 8 Mile 2002  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Eugene Byrd, Omar Benson Miller, Taryn Manning, De'Angelo Wilson, Chloe Greenfield, Larry Hudson, Evan Jones, Proof, Mike Bell, Michael Shannon
Eminem takes on the role of a total loser, Jimmy Smith Jr, who lives in the rundown Detroit neighborhood of 8 Mile. Better known as "Rabbit," Jimmy is determined to overcome his problems with stage fright and become a successful rapper. Eminem's song "Lose Yourself" won the Academy Award for Best Song.
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Bongwater 1998  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Sears
Cast: Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt, Amy Locane, Brittany Murphy, Jack Black, Andy Dick, Jeremy Sisto, Jamie Kennedy, Scott Caan, Patricia Wettig, Christian J. Meoli, George Kuchar, Michael Artura, Kyle Gass
David (Luke Wilson) is a laid-back pot dealer with an itch to become an artist. Along comes Serena (Alicia Witt) who strives to push him into becoming the artist he wants to be. It's all about pot (and other drugs) and drug-filled romps in the hay.
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Cherry Falls 2000  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Michael Biehn, Jay Mohr, Gabriel Mann, Jesse Bradford, Douglas Spain, Keram Malicki-Sanchez, Natalie Ramsey, Candy Clark, Amanda Anka
This horror/comedy begins with a killer murdering virgins at Cherry Falls High School. As the carnage increases, the remaining virgins arrange a sex party to make themselves ineligible as victims.
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 Clueless 1995 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Dan Hedaya, Justin Walker, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto, Wallace Shawn, Julie Brown
This is a very good movie by the same director who made "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." The story revolves around Cher (Alicia Silverstone), her friend Dionne (Stacey Dash), and their fellow students at an over-privileged Beverly Hills high school.
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Common Ground 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Donna Deitch
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Brittany Murphy, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James LeGros, Jason Priestley, Mimi Rogers, Margot Kidder, Steven Weber, Edward Asner, Beau Bridges
Set in the small town of Homer, Connecticut, this film contains three short stories about three generations of Homer's residents. Changing attitudes toward gays and lesbians are examined as they change from 1950 until the present day.
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The Dead Girl 2006  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Cast: Toni Collette, Rose Byrne, Mary Beth Hurt, Josh Brolin, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Giovanni Ribisi, Kerry Washington, Mary Steenburgen, Piper Laurie, Nick Searcy, James Franco, Christopher Allen Nelson
This story relates events taking place before and after the murder of Krista (Brittany Murphy) as the lives of diverse people begin to intertwine into five stories that build upon each other as a result of Krista's tragedy. In the fifth story, told in flashback, the viewer meets Krista, and some questions are answered about what led to her tragic end. 1 User Review
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The Devil's Arithmetic 1999 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Donna Deitch
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Paul Freeman, Mimi Rogers, Nitzan Sharron, Shelly Skandrani, Kirsty McFarland, Lilo Baur, Rachel Roddy, Daniel Brocklebank, Ieva Jackeviciute, Philip Rham, Daniel Rausch, Paulina Soloveicik
During the traditional Passover dinner, Jewish teenager Hannah (Kirsten Dunst) is bored with the conversation–until she opens a door that reveals the past by putting her in the middle of a 1940s' Nazi death camp where she learns the true meaning of what her ancestors endured.
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 Don't Say a Word 2001  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Esposito, Oliver Platt, Guy Torry, Shawn Doyle, Victor Argo, Conrad Goode, Paul Schulze, Lance Reddick, Aidan Devine, Alex Campbell
When psychiatrist Nathan Conrad's (Michael Douglas) daughter, Jessie (Skye McCole Bartusiak), is kidnapped, he must race against the clock to treat his patient Elisabeth Burrows (Brittany Murphy) who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and holds the key to Jessie's survival.
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 Drop Dead Gorgeous 1999 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Sam McMurray, Mindy Sterling, Will Sasso, Brittany Murphy, Matt Malloy, Amy Adams, Laurie A. Sinclair, Shannon Nelson, Alexandra Holden, Sarah Stewart
When Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) enters the Sarah Rose Cosmetics Miss Teen Princess beauty contest in Mt. Rose, Minnesota, her alcoholic mother, Annette (Ellen Barkin), stops at nothing to ensure that her daughter wins the title. But, first, she must get past the former winner, Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley), whose own daughter, Becky (Denise Richards), also seeks the beauty prize.
