 The Black Dahlia 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Fiona Shaw, Mike Starr, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Troy Evans, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnes, Rachel Miner
Based on James Ellroy's novel about a real-life Los Angeles murder case when Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was brutally murdered and grotesquely mutilated, this film is fiction but uses details from the still unsolved 1947 case. Ex-boxers, now LAPD detectives Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) investigate the murder in their unique ways. Bucky dumps girlfriend Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson) when he comes under the spell of the beautiful bisexual, Madeleine (Hilary Swank), who, it turns out, once slept with Elizabeth. Then there are the drugs and police corruption that enter the picture in this difficult case.
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Blow Out 1981  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden, Curt May, Ernest McClure, Dave Roberts, John Aquino, John McMartin, Deborah Everton, J. Patrick McNamara, Missy Cleveland, Roger Wilson, John Hoffmeister
Governor George McRyan (John Hoffmeister), a presidential candidate, is killed in a car accident; however, Jack (John Travolta) rescues Sally (Karen Allen) from drowning in the same accident. Jack believes he has evidence that the "accident" was not simply a tire blow out but was really an assassination and becomes involved in intrigue as he tries to get the facts.
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 The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Morgan Freeman, John Hancock, Kevin Dunn, Clifton James, F. Murray Abraham
Brian De Palma directed this comedy/drama based on Tom Wolfe's novel. It stars Tom Hanks as a millionaire whose mistress kills a young black man with his car. Comfortable in the sedate world of Wall Street, he finds himself unable to cope with the life of a suspected criminal. Melanie Griffith is good as his self-involved mistress. This is a pretty good depiction of the problems evolving from racism, but overall it doesn't do justice to Wolfe's novel.
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 Carlito's Way 1993 R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Al Pacino, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Penn, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Joseph Siravo, Adrian Pasdar, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, John Ortiz, Angel Salazar
Drug king Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from prison, thanks to his lawyer friend Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn) getting him out of jail on a technicality, and attempts to live life on the side of the law. He finds work running a nightclub in Manhattan and hopes to save enough to move to the Bahamas and reestablish his relationship with his old girlfriend Gail (Penelope Ann Miller). But, Carlito succumbs to Kleinfeld's maneuvering and kills a Mafia don who Kleinfeld had stolen money from. With his past continuing to interfere with his attempts to find a new life, will Carlito ever be able to get out from under the influence of Kleinfeld?
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 Carrie 1976 R, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Priscilla Pointer, Michael Talbott, Noelle North, Doug Cox, Harry Gold
In Brian De Palma's terrifying tale, a reserved, high-school senior (Sissy Spacek) with telekinetic abilities is scorned by her classmates. When Carrie goes to the prom with the campus jock (William Katt), she discovers that others have devised a nasty plan to further humiliate her. Carrie, however, has a few nasty tricks of her own. From the Stephen King novel by the same name. Both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie received Oscar nominations.
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 Casualties of War 1989  R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo, Ving Rhames, Sam Robards, Dale Dye, Erik King, Woody Harrelson, Jack Gwaltney, Dan Martin, Steve Larson, John Linton, Thuy Thu Le
This film is based on a true story about five soldiers, led by Sgt. Tony Meserve (Sean Penn), on a march in Vietnam who force a village girl to go with them and end up molesting and then murdering her. PFC Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) is the only soldier who won't participate in their madness. He later brings the soldiers to trial, and they are sentenced to prison. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 02/08/2007 | | was really good and the fact that it is true made it very interesting at what happened after the murder of the captured vietnamese girl that was raped and beaten for several days..michael j. fox does a good job and has mad acting skills |
| | Mrs.Cena 02/08/2007 | | was very sad and it is very old but also a great classic..i will never forget this extraordinary movie....it was great fr beginning to end..LOVED IT!!! |
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 Dressed to Kill 1980  R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies, Ken Baker, Brandon Maggart, Susanna Clemm, Mary Davenport, Amalie Collier, Anneka Di Lorenzo, Norman Evans, Robbie L. McDermott, Bill Randolph
Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) tells her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) that her sexual life with her husband is pathetic, and that afternoon she has sex with a stranger that results in her being slashed to death by a blonde woman. A prostitute, Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), witnesses the murder, but the police suspect that she is guilty of the act. Now, Liz is the next intended victim of the murderess, and she joins forces with Kate's son, Peter (Keith Gordon), to catch the killer.
