200 Cigarettes 1999  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Risa Bamon Garcia
Cast: Ben Affleck, Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Janeane Garofalo, Martha Plimpton, Gaby Hoffmann, Kate Hudson, Paul Rudd, Casey Affleck, Catherine Kellner, Dave Chappelle, Elvis Costello, Angela Featherstone, Nicole Ari Parker, James F. Murphy
A collection of New York City's East Village revelers gather on New Year's Eve, 1981, in this romantic comedy that never quite hits the mark. Don't bother with this one.
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American Pie 2 2001  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: J.B. Rogers
Cast: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Owen, Molly Cheek, John Cho, Casey Affleck
The characters of "American Pie" (1999) reunite after one year in college when Jim, Stifler, Kevin, Oz, and Finch (Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas,Chris Klein, and Eddie Kaye Thomas) rent a beach house on Lake Michigan. They have big plans for the summer. But, have they counted on Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather, and Jessica (Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan, Shannon Elizabeth, Mena Suvari, and Natasha Lyonne) and their input into the summer plans? Fans of those Michigan teens will enjoy the summer misadventures.
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Jeremy Renner, Sam Shepard, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Schneider, Joel McNichol, James Defelice, J.C. Roberts, Darrell Orydzuk, Jonathan Erich Drachenberg
It's 1881 and famous bank/train robber Jesse James (Brad Pitt), at age 34, has had a turnover of gang members from retirement or having been killed. Even brother Frank (Sam Shepard) retired after the gang's last heist. Jesse even has a "day" job as a respected businessman using the name of Thomas Howard and has a trophy wife, Zee (Mary-Louise Parker), and two children. But the restless Jesse is putting together a new gang made up of second-rate gangsters, which includes young Bob (Casey Affleck) who has collected Jesse James clippings and stories since he was a small boy and idolized Jesse. Another problem that Jesse has is that there is a large bounty on him, dead or alive. As time passes, Bob becomes jealous of Jesse and with the reward he could receive, he decides to kill Jesse, which he does. An interesting study of the two men that is based on Ron Hansen's historical novel of the same name. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor (Affleck).
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Attention Shoppers 2000  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Cast: Nestor Carbonell, Luke Perry, Cara Buono, Kathy Najimy, Martin Mull, Michael Lerner, Carlos Jacott, O-Lan Jones, Lillian Adams, Casey Affleck, Lysa Hayland, Vito D'Ambrosio, Mary-Pat Green, John Griffin, Donna Hardy
When Enrique Suarez (Nestor Carbonell), a sitcom actor, agreed to grace the grand opening of a K-Mart store, he entertained high expectations of fans crowding around him asking for autographs. Wrong!
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Chasing Amy 1997  R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Scott Mosier, Casey Affleck, Guinevere Turner, Casey Affleck, Brian O'Halloran, John Willyung, Kelli Simpkins, Welker White
Comic book writer Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and his roommate and professional partner, artist Banky Edwards (Jason Lee), have been best friends for many years. While attending a convention, Holden meets another comic book creator, Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), and they fall in love. But, there are major obstacles standing in the way of their bliss: Alyssa is a lesbian, and Banky is jealous and cannot understand Holden's love for her. Will Holden be able to cope with these problems?
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 Committed 2000 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lisa Krueger
Cast: Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, Luke Wilson, Goran Visnjic, Patricia Velasquez, Alfonso Arau, Mark Ruffalo, Summer Phoenix, Kim Dickens, Mary Kay Place
After only two years of marriage, Carl (Luke Wilson) splits, leaving Joline (Heather Graham) high and dry–but not for long. Joline has other plans for the marriage and sets out to track down her wandering spouse to force him to live up to his marriage vows.
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Desert Blue 1998 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Cast: Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, John Heard, Lucinda Jenney, Sara Gilbert, Isidra Vega, Ethan Suplee, Michael Ironside
While on a road trip, TV actress Skye (Kate Hudson) and her father (John Heard) are forced to spend time in Baxter (pop. 89), California, when the town becomes quarantined. Skye is dismayed at first but then enjoys meeting the local kids–especially young Blue (Brendan Sexton III).
