A History of Violence 2005  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Heidi Hayes, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Gerry Quigley, Aidan Devine, Bill MacDonald, Kyle Schmid, Sumela Kay, Doborah Drakeford
Just an average guy, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) lives in Millbrook, Indiana, where he owns a diner. He is married to a lawyer, Edie (Maria Bello), and they have two children (Ashton Holmes and Heidi Hayes). Life changes for Tom after he stops a robbery at his diner by grabbing one of the criminal's guns and killing both robbers. During the ensuing news coverage, the media thrusts Tom and his family into the spotlight, and a one-eyed thug from Philadelphia, Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris), identifies Tom as a killer from 15 years ago and leaves for Millbrook to confront him. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt).
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Peaceful Warrior 2006  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Salva
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay, Paul Wesley, Ashton Holmes, B.J. Britt, Agnes Bruckner, Beatrice Rosen, Ray Wise, Scott Caudill, Matthew Prater
UCLA gymnast Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz), who dreams of competing in the Olympics, shatters his leg in a motorcycle accident. Dan finds new strength and understanding through the help of Socrates (Nick Nolte) and the beautiful Joy (Amy Smart) who help him find the wisdom in human spirit that transforms Dan into a peaceful warrior.
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Smart People 2008 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Noam Murro
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti, Camille Mana, David Denman, Don Wadsworth, Robert Haley, Patrick Sebes, Kevin James Doyle
English Professor Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) is widowed and raising his 17-year-old daughter Vanessa (Ellen Page). His grown son James (Ashton Holmes) drops by from time to time, and both James and Vanessa present him with more than a few problems. One day, Lawrence's brother Chuck (Thomas Haden Church) appears at the door in need of a home. As if he did not have enough problems, Lawrence suffers a brain injury, and the very unreliable Chuck offers to be his chauffeur. While in the emergency room, Lawrence encounters Dr. Janet Hartigan (Sarah Jessica Parker) who is a former student of his, and it appears that Janet is about to change forever the direction of his self-absorbed life.
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Wind Chill 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Cast: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan, Ned Bellamy, Ian A. Wallace, Donny James Lucas, Chelan Simmons, Darren Moore, Linden Banks, Caz Odin Darko, Heath Horejda
On Christmas break, college classmates (Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes) share a ride home from Pennsylvania to Delaware. With a winter storm advisory in effect, they take a shortcut along a snow-covered country road on which they are overtaken by a speeding car and are forced off the road into a snow bank. They try to get help, but those they encounter are not friendly and, in fact, are ghosts who were victimized by a highway patrolman (Martin Donovan) in the 1950s. To make matters worse, the ghost of that same patrolman keeps driving his phantom car past them and increases the terror of an already horrific night.
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| 1. A History of Violence (2005)
2. Peaceful Warrior (2006)
3. Smart People (2008)
4. Wind Chill (2007)
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