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 Femme Fatale 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote, Eriq Ebouaney, Edouard Montoute, Rie Rasmussen, Thierry Fremont, Gregg Henry, Fiona Curzon, Daniel Milgram
This story begins as Laure (Rebecca Romijn), Black Tie (Eriq Ebouaney), and Racine (Edouard Montoute) plot to steal a $10 million diamond-studded bra that will be worn to a film premiere. But, Laure double-crosses the other two and steals the passport of her look-alike, Lily. After Lily commits suicide, Laure assumes Lily's identity and begins life anew in the U.S. How long will it take before her past life catches up with her?
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The Fury 1978 R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Irving, John Cassavetes, Andrew Stevens, Fiona Lewis, Charles Durning, Carol Rossen, Joyce Easton, Daryl Hannah
When a teenager with psychic powers is kidnapped by a government that wants to make use of those powers, his father (Kirk Douglas) will go to any extreme to retrieve his son from its clutches. He is helped by a girl (Amy Irving) who has similar powers. A good, but violent, film that is typica of Directorl De Palma. Daryl Hannah's first film.
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Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Smothers, John Astin, Susanne Zenor, Samantha Jones, Allen Garfield, Katharine Ross, Orson Welles, Hope Summers, Charles(2) Lane, M. Emmet Walsh
Donald Beeman (Tom Smothers) learns how to perform magic from Mr. Delasandro (Orson Welles) and sets out to enter the realm of show business.
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Hi, Mom! 1970 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Confessions of a Peeping John
Blue Manhattan
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield, Abraham Goren, Gerrit Graham, Lara Parker, Jennifer Salt, Peter Maloney
In this sequel to "Greetings," John Rubin (Robert De Niro) is back–and busy. This time around he is learning how to make pornographic films while his spare time is taken up in the bombing of buildings. A fun flick.
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Home Movies 1979 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Maestro
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Gerrit Graham, Vincent Gardenia, Mary Davenport, Loretta Tupper, Captain Haggerty, Theresa Saldana, Kari Borg
Egomaniacal Dr. Tuttle (Kirk Douglas) leads the Star Therapy Cult. A film student (Keith Gordon) gets advice from Dr. Tuttle on how to live his mixed-up life.
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Mission to Mars 2000 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney, Elise Neal, Jill Teed, Peter Outerbridge, Kavan Smith, Robert Bailey Jr., Marilyn Norry, Freda Perry, Lynda Boyd, Patricia Harras
Commander Luke Graham (Don Cheadle) leads a manned mission to Mars in the year 2020. They encounter a suspicious structure, and then a catastrophe occurs that kills three of the four crewmembers, leaving Graham as the sole survivor. Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) leads his crew–(Tim Robbins, Connie Nielsen, and Jerry O'Connell)–on a rescue mission, and they find Graham still alive. Now they must figure out what to do.
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 Mission: Impossible 1996 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Dale Dye, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Marcel Iures, Ion Caramitru, Valentina Yakunina, Marek Vasut, Nathan Osgood
Tom Cruise stars as government agent Ethan Hunt whose mission is to find a stolen, top-secret computer disk that lists spies and their whereabouts. The evidence has pointed to Hunt as the one responsible for the theft, but he sets out to clear his name. Off he heads with his group of special agents from Eastern Europe to CIA headquarters–always on guard against terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and searching for the mole.
