25th Hour 2002 R, 134 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee Cast: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Tony Siragusa, Levani Outchaneichvili, Misha Kuznetsov, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
While drug dealer Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) faces a seven year jail term, he spends his last 24 hours of freedom making peace with friends and relatives.
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Almost Famous 2000 R, 124 min. Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Cameron Crowe Cast: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, John Fedevich, Liz Stauber, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Kozelek
In the early 1970s, aspiring journalist, San Diego high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is given the choice assignment of writing a "Rolling Stone" article about the rising rock band Stillwater. William joins the band's "Almost Famous" tour, befriends guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee), falls in love with "band aid" Elaine (Kate Hudson), and sees the real world. But throughout his assignment, William's mother (Frances McDormand) calls him often and warns him to stay away from drugs. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; both Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Amistad 1997 R, 152 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Djimon Hounsou, Nigel Hawthorne, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgard, Anna Paquin, Xander Berkeley, Razaaq Adoti, Tomas Milian, Chiwetel Ejiofor
In 1839, a revolt broke out aboard the Spanish slave ship, Amistad. This is the story of those involved and of the slavery issue that divided the United States at that time in history. Anthony Hopkins was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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Buffalo Soldiers 2001 R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregor Jordan Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Anna Paquin, Dean Stockwell, Elizabeth McGovern, Gabriel Mann, Leon, Michael Pena, Brian Delate, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Kick Gurry
Set in West Germany during 1989, this is the story of a U.S. Army supply clerk, Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix), who solves his own problems with boredom by running a lucrative black market involving products ranging from Mop 'n' Glo to heroin.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007 TV, 135 min. Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Yves Simoneau Cast: Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, J.K. Simmons, Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Colm Feore, Gordon Tootoosis, Fred Dalton Thompson, Anna Paquin, Shaun Johnston, Wayne Charles Baker, Eddie Spears, Lee Tergesen, Tom Carey
This made-for-TV docudrama begins with the Sioux victory over General Custer and his troops at Little Big Horn in 1876 and follows through to the massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee almost 15 years later. Several intervening stories are told including that of Charles Eastman (Adam Beach) a Sioux doctor working to improve the Native Americans' quality of life, Lakota chief Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg) proudly holding on to his land, and Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) who helped develop the U.S. government policy on Indian affairs. Observing from different perspectives, it becomes apparent that achieving assimilation proves to be a difficult process.
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Darkness 2002 PG-13, 102 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jaume Balaguero Cast: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez, Stephan Enquist, Fermi Reixach, Francese Pages, Craig Stevenson, Paula Fernandez
Forty years ago in Spain, six children mysteriously disappeared, and now an American family moves into a remote house in the same neighborhood. The house holds a secret, and it doesn't take long before teenage daughter Regina (Anna Pacquin) senses a problem and investigates the history of this dark house that threatens to destroy her family. 1 User Review
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| | wow! | deano 01/26/2007 | Dude me and my friend watched it while we were on holidays, and we thought it was awesome!
even though it was continously interupted by the days proceedings , from what we saw was great.
It is a must see and the best thriller around.
I hope to see it without any interuptions some day! |
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Finding Forrester 2000 PG-13, 135 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant Cast: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace, Michael Pitt, Michael Nouri, Richard Easton, Glenn Fitzgerald
Because Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) is very bright and an exceptional basketball player as well, he gains entrance to a private school in Manhattan. Once enrolled, Jamal meets the reclusive author William Forrester (Sean Connery). They form a bond, and the ensuing relationship proves beneficial to both.
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Fly Away Home 1996 PG, 110 min. Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Carroll Ballard Cast: Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, Terry Kinney, Holter Graham, Jeremy Ratchford, Deborah Verginella, Michael J. Reynolds, David Hemblen, Ken James, Nora Ballard, Sarena Paton, Judith Orban, Carmen Lishman, Christi Hill
Wild geese on the wing is the subject of this film about 14-year-old Amy Alden (Anna Paquin) and her host of abandoned goslings. When the goslings have grown and must migrate to survive, Amy and her dad (Jeff Daniels) guide the geese with two small planes.
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Hurlyburly 1998 R, 122 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Drazan Cast: Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Anna Paquin, Meg Ryan
This story, based on David Rabe's play, is about Eddie (Sean Penn) and Mickey (Kevin Spacey)–two drugged-out Hollywood casting agents whose major entertainment in life is womanizing. The acting is good, but who cares to spend time watching characters like Eddie and Mickey ruin their lives in such a wasteful way?
