Cabin Boy 1994  PG-13, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Resnick
Cast: Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, James Gammon, Brian Doyle-Murray, Brion James, Ann Magnuson, Russ Tamblyn, Ricki Lake, Mike Starr, Melora Walters
With a name like Nathaniel Mayweather (played by Chris Elliott), it helps to be very rich, and this kid is! Through a series of wrong turns, he ends up as cabin boy on a ship and begins an "unusual" adventure.
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The Caveman's Valentine 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Ann Magnuson, Damir Andrei, Aunjanue Ellis, Tamara Tunie, Peter MacNeill, Jay Rodan, Rodney Eastman, Anthony Michael Hall
Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson) is a homeless cave dweller living in NYC's Inwood park who, despite his schizophrenia, is determined to find the killer of a young street kid.
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 Clear and Present Danger 1994  PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat, Harris Yulin, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Jones, Thora Birch, Hope Lange, Henry Czerny, Miguel Sandoval, Benjamin Bratt, Raymond Cruz, Ann Magnuson
In the United States, the President is given the power to order military might only in the case of "clear and present danger" to the national security. This is the reasoning behind President Edward Bennett (Donald Moffat) ordering Special Forces into Colombia to break up a drug cartel. Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is the President's intelligence deputy who leads the covert military attack. Intrigue and action prevail from beginning to end.
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Glitter 2001  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cast: Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Da Brat, Tia Texada, Valarie Pettiford, Ann Magnuson, Terrence Howard, Dorian Harewood, Grant Nickalls, Eric Benet
Pop music's Mariah Carey gets her first film role as aspiring singer Billie Franklin who joins forces with a DJ, Julian Dice (Max Beesley). He serves as her producer as well as lover; together they set off on a precarious journey that ends in superstardom.
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 The Hunger 1983 R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Ann Magnuson, Willem Dafoe, Dan Hedaya, Beth Ehlers, Rufus Collins, Suzanne Bertish
Seductive vampire Miriam (Catherine Deneuve) realizes that her centuries-old vampire lover, John (David Bowie), is reaching the end of his time on Earth. So, she targets Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) as her new lover.
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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died 1998  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Aris Iliopulos
Cast: Billy Zane, Abraham Benrubi, Sandra Bernhard, Karen Black, Mark Boone Junior, Tippi Hedren, Eartha Kitt, Ann Magnuson, Andrew McCarthy, Will Patton
This homage to Ed Wood Jr. is based on one of his scripts. While originally written for a silent movie, the music and sound effects take over to replace Wood's usual bad dialogue. The result is the same!
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 Love & Sex 2000  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie Breiman
Cast: Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Noah Emmerich, Cheri Otori, Ann Magnuson, Josh Hopkins, Robert Knepper, Vincent Ventresca, Kristen Zang, David Steinberg
Flashbacks predominate as Monique magazine journalist Kate Welles (Famke Janssen) tackles an assignment on sex, love, and the modern woman. She is expected to draw on her own life experiences, but the problem is that Kate has few equals in her inability to form relationships with her loser boyfriends. Then Adam (Jon Favreau) enters the picture; they fall in love; Adam gets bored; he leaves. Now, too late, he realizes he has made a mistake.
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Love at Large 1990 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer, Ted Levine, Kate Capshaw, Annette O'Toole, Ann Magnuson, Barry Miller, Kevin J. O'Connor, Neil Young, Ruby Dee, Gailard Sartain
Down-on-his-luck private eye Harry Dobbs (Tom Berenger) is hired by mysterious Miss Dolan (Anne Archer) to tail her boyfriend who she thinks is cheating on her. But, the inept Harry follows the wrong man who also has secrets: two families. Then Harry starts being trailed by Stella (Elizabeth Perkins) who was hired by Harry's jealous girlfriend. The two private eyes end up working together to finish his case.
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Making Mr. Right 1987 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: John Malkovich, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly, Ben Masters, Laurie Metcalf, Polly Bergen, Hart Bochner, Polly Draper, Harsh Nayyar, Susan Berman
A woman is promoting an android when she becomes romantically interested in him. Although the plot is rather weak, the acting makes up for the lack of depth.
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Night at the Golden Eagle 2002  R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Vinny Argiro, Donnie Montemarano, James Caan, Natasha Lyonne, Vinnie Jones, Ann Magnuson, Fayard Nicholas, Sam Moore, Miles Dougal, Badja Djola
LA's seedy Golden Eagle Hotel is the setting for this film. The action takes place during the course of one evening when Brooklyn hoods Mick (Vinny Argiro) and Tommy (Donnie Montemarano) reunite and plan for the future. But, everything changes after Tommy accidentally kills a prostitute and the two losers are left with the job of disposing of her corpse.
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 Panic Room 2002 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Dwight Yoakam, Patrick Bauchau, Ian Buchanan, Ann Magnuson, Andrew Kevin Walker, Paul Schulze
Meg (Jodie Foster) and daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) have just moved into a Manhattan townhouse when three burglars break in. The house just happens to have a secret "panic" room in which Meg and Sara hide. The problem is that what the intruders want is located inside the panic room, and they are not about to leave empty-handed. A good thriller.
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Small Soldiers 1998 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: David Cross, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Ernest Borgnine, Tommy Lee Jones, George Kennedy, Dick Miller, Alexandra Wilson, Gregory Smith, Jacob Smith, Ann Magnuson
This partially animated film is filled with great special effects. The focus is on a set of children's toy soldiers that battle the Gorgonites, a collection of toy aliens. While this sounds like a cute children's movie, the violence could be too much for little ones.
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Still Breathing 1997 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James F. Robinson
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Joanna Going, Celeste Holm, Ann Magnuson, Lou Rawls, Angus Macfadyen, Toby Huss, Paolo Seganti, Michael McKean, Wendy Benson-Landes
En route from San Antonio to Taiwan Fletcher McBracken (Brendan Fraser) thinks he has found the woman of his dreams in Los Angeles. But Rosalyn (Joanna Going) is a con artist who has suffered so many disappointments in life that, by now, she does not believe in "true" love. Nevertheless, Fletcher convinces her to go to San Antonio with him where he is sure he can change her mind.
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 Tequila Sunrise 1988 R, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Raul Julia, J.T. Walsh, Arliss Howard, Ann Magnuson, Arye Gross, Tom Nolan, Budd Boetticher
If you are expecting tequila, this movie will disappoint you with a "Shirley Temple" drink. Two friends (Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell) have gone separate ways–one is a cop and the other is a drug dealer. However, they have one thing in common: an attraction to a beautiful restaurant owner (Michelle Pfeiffer).
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 The United States of Leland 2003 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan, Ann Magnuson, Kerry Washington, Sherilyn Fenn, Matt Malloy
After committing a shocking murder, world-famous novelist Albert T. Fitzgerald's (Kevin Spacey) son Leland (Ryan Gosling) is confined to a juvenile detention center. Leland's teacher Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle) is an aspiring writer, and it doesn't take long for Pearl to see a career-enhancing book in the story about why Leland committed the crime.
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| 1. Before and After (1996)
2. Cabin Boy (1994)
3. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
4. Checking Out (1989)
5. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
6. Glitter (2001)
7. The Hunger (1983)
8. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
9. Love & Sex (2000)
10. Love at Large (1990)
11. Making Mr. Right (1987)
12. Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
13. Panic Room (2002)
14. Small Soldiers (1998)
15. Still Breathing (1997)
16. Tequila Sunrise (1988)
17. The United States of Leland (2003)
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