapes the lab, and then is taken in by widower Don Unger (James Belushi) and his depressed son Jack (Alex Neuberger) who name him Shoeshine because he likes to lick shoes. Shoeshine adjusts happily to his new home, but Barsinister's potion has turned him into a dog with super powers. When Dan encourages him to use those powers for a worthy cause, Shoeshine dons a suit and cape and turns into Underdog vowing to protect the citizens of Capitol City–including, of course, that particular spaniel Polly Purebread (voice of Amy Adams). "There is no need to fear! Underdog is here!" 1 User Review
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| | Great Family Movie | Anonymous 09/02/2007 | | Good Humor, Great Movie for Adults and Children. |
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The Wedding Date 2005 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Clare Kilner
Cast: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams, Jack Davenport, Sarah Parish, Jeremy Sheffield, Peter Egan, Holland Taylor, Jolyon James, C. Gerod Harris
Kat (Debra Messing) hires professional escort Nick (Dermot Mulroney) to pose as her date for sister Amy's (Amy Adams) four-day wedding extravaganza. The purpose for Kat's deception is to impress her family AND her ex-fiance. Can they pull it off?
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| 1. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
2. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
3. Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
4. Doubt (2008)
5. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
6. Enchanted (2007)
7. Julie & Julia (2009)
8. Junebug (2005)
9. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
11. Psycho Beach Party (2000)
12. Serving Sara (2002)
13. The Slaughter Rule (2002)
14. Standing Still (2006)
15. Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
16. Underdog (2007)
17. The Wedding Date (2005)
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