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Drowning Mona 2000  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, William Fichtner, Peter Dobson, Marcus Thomas, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tracey Walter
Everyone in Verplanck, NY, owns a Yugo and Mona (Bette Midler) drives hers into the Hudson River and drowns. The sheriff (Danny DeVito) suspects foul play and his suspicions are confirmed by an inspection of the car. The biggest problem confronting the sheriff is that virtually everyone in town hated the rotten Mona. The idea is clever, but somewhere along the way the execution failed.
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 Gerry 2002 R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon
"Gerry" (Casey Affleck) and "Gerry" (Matt Damon), as they affectionately call each other, are hiking on a trail through the desert looking for "the thing" when they decide to leave the trail and set off on an uncharted course leading to nowhere. Vast landscape scenes enhance this film.
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Gone Baby Gone 2007 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, Morgan Freeman, Mark Margolis, John Ashton, Titus Welliver, Matt Podolske, Robert Wahlberg, Amy Madigan, Michael K. Williams, Edi Gathegi, Matthew Maher, Madeline O'Brien
Four-year-old Amanda (Madeline O'Brien) has been kidnapped from her Dorchester home, and police detectives–Captain Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman) and his detectives Remy Bressant (Ed Harris) and Nick Poole (John Ashton)–have not been able to locate her. Now, her desperate Aunt Bea (Amy Madigan) begs private detective Patrick Kenzi (Casey Affleck) and his partner Angie (Michelle Monaghan) to help in the investigation. Patrick agrees, and, as he digs into the case, more than a few twists and turns occur. Amy Ryan received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Amanda's drug addicted mother.
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 Good Will Hunting 1997 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Robin Williams, Casey Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, Cole Hauser, John Mighton, Rachel Majorowski, Colleen McCauley
A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting (Matt Damon), just happens to be a genius. Although Will's early life (he was an orphan) provided few advantages, he now has a chance to realize a dream, but that experience may separate him from valued friendships of his past. Oscars were won for Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) and Writing, and seven other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actress (Minnie Driver).
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 Hamlet 2000 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora, Bill Murray, Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Karl Geary, Paula Malcomson, Steve Zahn, Dechen Thurman, Rome Neal, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Bartel, Casey Affleck
This Shakespeare classic is updated. The year is 2000 and set in hi-tech corporate America at the multinational conglomerate Denwick Corporation in Manhattan. Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is struggling as a young filmmaker in New York City trying to gain control in his deceased father's company while also dealing with his mother Gertrude's (Diane Venora) marriage to her brother-in-law Claudius (Kyle MacLachlan). His father's Ghost (Sam Shepard) appears and wants Hamlet to be kind to Gertrude but to get revenge against Claudius who killed him. Once again, Shakespeare's drama proves timeless.
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The Last Kiss 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Comedy
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Cast: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson, Michael Weston, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson, Marley Shelton, Lauren Lee Smith, Cindy Sampson, Eric Christian Olsen, Ellen David, Larry Day
In this remake of Gabriele Muccino's 2001 film, 30-year-old Michael (Zach Braff) walks out on his pregnant girlfriend Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) after he meets young Kim (Rachel Bilson). Meanwhile, Michael's friends Chris (Casey Affleck) and Kenny (Eric Christian Olsen) are also afraid of making commitments and growing up. Add to this Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna (Tom Wilkinson and Blythe Danner) who have been married 30 years and are experiencing their own relationship problems. Will any of them grow up and make decisions that will improve their lives?
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Lonesome Jim 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Seymour Cassel, Kevin Corrigan, Jack Rovello, Rachel Strouse, Sarah Strouse, Mark Boone Junior, Jake La Botz, Michael Buscemi
Would-be-writer Jim (Casey Affleck) moves back to his parents' home in Indiana looking for support. But help does not come from his dysfunctional family. Instead, Anika (Liv Tyler) is the one who will provide Jim with the unconditional love he needs to function in the world.
