Alphabet Killer 2008  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Rob Schmidt
Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Tom Malloy, Michael Ironside, Bill Moseley, Brian Scannell, Carl Lumbly, Jack McGee, Larry Hankin, Meltem Cumbul, Melissa Leo, Tom Noonan, Rocco Sisto, Andrew Fiscella
Loosely based on murders in Rochester, New York, during the late 1980s, this story centers on a police officer, Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku), who develops schizophrenia while investigating the case. She is placed in a psychiatric hospital but is released later and is back at the police station when another murder is committed. Megan sees a connection between the murders because the victims' first and last names start with the same letters. Now, the question is whether or not Megan can hang onto her sanity long enough to solve the crimes.
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American Crime 2004 R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Dan Mintz
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Cary Elwes, Annabella Sciorra, Kip Pardue, Cyia Batten, Wade Williams, Michael O'Neill, Kai Lennox, Billy Rieck, Frankie Ray, Kim Robillard, Carl Michael Lindner
A Midwestern town makes national headlines when a killer stalks, videotapes the movements of, and then kills his victim. He then sends a copy of the videotape to the next victim. Young and inexperienced local TV reporter Jessie (Rachael Leigh Cook) hopes to make a name for herself by solving the crimes but has competition from Albert (Cary Elwes), the nationally syndicated TV host of "American Crime." Tensions rise when Jessie receives a videotape and then disappears.
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Another Country 1984  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Marek Kanievska
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Michael Jenn, Robert Addie, Betsy Brantley, Rupert Wainwright, Tristan Oliver, Cary Elwes, Geoffrey Bateman, Philip Dupuy, Frederick Alexander, Adrian Ross Magenty, Tristram Jellinek, Anna Massey
Set in a 1930s' English boarding school, this adaptation of Julian Mitchell's play is faithful in its delivery of exploring how his homosexuality leads Guy Bennett (Rupert Everett) to Marxist politics and then on to espionage.
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The Bride 1985  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Franc Roddam
Cast: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown, Geraldine Page, David Rappaport, Cary Elwes, Guy Rolfe, Tony Haygarth, Alexei Sayle
This remake of the 1935 classic pales in comparison as it tells the story of Dr. Frankenstein's second attempt to create life.
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The Cat's Meow 2001  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Tilly, Claudia Harrison, Victor Slezak, Ronan Vibert, James Laurenson, Chiara Schoras, Claudie Blakley
Based on true events, this is a good fictionalized version of the scandal surrounding the death of producer Tom Ince (Cary Elwes) aboard William Randolph Hearst's (Edward Herrmann) yacht during a fancy gathering of celebrities hosted by Hearst and his mistress, Marion Davies (Kirsten Dunst). A scenario is presented of what may have occurred as the Hollywood elite are shown in their real colors.
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 The Chase 1994 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel, Wayne Grace, Rocky Carroll, Ray Wise, Cary Elwes, Miles Gougal, Marshall Bell, Joe Sagal, Claudia Christian, Alex Morris, Marco Perella, Wirt Cain
Escaped convict Jackson Davis Hammond (Charlie Sheen) tries to reach the Mexican border with kidnapped heiress Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson) as his hostage–her BMW is the escape vehicle. By the time the adventure is over, police and television coverage create mayhem.
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A Christmas Carol 2009 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Disney's A Christmas Carol
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn, Cary Elwes, Fionnula Flanagan, Molly C. Quinn, Jacquie Barnbrook, Julian Holloway, Lesley Manville, Fay Masterson, Leslie Zemeckis, Fionnula Flanagan, Callum Blue
This version of Charles Dickens' classic story is presented in 3-D animation. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) has become a mean, old miser who hates Christmas and everyone who celebrates it. When he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come (all played by Carrey) who try to melt his cold heart, Scrooge's heart does grow, and his redemption begins.
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Comic Book Villains 2002 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Robinson
Cast: Donal Logue, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne, DJ Qualls, Cary Elwes, Eileen Brennan, James Duval, Chris Weber, Monet Mazur, Gabriel Koloyan
The town may not be big enough for rival comic bookstores–one owned by Raymond (Donal Logue) and the other by husband and wife Norman and Judy (Michael Rapaport and Natasha Lyonne). Things get out of control when a priceless comic book collection is up for grabs. Not a bad comedy/thriller.
