Bed of Roses 1996  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Goldenberg
Cast: Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Brian Tarantina, Debra Monk, Mary Alice, Kenneth Cranham, Ally Walker, Anne Pitoniak, Gina Torres, Nick Tate
Wealthy widower Lewis (Christian Slater) sends Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) flowers at her Wall Street office. Lisa is thrilled until she discovers that her admirer delivers flowers for a living (he enjoys watching people smile when they receive flowers). Love perseveres, and romance wins out in this romantic comedy.
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Hiding Out 1987  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Bob Giraldi
Cast: Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish, Oliver Cotton, Claude Brooks, Ned Eisenberg, Anne Pitoniak, Tim Quill, John Spencer, Alexandra Auder, Tony Soper, Ned Eisenberg, Marita Geraghty, Steven Small, Johnny Walker
When the mob is looking for Boston stockbroker Andrew Morenski (Jon Cryer), he tries to escape their notice by enrolling as "Max Hauser" in his nephew Patrick's (Keith Coogan) high school, which is located in another state. As he is adjusting to changes since his teenage days, the mob finds Andrew, and a fight in the high school gym ensues.
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Old Gringo 1989  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Luis Puenzo
Cast: Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits, Patricio Contreras, Jenny Gago, Jim Metzler, Anne Pitoniak, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Gabriela Roel, Sergio Calderon, Guillermo Rios, Samuel Valadez De La Torre, Pedro Damian, Stanley Grover, Josefina Echanove
A culture shock occurs when an American schoolteacher, Harriet Winslow (Jane Fonda), travels to Mexico to become a governess. Arriving at the hacienda, she realizes she is in the middle of a revolution and is kidnapped. Now she must choose a romantic alliance with either rebel General Tomas Arroyo or an American writer Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce (Gregory Peck) who has befriended Arroyo.
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The Opportunists 2000 R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Myles Connell
Cast: Christopher Walken, Peter McDonald, Cyndi Lauper, Vera Farmiga, Donal Logue, Jose Zuniga, Tom Noonan, Anne Pitoniak, Olek Krupa, Paul D'Amato
One last big heist is what struggling automobile mechanic Vic Kelly (Christopher Walken) agrees to when approached by night security guards Pat (Donal Logue) and Jesus (Jose Zuniga). Enter Vic's Irish cousin Michael (Peter McDonald), and plans soon go into effect to rob a deposit delivery warehouse.
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The Survivors 1983 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Robin Williams, Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright, Anne Pitoniak, John Goodman, Kristen Vigard, Annie McEnroe, Bernard Barrow, Michael P. Moran, Marian Hailey, Joseph Carberry, Skipp Lynch, Meg Mundy, Yudie Bank
Robin Williams plays unemployed executive Donald Quinelle who is taken under the wing of gas station owner Sonny Paluso (Walter Matthau). Because of a strange set of circumstances, they are on the list of hit man Jack Locke (Jerry Reed). From there, they end up in a survival-training unit where things really get "Robin Williams" strange.
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A Thousand Acres 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth, Keith Carradine, Kevin Anderson, Pat Hingle, John Carroll Lynch, Anne Pitoniak
Problems accelerate for an American family–the Cooks–when the patriarch (Jason Robards) decides to step down and, in the process, divides his land between his three daughters (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, and Jennifer Jason Leigh). Each has her own plans. This leads to disagreements that, in turn, end up in the court system.
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Where the Money Is 2000 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marek Kanievska
Cast: Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney, Susan Barnes, Anne Pitoniak, Bruce MacVittie, Irma St. Paule, Michel Perron, Dorothy Gordon, Rita Tucket
Nurse Carol Ann McKay (Linda Fiorentino), married to Wayne (Dermot Mulroney), is semi-discontent with her life when she begins to suspect that the new geriatric patient–the legendary bank robber, Henry Manning (Paul Newman)–has been faking the extent of his stroke. Linda begins to make her own criminal plans; the question is: Is Henry really going to be able to help?
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| 1. Agnes of God (1985)
2. Bed of Roses (1996)
3. Best Seller (1987)
4. Hiding Out (1987)
5. House of Cards (1993)
6. Housekeeping (1987)
7. No Place Like Home (1989)
8. Old Gringo (1989)
9. The Opportunists (2000)
10. The Survivors (1983)
11. A Thousand Acres (1997)
12. Where the Money Is (2000)
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