Abandon 2002  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union, Fred Ward, Melanie Lynskey, Gabriel Mann, Will McCormack, Giancarlo Caltabiano, Mark Feuerstein
Co-ed Catherine Burke (Katie Holmes) appears to have it made; she has impressed the recruiters for a New York banking firm, and her professional future seems secure. The situation changes when Detective Wade (Benjamin Bratt) arrives on the scene to investigate the disappearance of Catherine's ex-boyfriend, Embry (Zooey Deschanel) who Catherine suspects is stalking her.
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 Catwoman 2004  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Pitof
Cast: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein, Michael Massee, Byron Mann, Kim Smith, Christopher Heyerdahl, Peter Wingfield, Berend McKenzie
Shy Patience Phillips (Halle Berry) turns into Catwoman after the cosmetics company she works for orders her demise. Patience is reborn as Catwoman–unlike many superheroes–who walks a thin line between good and evil. Patience by day, turned into Catwoman at night, she takes on the role of vigilante against the cosmetics company owner and his wife–George and Laurel (Lambert Wilson and Sharon Stone).
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Chains of Gold 1991  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Holcomb
Cast: John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Joey Lawrence, Bernie Casey, Hector Elizondo, Benjamin Bratt, Ramon Franco, Conchata Ferrell, Raphael Rey Gomez, Tammy Lauren
Although originally made for theatrical release, this film did not see the light of day for two years–on TV. Social worker Scott (John Travolta)–a recovering alcoholic and responsible for his son's death in a car accident–has a chance to atone for his mistake when he sets out to rescue a teen from a drug ring. Another weak Travolta entry. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/06/2007 | | You would have to live a movie like this to appreciate this movie. I felt it touched the core of life, and could not believe it was so lowly rated. These people do live everyday, and although they do not have the greatness, they are enjoined in a struggle of life, and there greatest gift is laughter and love. Can you see it? Most people are blind to this reality thinking they are superior, not knowing that being superior, is realitive. Isn't superior the ability to love? True food for thought. |
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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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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, Will Forte, Peter Siragusa, Max Neuwirth, Angela Shelton
Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) has grown up to be an inventor in his tiny island town of Swallow Falls. His dad, Tim (voice of James Caan), wants Flint to join the family business, but Flint has dreams of inventing a gadget that can turn rain into prepared foods. He succeeds, and now, as cheeseburgers rain down over Swallow Falls, female reporter Sam Sparks (voice of Anna Faris) covers the story. Greed takes over, and the townsfolk go wild as they demand more and more food. Sam, who is now Flint's girlfriend, comes to Flint's aid when he tries to reverse the catastrophe as pancakes, hotdogs, banana splits, Spaghetti Twisters, and meatballs fall from the sky.
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 Demolition Man 1993 R, 114 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy
Director: Marco Brambilla
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary, Andre Gregory, Bill Cobbs, Grand L. Bush, Pat Skipper, Steve Kahan
In the year 2031, two men who had been cryogenically frozen are thawed out, and their chase continues when policeman John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) is thawed to continue his efforts of decades ago when he tried to capture psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes). Now, Phoenix has escaped his frozen state, and it is necessary to free Spartan to ensure capture. A funny romp.
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Follow Me Home 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bratt
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Calvin Levels, Steve Reevis, Tom Bower, John Allen Nelson, Ahimsa Stone, Salma Hayek, Akima
Four graffiti artists take a road trip. Destination: Washington, D.C. where they plan to "paint" the White House. The artists represent minority races, while their adversaries are white. For many viewers the caricatures of white men as indecent souls may be uncomfortable, but the concept is insightful.
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The Great Raid 2005  R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Robert Mammone, Max Martini, James Carpinello, Mark Consuelos, Craig McLachlan, Freddie Joe Farnsworth, Laird Macintosh, Paolo Montalban, Clayne Crawford, Jeremy Callaghan
In 1945, Lt. Colonel Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) led the 6th Ranger Battalion on a daring raid behind enemy lines in the Philippines to rescue 500 American prisoners of war. Newsreel footage helps bring life to this historical account of a great raid during World War II. 1 User Review
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| | nice | ellie 03/05/2007 | | it was good |
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The Last Producer 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Final Hit
Director: Burt Reynolds
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ann - Margret, Benjamin Bratt, Lauren Holly, Charles Durning, Rod Steiger, Greg Germann, Sean Astin, Robert Goulet, Robert Costanzo, Erin Gray
It's tough growing old, especially when the younger people take over where you once reigned supreme. That's what has happened to Sonny Wexler (Burt Reynolds), a legendary moviemaker, who strives for one last comeback. He intends to purchase the rights to the hottest property in Hollywood but finds it hard to raise the money from so-called friends, while others wanting the script will stop at nothing. Good cast, so-so results.