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Cradle Will Rock 1999 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Hank Azaria, Ruben Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Bill Murray, Vanessa Redgrave
Set in 1936, this Tim Robbins story gives insight into how President Franklin Roosevelt's subsistence program for artists often proved suspect to redbaiters. In this case, a pro-labor musical does not stand a chance of making it when it is threatened by Congressional testimony about the production team's leftist leanings.
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 Days of Thunder 1990 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, Don Simpson, Donna W. Scott, Fred Dalton Thompson, J.C. Quinn, Caroline Williams, Chris Ellis, Peter Appel, Stephen Michael Ayers
"Top Gun" (Tom Cruise) tactics have moved from the air to the racetrack in this fast-paced film about a young rookie who tries to unseat the champion. Cole Trickle (Cruise) is discovered by businessman Tim Daland (Randy Quaid) who commissions former stock-car racer Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall) to build a car and then hires Cole to drive it. Cole wins the respect of Hogge who teaches him the intricacies of winning on the stock car circuit. But, a crash lands Cole in the hospital with his rival Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker), and Cole and Rowdy now become friends after Rowdy's injuries force him to bow out of racing. At the same time, Cole is attracted to his doctor, Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), who gives him the courage to race again.
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 Dracula 1992 R, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Bill Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Jay Robinson, Monica Bellucci
This film won Academy Awards for Best Sound Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup. Dracula (Gary Oldman) is a tragic figure who journeys to find his reincarnated lover (Winona Ryder) while evading Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) and his group of vampire hunters.
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Edison 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Edison Force
Director: David J. Burke
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J, Dylan McDermott, John Heard, Cary Elwes, Roselyn Sanchez, Damien Wayans, Andrew Jackson, Piper Perabo, Garfield Wilson
An intrepid cub reporter, Joshua Pollack (Justin Timberlake), uncovers a scandal involving elite super-cops, investigates, writes his story, and is promptly fired by his editor, Ashford (Morgan Freeman).
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 Ella Enchanted 2004 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Aidan McArdle, Patrick Bergin, Jimi Mistry, Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Parminder Nagra
Fairy Godmother Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) cast a spell on the infant Ella that gave her the gift of obedience. But now Ella (Anne Hathaway) is a young woman who finds the "gift" a problem when she is abused by her new, evil stepmother and step-sisters. So, Ella sets off on a journey to find Lucinda and get the spell removed. You guessed it, good things happen in the form of a handsome prince (Hugh Dancy) during Ella's search for Lucinda.
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 Georgia Rule 2007  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Garrett Hedlund, Cary Elwes, Hector Elizondo, Dylan MacLaughlin, Zachary Gordon, Laurie Metcalf, Tereza Stanislav, Fred Applegate, Rance Howard
Seventeen-year-old Rachel (Lindsay Lohan) has rebelled one too many times, and now her alcoholic mother, Lilly (Felicity Huffman), leaves San Francisco and takes her spoiled daughter to grandmother Georgia's (Jane Fonda) home in the Mormon town of Hull, Idaho, to spend the summer. Although Georgia lays down her "Georgia Rules" to enforce good behavior, Rachel still manages to shake up the townsfolk but, in the process, learns compassion and understanding for her mother and grandmother.
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 Glory 1989  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy, Andre Braugher, Jay O. Sanders, Donovan Leitch, Bob Gunton, Cliff De Young, John Finn, JD Cullum, Alan North, RonReaco Lee
This story centers on the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first Black unit, led by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), that fought in the Civil War. The film won three Academy Awards including the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Denzel Washington for his role as Private Trip. 1 User Review
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| | a movie that truly shows not just true heroes but, true sacr | angel 04/19/2007 | this movie not only shows true heroes but, true sacrifice. Matthew broderick's role as colonial robert shaw was wonderful. I think he fit the part very well. You can understand what he's feeling. Despite a lot of the sergents/majors that don't treat the black troops the respect they should get, robert continues to work with them & become the best troops they can be. Denzel washington's part was good as well as morgan fredom, and some on cary elwes part as robert's friend. I clearly give this 10 points. The music is always wonderful & goes well with the movie. I felt heartfelt
& touched by the flim & I hope you will enjoy it too. Thank you. And as robert said "may god bless us all. |
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Hot Shots! 1991 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Cary Elwes, Lloyd Bridges, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer, William O'Leary, Kristy Swanson, Bruce A. Young
Lloyd Bridges plays the admiral who has spent a little too much time at sea (his elevator does not go all the way up to his flight deck!). Charlie Sheen takes on the role of a young Navy jet pilot who is trying to overcome his father's reputation for cowardice while flying a bombing mission. This is one VERY funny movie.
