 Collateral 2004  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Bodhi Elfman, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Klea Scott, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride
Taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) dislikes the heavy daily L.A. traffic, so he drives at night when there is far less pressure–until he picks up Vincent (Tom Cruise). Max soon catches on that Vincent is a contract killer (the first victim is thrown out a window and lands on top of the taxi). Max is supposed to play the chauffeur on Vincent's rounds, which involves killing five people that night. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx)
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Four Brothers 2005  R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre 3000, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles, Sofia Vergara, Fionnula Flanagan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kenneth Welsh
After their foster mother (Fionnula Flanagan) was killed in a grocery store, grown sons Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), Angel (Tyrese), Jeremiah (Andre 3000), and Jack (Garrett Hedlund) reunite for her funeral and decide to investigate the murder and hunt down the killer themselves.
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 Miami Vice 2006  R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li, Luis Tosar, Naomie Harris, John Ortiz, Ilan Krigsfeld, Chris Astoyan, Ciaran Hinds, Justin Theroux, Barry Shabaka Henley, Domenick Lombardozzi, Eddie Marsan, Isaach De Bankole
In this updated version of the 1980s' TV show that starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx take on the roles of Dade County Detectives James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs working undercover as smugglers in an effort to infiltrate a Colombian drug-trafficking ring. In the process of their investigation, speeding boats, planes, and automobiles abound, and the intensity of the case causes them to get in too deep resulting in a romantic affair and murder.
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The Scout 1994  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Lane Smith, Anne Twomey, Michael Rapaport, Barry Shabaka Henley, John Capodice, Garfield, Louis Giovannetti, Stephen Demek, Ralph Drischell
New York Yankees baseball scout Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) discovers talented pitcher Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser) who happens to suffer from emotional problems. This sports comedy was written by Brooks.
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State of Play 2009 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Michael Berresse, Harry Lennix, Josh Mostel, Michael Weston, Barry Shabaka Henley, Viola Davis, David Harbour, Sarah Lord
U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is a rising star in his political party, but, when his research assistant/mistress is murdered, buried secrets are uncovered. Washington, D.C., reporter Cal McAlfrey (Russell Crowe) was Collins' college roommate, and his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren) assigns Collins the task of investigating the murder. When Collins and fellow reporter Della Frye (Rachel McAdams) attempt to find the facts behind the murder, they discover a political-corporate conspiracy involving a security company taking in billions of dollars from the War on Terror.
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 The Terminal 2004  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kumar Pallana, Zoe Saldana, Eddie Jones, Michael Nouri, Jude Ciccolella, Corey Reynolds, Guillermo Diaz, Rini Bell, Sasha Spielberg
Just as he arrives in NYC, Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) learns that his country has undergone a coup and, thus, his passport is no longer valid. Because his life has been put on hold while he awaits news that the coup has been foiled, Viktor decides to spend the day at JFK–a day that turns into nine months, during which time he falls in love, learns English, and becomes a hero to JFK employees.
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| 1. Collateral (2004)
2. Four Brothers (2005)
3. Miami Vice (2006)
4. The Scout (1994)
5. State of Play (2009)
6. The Terminal (2004)
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