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Girl, Interrupted 1999 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, Vanessa Redgrave, Travis Fine, Mary Kay Place, Elisabeth Moss, Angela Bettis, Jillian Armenante, Drucie McDaniel, Joanna Kerns
This story is adapted from the memoirs of Susanna Daysen (Winona Ryder) and relates the time when she was a patient at Boston's Claymore psychiatric hospital in the mid-1960s. She recalls stories of "friends"–sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie), pampered Daisy (Brittany Murphy), and burn victim Polly (Elizabeth Moss)–who she encounters during her 18-month stay. Susanna works with her psychiatrist, Dr. Sonia Wick (Angelina Jolie), and is guided by nurse Valerie (Whoopie Goldberg). Susanna leaves friends behind when she reclaims her independence and moves out of the institution and on with her life. Jolie won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Good Boy! 2003 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Robert Hoffman
Cast: Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon, Molly Shannon, Brittany Moldowan, Hunter Elliott, Donald Faison, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Delta Burke, Cheech Marin, Vanessa Redgrave
After 12-year-old Owen (Liam Aiken) adopts a dog, Hubble (voice of Matthew Broderick), he learns that his new pet is actually an intergalactic dog sent to Earth to find out why the canines sent to Earth years ago have not colonized the planet. Despite their differences, Owen and Hubble bond in this family fantasy.
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The Groomsmen 2006 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Edward Burns
Cast: Edward Burns, Donal Logue, Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, John Leguizamo, Matthew Lillard, Shari Albert, Spencer Fox, Heather Burns, John Russo, Marion McCorry, Jaime Tirelli
During the week before his wedding to seven-months pregnant fiancee Sue Bennet (Brittany Murphy), Paulie (Edward Burns) and his 30-somethings groomsmen–T.C. (John Leguizamo), Dez (Matthew Lillard), Jimbo (Donal Logue), and Mike (Jay Mohr)–discuss the wedding, aging, and women while on the golf course, at the ballpark, and over drinks. In the process, at long last, they may achieve adulthood.
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 Happy Feet 2006 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Adventure / Comedy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, Elizabeth Daily, Magda Szubanski, Miriam Margolyes, Jeff Garcia, Lombardo Boyar, Steve Irwin
This computer animated film is set in Antarctica and tells the story of an emperor penguin, Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood), who cannot sing but can tap dance like no other. Believing that he will never win the love of Gloria (voice of Brittany Murphy) with his horrid singing voice, Mumble ventures off and joins Ramon (voice of Robin Williams) and his group of Latino penguins. From there, Mumble sets out to solve the mystery of the diminishing food supply and, in the process, saves the penguins. An Oscar was received for Best Animated Feature.
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 Just Married 2003 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy, Christian Kane, David Moscow, Monet Mazur, David Rasche, Thad Luckinbill, Veronica Cartwright, Raymond J. Barry, Taran Killam
Tom (Ashton Kutcher) and Sarah (Brittany Murphy) marry against the advice of friends and family, set off on a European honeymoon, and stumble into one problem after another.
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 Little Black Book 2004 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Hurran
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Julianne Nicholson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kevin Sussman, Rashida Jones, Josie Maran, Jason Antoon, Sharon Lawrence, Gavin Rossdale
Stacy (Brittany Murphy) produces a TV daytime talk show, "Kippie Kan Do" (Kathy Bates plays Kippie). As part of her job, Stacy digs into the seamy sides of the show's guests. When she gets hold of her boyfriend Derek's (Ron Livingston) Palm Pilot, through which she sets up meetings with his ex-girlfriends, she oversteps her bounds and pays for it.