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 The Jungle Book 1994 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
aka: Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese, Jason Flemyng, Stefan Kalipha, Faran Tahir, Ron Donachie, Anirudh Agarwal, Sean Naegeli, Liza Walker, Rachel Robertson
As a young Indian boy, Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee) was raised by wolves. The movie begins with an older Mowgli falling in love with Kitty (Lena Headey). Together, Mowgli, Kitty, and Kitty's boyfriend Capt. Boone (Cary Elwes) set off to find a lost city. Along the way they encounter Mowgli's animal friends. Disney.
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Kiss the Girls 1997  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders, Bill Nunn, Brian Cox, Alex McArthur, Jeremy Piven, Richard T. Jones, Roma Maffia, Gina Ravera, William Converse-Roberts, Helen Martin, Tatyana Ali
Based on James Patterson's novel, this is a suspense-filled story about Washington, D.C. forensic expert Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) who is on the trail of a criminal who is abducting people. Then, when he meets Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) who has escaped from her abductor, the two join forces, and they work to solve the case.
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Lady Jane 1986 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern, Jill Bennett, Jane Lapotaire, Patrick Stewart, Joss Ackland, Lee Montague, Richard Johnson, Warren Saire, Sara Kestelman, Ian Hogg, Richard Vernon, David Waller
When Henry VIII died, he left the English throne to his sickly son Edward (Warren Saire) who died a short time later. On his death, 16-year-old Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter) became Queen of England. Her right to the crown was immediately challenged, and this is the story of her battle for what was hers.
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Liar Liar 1997 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Jennifer Tilly, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Muellerleile, Christopher Mayer, Eric Pierpoint, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cheri Oteri
A yuppie lawyer, Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey), has a great career but is newly divorced from his wife, Audrey Reede (Maura Tierney). When their five-year-old son, Max (Justin Cooper), makes a birthday wish that his father will not tell another lie, Fletcher must go 24 hours without telling any falsehoods. Will he survive the ordeal?
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Oxford Blues 1984 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Boris
Cast: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Julian Sands, Amanda Pays, Michael Gough, Aubrey Morris, Gail Strickland, Cary Elwes, Alan Howard, Julian Firth
This remake of "A Yank at Oxford" features Rob Lowe as the American athlete who tries to adapt to life as an Oxford student.
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The Pentagon Wars 1998 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Viola Davis, John C. McGinley, Tom Wright, Clifton Powell, Dewey Weber, Richard Schiff, J.C. MacKenzie, Richard Benjamin, Olympia Dukakis, Dwayne Macopson
Produced by HBO-TV and based on a true story, this satire on excessive military spending involves the efforts of Air Force Lt. Col. James Burton (Cary Elwes) to test the vulnerability of the $14 billion Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle that took 14 years in research and development.
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 The Princess Bride 1987 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Andre The Giant, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Peter Cook, Carol Kane, Mel Smith, Margery Mason, Anne Dyson
To cheer up his sick grandson (Fred Savage), Grandpa (Peter Falk) reads him a story, and, as he reads, the action comes to life. The tale is one of love and adventure in which the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) captures the fair damsel Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn). Now the gallant, but poor, stable boy Westley (Cary Elwes) rides to the rescue. Will Grandpa be able to finish the story without including all of the kissing scenes that his grandson does not want to hear?
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Quest for Camelot 1998 G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Frederik Du Chau
Cast: Jessalyn Gilsig, Andrea Corr, Cary Elwes, Bryan White, Gary Oldman, Eric Idle, Pierce Brosnan, John Gielgud, Don Rickles, Jane Seymour, Jaleel White, Bronson Pinchot, Gabriel Byrne
This animated feature combines Arthurian legends from King Arthur's Camelot. The evil knight Ruber (voice of Gary Oldman) and his sidekick Griffin (voice of Bronson Pinchot) steal King Arthur's (voice of Pierce Brosnan) magical sword, Excalibur. Now, Kayley (voice of Jessalyn Gilsig), the daughter of a knight who Ruber has killed, sets off to retrieve Excalibur and engages in many adventures on her trek through the Forbidden Forest.