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 Ocean's Eleven 2001 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Bernie Mac, Jerry Weintraub, Shaobo Qin, Lori Galinski, Mark Gantt
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) leads a crew of 11 con artists and ex-cons in a plot to rob three Las Vegas casinos–Bellagio, Mirage, and MGM Grand. The net for this heist: $150 million! The casinos that they plan to rob are all owned by Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), and there could be more than the $150 million on Ocean's mind because Benedict just happens to be the boyfriend of Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts).
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Ocean's Thirteen 2007 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Shaobo Qin, Michael Mantell, Eddie Jemison
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang are back in Las Vegas where Danny's mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) has been double-crossed by Willie Banks (Al Pacino) while they partnered in building a new Las Vegas casino. Danny and Rusty (Brad Pitt)–along with the rest of the gang–plot to get revenge by ruining the grand opening of the casino. The plan calls for infiltrating the casino's security system, rigging the casino games so that everyone will win, and emulating an earthquake to get all of those winners away from the gambling tables before they lose their winnings.
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 Ocean's Twelve 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Casey Affleck, Andy Garcia, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Vincent Cassel, Ed Kross, Don Tiffany, Bernie Mack
In this sequel to "Ocean's 11," it is three years after Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his cohorts stole $160 million in jackpot money from casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). Benedict wants his money back and gives Danny two weeks to come up with the cash. It just happens that a valuable Faberge egg is on display at a museum in Rome, and it would provide the needed money. But a cat burglar, the Night Fox (Vincent Cassel), is also in pursuit of the egg. Who will get there first?
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Race the Sun 1996 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Cast: Halle Berry, James Belushi, Bill Hunter, Casey Affleck, Eliza Dushku, Kevin Tighe, Anthony Ruivivar, J. Moki Cho, Sara Tanaka, Steve Zahn, Dion Basco, Nadja Pionilla, Adriane Napualani Uganiza, Jeff Truman, Robert Hughes
Miss Sandra Beecher (Halle Berry) takes a job as a teacher of science in a Hawaiian high school. She is assigned a group of misfits, but with her inspiration the diverse class builds a solar car, which wins the Hawaii championship race and gets to go to the world championships in Australia. Family fare that boasts of good scenery is the only virtue in this otherwise oft-told storyline. Loosely based on a true story.
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Soul Survivors 2001  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Stephen Carpenter
Cast: Melissa Sagemiller, Casey Affleck, Wes Bentley, Eliza Dushku, Angela Featherstone, Luke Wilson, Allen Hamilton, Ken Moreno, Carl Paoli, Barbara E. Robertson, Richard Pickren, Candace Kroslak, Ryan Kitley, Rick Snyder, Danny Goldberg
After losing boyfriend Sean (Casey Affleck) in a car accident, Cassie (Melissa Sagemiller) finds herself in limbo, haunted by visions of Sean. Caught between the world of the living and the dead, Cassie continues her college studies while classmates Matt (Wes Bentley) and Annabel (Eliza Dushku) try to draw her to the dark side. Gory.
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To Die For 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Buck Henry, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Maria Tucci, Alison Folland, Holland Taylor, Susan Traylor, Tim Hooper, Michael Rispoli
This is a story about ambition gone berserk. Obsessed with gaining fame, TV personality Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is upset when her husband Larry (Matt Dillon) wants her to give up her TV career and start a family. She prepares a documentary, "Teens Speak Out," through which she works with teenagers Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), Russell (Casey Affleck), and Lydia (Alison Folland). Then she hatches a plot: seduce Jimmy and get him to kill Larry–knowing that the tabloids will cover the story and bring her the notoriety she dreams of. But, of course, more than a few problems ensue that end up with her downfall.
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| 1. 200 Cigarettes (1999)
2. American Pie 2 (2001)
3. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
4. Attention Shoppers (2000)
5. Chasing Amy (1997)
6. Committed (2000)
7. Desert Blue (1998)
8. Drowning Mona (2000)
9. Gerry (2002)
10. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
11. Good Will Hunting (1997)
12. Hamlet (2000)
13. The Last Kiss (2006)
14. Lemon Sky (1988)
15. Lonesome Jim (2006)
16. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
17. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
18. Ocean's Twelve (2004)
19. Race the Sun (1996)
20. Soul Survivors (2001)
21. To Die For (1995)
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