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The Prophecy II 1998 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Greg Spence
Cast: Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy, Eric Roberts, Glenn Danzig, Steve Hytner, Bruce Abbott, William Prael, J.G. Hertzler, Renee Victor, Elizabeth Dennehy, Nicki Micheaux, Tom Towles, Danny Strong
This gory follow-on to the original finds Gabriel (Christopher Walken) being released by Lucifer, thus allowing Gabriel to continue his battle against humans and good angels (since God seems to favor those over the bad angels). But, he needs help from suicidal Izzy (Brittany Murphy) since he is not up on current-day technology.
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 Riding in Cars with Boys 2001 PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Adam Garcia, Lorraine Bracco, James Woods, Sara Gilbert, Desmond Harrington, David Moscow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rosie Perez, Peter Facinelli, Mika Boorem, Vincent Pastore, Maryann Urbano
Beverly (Drew Barrymore), a promising high-school student in 1968, learned she was pregnant, quit school, and married the father (Steve Zahn). Now, 20 years later, after a failed marriage and major conflicts with her son, Jason (Adam Garcia), she is ready to publish her memoirs. Director Penny Marshall goes for the humor instead of the pathos in this story. It works.
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Sidewalks of New York 2001 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Edward Burns
Cast: Edward Burns, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina, Heather Graham, David Krumholtz, Brittany Murphy, Stanley Tucci, Aida Turturro, Nadia Dajani, Callie Thorne, Michael Leydon Campbell, Kathleen Doyle, Ted Neustadt, Alicia Meer, Libby Langdon
Newly back on the dating scene, unsuccessful producer Tommy (Edward Burns) meets and is attracted to divorcee Maria (Rosario Dawson). Meanwhile, Maria's ex-husband Ben (David Krumholtz) is trying to get the attention of waitress Ashley (Brittany Murphy) who is having an affair with dentist Griffin (Stanley Tucci) who often cheats on his realtor wife Annie (Heather Graham). The result is an entertaining, romantic comedy in which ideas about friendship, love, and sex intersect as these Manhattanites reveal their inner thoughts about relationships.
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Spun 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Patrick Fugit, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Peter Stormare, Alexis Arquette, Deborah Harry, Eric Roberts, Elisa Bocanegra, Larry Drake
The drug culture is glorified in this story about speed freaks Ross (Jason Schwartzman), Nikki (Brittany Murphy), and The Cook (Mickey Rourke) who spend three days out of control under the influence of drugs.
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Summer Catch 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Tollin
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Bruce Davison, Fred Ward, Jason Gedrick, Brittany Murphy, Gabriel Mann, Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, Zena Grey, Marc Blucas, Wilmer Valderrama, Corey Pearson
Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.) dreams of becoming a major league baseball player and, at the same time, begins a romance with wealthy Tenley (Jessica Biel) whose lifestyle of spending summers on Cape Cod is far removed from his humble beginnings.
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Trixie 2000 R, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte, Nathan Lane, Brittany Murphy, Lesley Ann Warren, Will Patton, Stephen Lang, Mark Acheson, Vincent Gale
Gum-chewing Trixie Zurbo (Emily Watson) is a security guard who longs to be a full-fledged private eye. Her big break comes when she is hired by a casino to watch for pickpockets; a tangled mess results–not only for Trixie but the film as well.
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 Uptown Girls 2003 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer, Heather Locklear, Austin Pendleton, Will Toale, Marceline Hugot, Pell James, Amy Korb, Fisher Stevens
After Molly's (Brittany Murphy) manager steals her inheritence, she takes on the role of nanny for a precocious eight year old, "Ray" (Dakota Fanning). At first the two do not hit it off; however, as time goes by , they realize just how important they have become to each other.
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| 1. 8 Mile (2002)
2. Bongwater (1998)
3. Cherry Falls (2000)
4. Clueless (1995)
5. Common Ground (2000)
6. The Dead Girl (2006)
7. The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
8. Don't Say a Word (2001)
9. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
10. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
11. Good Boy! (2003)
12. The Groomsmen (2006)
13. Happy Feet (2006)
14. Just Married (2003)
15. Little Black Book (2004)
16. The Prophecy II (1998)
17. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
18. Sidewalks of New York (2001)
19. Spun (2002)
20. Summer Catch (2001)
21. Trixie (2000)
22. Uptown Girls (2003)
23. Zack and Reba (1998)
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