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 Love in the Time of Cholera 2007  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Catalina Sandino Moreno, John Leguizamo, Hector Elizondo, Fernanda Montenegro, Liev Schreiber, Laura Harring, Angie Cepeda, Marcela Mar, Juan Angel
Based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1998 novel, this story is set in Colombia where Dr. Juvenal Urbino (Benjamin Bratt) dies falling out of a mango tree. The day of the funeral, Florentino Ariza (Javier Bardem) arrives and delivers a message to the widow, Fermina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), informing her that he has been in love with her for the past 51 years. The film then flashes back to their long-ago, ill-fated courtship and continues through their lives over the last half-century.
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 Miss Congeniality 2000 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action / Romance / Thriller
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Caine, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, John DiResta, Candice Bergen, Heather Burns, Melissa De Sousa, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Steve Monroe, Deirdre Quinn, Ken Thomas, Asia De Marcos, Gabriel Folse
The FBI gives agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) an assignment to go undercover as a beauty contestant in the Miss United States pageant. Her mission: prevent a terrorist bombing at the pageant site. Her problem: she is a tomboy and requires a major makeover to perform as a credible contestant. Good fun.
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 The Next Best Thing 2000 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Illeana Douglas, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Vartan, Josef Sommer, Lynn Redgrave, Stacy Edwards, Neil Patrick Harris, Suzanne Krull
Gay Robert (Rupert Everett) and his good friend straight Abbie (Madonna) have a drunken rumble between the sheets and a baby results. They decide to live together but still continue their own lifestyles. Then a man comes along, and Abbie wants to take the baby and relocate. Now the humor ends and the seriousness begins.
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One Good Cop 1991 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Heywood Gould
Cast: Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Conway, Rachel Ticotin, Tony Plana, Charlayne Woodard, Benjamin Bratt
After police officer Artie Lewis (Michael Keaton) and his wife, Rita (Rene Russo), adopt Artie's slain partner's three daughters, financial problems inherent in his larger family lure Artie into the underworld of drug dealing.
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 Pinero 2001 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ichaso
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez, Michael Irby, Michael Wright, Rita Moreno, Jaime Sanchez, Mandy Patinkin, Rome Neal
In 1974 Latin poet/playwright/actor Miguel Pinero brought to the stage the Tony nominated play, "Short Eyes," which is based on his experiences as a convict in Sing Sing prison. But his experience with fame was short-lived. Pinero's life as a drug addict could not coexist with success.
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The River Wild 1994 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly, William Lucking, Elizabeth Hoffman, Victor Galloway, Benjamin Bratt, Glenn Morshower
Gail (Meryl Streep) and Tom (David Strathairn) try to solve their marital problems by taking son Roarke (Joseph Mazzello) on a rafting trip in Montana. Along the way, they become entangled with robbers on the run who aren't afraid to kill. The climax is a daring attempt to run "the gauntlet", a VERY dangerous white water run. Predictable clone of "Deliverance" with good photography.
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Thumbsucker 2005 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Mills
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, Kelli Garner, Benjamin Bratt, Chase Offerle, Walter Kim, Sarah Iverson
Teenage Justin (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a thumbsucker, and, whether his problems are at school or home, sucking his thumb is soothing. To help Justin get over sucking his thumb, he is put on Ritalin. But the change after taking the drug is dramatic, and Justin emerges from a shy introvert into an over-achieving pain-in-the-neck.
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The Woodsman 2004 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicole Kassell
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Mos Def, Benjamin Bratt, David Alan Grier, Eve, Kevin Rice, Michael Shannon, Hannah Pilkes, Carlos Leon, Gina Philips, Bobby Prochaska
Paroled pedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) seeks redemption but finds his goal all but unattainable despite returning to his hometown, getting a job at a lumberyard, and dating Vickie (Kyra Sedgewick).
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| 1. Abandon (2002)
2. Catwoman (2004)
3. Chains of Gold (1991)
4. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
6. Demolition Man (1993)
7. Follow Me Home (1997)
8. The Great Raid (2005)
9. The Last Producer (2000)
aka: The Final Hit
10. Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
11. Miss Congeniality (2000)
12. The Next Best Thing (2000)
13. One Good Cop (1991)
14. Pinero (2001)
15. Red Planet (2000)
16. The River Wild (1994)
17. Thumbsucker (2005)
18. The Woodsman (2004)
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