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Jane Eyre 1996 PG, 113 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Joan Plowright, Anna Paquin, Geraldine Chaplin, Fiona Shaw, John Wood, Josephine Serre, Billie Whitelaw, Maria Schneider, Nic Knight, Nicola Howard, Sasha Graff, Amanda Root, Leanne Rowe
This is Charlotte Bronte's classic tale of the persecuted girl, Jane Eyre (Charlotte Gainsbourg), who rises in life with her heartless aunt, Mrs. Reed (Fiona Shaw), and the repressive school run by the tyrannical Mr. Brocklehurst (John Wood). Following graduation, Jane is hired to care for a young child (Josephine Serre) and is taken under the wing of the maternal Mrs. Fairfax (Joan Plowright). Jane then finds her brooding soul mate in her master, Edward Rochester (William Hurt).
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The Piano 1993 R, 121 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Campion Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker, Ian Mune, Peter Dennett
Nine-year-old Flora (Anna Paquin) accompanies her mother Ada (Holly Hunter) to New Zealand. Once there, they meet Ada's arranged-marriage partner, and a crisis occurs when he refuses to move Ada's piano. Ada, a mute, has found that she can express herself through her piano. Another man comes to the rescue, and his actions also lead to complications. Holly Hunter won an Academy Award For Best Actress and Anna Paquin won for Best Supporting Actress. Five other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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She's All That 1999 PG-13, 97 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Iscove Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kevin Pollak, Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin, Usher Raymond, Tim Matheson
After being dumped by his drop-dead-beautiful girlfriend, a high-school hero, Zach (Freddie Prinze Jr.), makes a bet that he can turn the gawkiest girl into a prom queen. You can guess the "rest of the story."
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The Squid and the Whale 2005 R, 80 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Noah Baumbach Cast: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, Halley Feiffer, David Benger, Adam Rose, Eli Gelb
Jealousy over their successes in writing splits up the Birkman family, and the parents'–Bernard and Joan (Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney)–squabbles over everything including joint-custody, new relationships, and money make divorce not only hard on themselves but needlessly difficult for their young sons Walt and Frank (Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline).
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Steamboy 2004 PG-13, 126 min. Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo Cast: Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart, Kari Wahlgren, Robin Atkin Downes, Rick Zieff, Kim Thomson, Mark Bramhall, David S. Lee, Oliver Muirhead, Oliver Cotton, Paula J. Newman, Julian Stone
This animated adventure is set in Victorian England during the Great Exhibition of 1851, which marked strides in the Industrial Revolution. Pre-teen Ray Steam (voice of Anna Paquin) tries to keep the contents of a package containing a "steam ball" from the clutches of the unscrupulous O'Hara Foundation with whom his father (voice of Alfred Molina) is involved. It is Ray's own grandfather (voice of Patrick Stewart) who has sent him the package and given him instructions to protect it. Now, Ray is in the middle of the battle between his grandfather and father to control the development of steam machines.
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A Walk on the Moon 1999 R, 105 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Goldwyn Cast: Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber, Anna Paquin, Tovah Feldshuh, Bobby Boriello, Victoria Barkoff, Stewart Bick, Jess Platt, Star Jasper
This is a romanticized story of Pearl Kantrowitz's (Diane Lane) odyssey during the summer of 1969–not far from Woodstock–in the Catskills when she finds excitement in a three-day affair with a traveling salesman, Walker Jerome (Viggo Mortensen)
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X-Men 2000 PG-13, 97 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Bruce Davison, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Matthew Sharp, Rhona Shekter, Kenneth McGregor, Shawn Roberts
This film is based on the popular Marvel comic book series about children born with the special X-Factor in their genes that turns them into mutant superheroes. While psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) heads the school that turns skilled mutants into X-Men–including Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Meanwhile, Magneto (Ian McKellen) organizes his team of mutants to fight the X-Men. Magneto kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the school, and now Xavier and his X-Men come to her rescue. As if dealing with Magneto was not enough, they must also contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison) who wants to force all mutants to register as his anti-mutant solution. Good special effects.
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X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 PG-13, 105 min. Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Brett Ratner Cast: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, Rebecca Romijn, Ben Foster, Dania Ramirez, Ellen Page
In this last entry of the X-Men trilogy, those mutant heroes are back and must now face a choice to retain their unique powers or give up those powers and become human. Battle lines are drawn with mutant leader Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) preaching tolerance versus Magneto (Ian McKellen) who believes in survival of the fittest. Their followers meet on Alcatraz Island–after Magneto levitates the Golden Gate Bridge–and a battle follows involving not only the two mutant armies but the real army that, instead of firing guns, fires needles filled with a potion to cure the mutants.
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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. 25th Hour (2002)
2. Almost Famous (2000)
3. Amistad (1997)
4. Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
5. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
6. Darkness (2002)
7. Finding Forrester (2000)
8. Fly Away Home (1996)
9. Hurlyburly (1998)
10. Jane Eyre (1996)
11. The Piano (1993)
12. She's All That (1999)
13. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
14. Steamboy (2004)
15. A Walk on the Moon (1999)
16. X-Men (2000)
17. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
18. X2 (2003) aka: X2: X-Men United aka: X-Men 2
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