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Race Against Time 2000 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Eric Roberts, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Diane Venora, Sarah Wynter, Cas Anvar, Daniel Magder, Joel McNichol
Suicide is legal in the year 2008, and selling one's body for organ parts is a big business. James Gabriel (Eric Roberts) has large bills resulting from his son's illness, and so he signs a contract. When the son dies, he decides to run rather than submit to the conditions of the contract. The race is on as the evil medical establishment tries to track him down.
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 Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Dave Chappelle, Mark Blankfield, Tracey Ullman, Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Dick Van Patten, Isaac Hayes, Megan Cavanagh, Erick Allan Kramer, Matthew Porretta, Patrick Stewart
The evil Prince John (Richard Lewis) and his henchman, the Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees), are oppressing the people while King Richard (Patrick Stewart) is in exile. Robin Hood (Cary Elwes) gathers together a band of men to protect the people, and, in his spare time, Robin Hood falls in love with Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck). The humor is delightful, and, while a satire, this film somehow brings to life all that Robin Hood represents in the genre of swashbuckling heroes.
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 Saw 2004 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: James Wan
Cast: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson, Benito Martinez, Shawnee Smith, Monica Potter, Makenzie Vega, Ned Bellamy, Avner Garbi, Alexandra Bokyun Chun
A serial killer named "Jigsaw Killer" by the police is on the loose, and his latest victims–Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes)–awaken to find themselves chained to pipes in a warehouse bathroom with a dead body between them. They are told through an electronically produced voice that the only escape route is for one of them to kill the other within the next eight hours.
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Shadow of the Vampire 2000 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Cast: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard, Aden Gillett, Ronan Vibert, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Nicholas Elliott
When German filmmaker F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) began production on his 1922 vampire film, "Nosferatu," he hired method actor Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) to play the Dracula role. Schreck just happens to be a vampire, and Murnau has promised him the film's star, Greta Schroeder (Catherine McCormack) when the shoot is finished. Murnau begins to doubt the wisdom of his deal when crew members, one by one, disappear during the interim. Dafoe's great performance resulted in an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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 Twister 1996 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Zach Grenier, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Scott Thomson, Todd Field, Sean Whalen, Gregory Sporleder, Joey Slotnick, Wendle Josepher
An unfunded team of university researchers–including Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), his soon-to-be ex-wife Jo (Helen Hunt), and Bill's new fiancee Melissa (Jami Gertz)–chase tornadoes to obtain scientific data useful for prediction and control of the deadly twisters. While the love triangle lacks substance, the special effects of tornadoes are excellent and make this a movie worth watching. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Special Effects and Sound.
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Wish You Were Dead 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie McCaffrey
Cast: Cary Elwes, Elaine Hendrix, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Sally Kirkland, Gene Simmons, Tanya Allen, Dennis Burkley, Lin Shaye, Robert Englund, Shannon Tweed
Macbeth (Cary Elwes), an insurance adjuster in a small Southern town, is conned into signing over a big policy to harlot Sally Rider (Mary Steenburgen). Sally then hires a hit woman, Jupiter (Elaine Hendrix), to kill Macbeth in this black crime comedy. Saved (somewhat) by the good supporting cast who play various eccentrics in the town.
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| 1. Alphabet Killer (2008)
2. American Crime (2004)
3. Another Country (1984)
4. The Bride (1985)
5. The Cat's Meow (2001)
6. The Chase (1994)
7. A Christmas Carol (2009)
aka: Disney's A Christmas Carol
8. Comic Book Villains (2002)
9. Cradle Will Rock (1999)
10. Days of Thunder (1990)
11. Dracula (1992)
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
12. Edison (2005)
aka: Edison Force
13. Ella Enchanted (2004)
14. Georgia Rule (2007)
15. Glory (1989)
16. Hot Shots! (1991)
17. The Jungle Book (1994)
aka: Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book
18. Kiss the Girls (1997)
19. Lady Jane (1986)
20. Liar Liar (1997)
21. Never on Tuesday (1988)
22. Oxford Blues (1984)
23. The Pentagon Wars (1998)
24. The Princess Bride (1987)
25. Quest for Camelot (1998)
26. Race Against Time (2000)
27. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
28. Saw (2004)
29. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
30. Twister (1996)
31. Wish You Were Dead (2000)
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