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Obsession 1976 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Wanda Blackman, Don Hood, Pat McNamara, Stanley Reyes, Nick Kreiger, Stocker Fontelieu
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland (Cliff Robertson) is haunted by the kidnapping and murder of his wife and daughter. Then, on a visit to Italy, he meets Sandra Portinari (Genevieve Bujold) who eerily resembles his dead wife Elizabeth (also played by Bujold).
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Raising Cain 1992 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, Gabrielle Carteris, Barton Heyman, Amanda Pombo, Kathleen Callan
John Lithgow takes on multiple roles in this psycho thriller about child psychologist Dr. Carter Nix (Lithgow) who is obsessed with bringing up his daughter Amy (Amanda Pombo). His wife Jenny (Lolita Davidovich) is too busy with her extramarital affair to pay attention–until children begin to disappear. Now Jenny begins to suspect that Carter is behind the mystery and is delivering the missing children to his father (also played by Lithgow) and his brother (also played by Lithgow) so that they can use them for psychological experiments.
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 Scarface 1983 R, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Mark Margolis, Miriam Colon, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Angel Salazar, Pepe Serna, Arnaldo Santana, Michael P. Moran, Dennis Holahan
This gangster movie is good and on a par with Howard Hawks' 1932 version. Tony Montana aka Scarface (Al Pacino) is a Cuban refugee who claws his way to the top of the illicit Miami cocaine empire–only to be defeated by his own addiction, which will lead to his assassination.
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Sisters 1973 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley, Lisle Wilson, Barnard Hughes, Olympia Dukakis, Dolph Sweet, Mary Davenport, Burt Richards, Cathy Berry
In this suspense-filled film, newspaper reporter Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) witnesses Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder) murdering her date. While investigating, Grace learns that Danielle was a Siamese twin, and the separated sister may be involved in the murder. Lots of suspense.
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Snake Eyes 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Joel Fabiani, Luis Guzman, David Anthony Higgins, Michael Rispoli
Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) joins his old friend, Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), in front-row seats at an Atlantic City heavyweight boxing match. The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Charles Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), is seated right behind them for the big event. In the middle of the fight, Kirkland is assassinated, and Santoro uses casino cameras in a clever series of flashbacks to identify the killer.
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 The Untouchables 1987 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Brad Sullivan, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson, Vito D'Ambrosio, Steven Goldstein, Peter Aylward, Don Harvey, Robert Swan
During the Prohibition Era in Chicago, Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) sets out to stop Al Capone (Robert De Niro) who controls the underworld alcohol empire. Sean Connery won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor as Jim Malone, the cop who Ness asks for help in beating the mob:.
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The Wedding Party 1969  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach, Cynthia Munroe
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Charles Pfluger, Valda Setterfield, Raymond McNally, Jennifer Salt, Judy Thomas, Robert De Niro, William Finley
Although this movie was made in 1963, it took six years before it was finally released. The film marks the debuts of director Brian De Palma as well as actors Jill Clayburgh and Robert De Niro. The story revolves around a planned wedding and the bridegroom's increasing doubts about his upcoming marriage.
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| 1. The Black Dahlia (2006)
2. Blow Out (1981)
3. Body Double (1984)
4. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
5. Carlito's Way (1993)
6. Carrie (1976)
7. Casualties of War (1989)
8. Dressed to Kill (1980)
9. Femme Fatale (2002)
10. The Fury (1978)
11. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
12. Greetings (1968)
13. Hi, Mom! (1970)
aka: Confessions of a Peeping John
aka: Blue Manhattan
14. Home Movies (1979)
aka: The Maestro
15. Mission to Mars (2000)
16. Mission: Impossible (1996)
17. Obsession (1976)
18. Raising Cain (1992)
19. Scarface (1983)
20. Sisters (1973)
21. Snake Eyes (1998)
22. The Untouchables (1987)
23. The Wedding Party (1969)
24. Wise Guys (1986)
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