 Black Hawk Down 2001   R, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, Gabriel Casseus, Ewen Bremner, Kim Coates, Ron Eldard, Hugh Dancy, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Guiry, Charlie Hofheimer, Danny Hoch
This film is based on the true story of 100 U.S. soldiers who were dropped into Somalia to capture two lieutenants of a warlord. Their planned one-hour kidnapping raid turns out to be an ambush during which two of the Black Hawk helicopters are shot down in what is now known as 1993's bloody Battle of Mogadishu. Oscars were received for Best Sound and Editing; Ridley Scott was nominated for Best Director.
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Father's Day 1997  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski, Charlie Hofheimer, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Burkley, Haylie Johnson, Charles Rocket, Patti D'Arbanville
In this remake of the 1984 French film, "Les Comperes," Robin Williams and Billy Crystal take on the roles of ex-boyfriends of a woman (Nastassja Kinski) who cons them into helping in her search for her runaway son by convincing each that he fathered the boy.
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Lassie 1994  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney, Brittany Boyd, Frederic Forrest, Richard Farnsworth, Charlie Hofheimer, Michelle Williams, Joe Inscoe, Yvonne Brisendine, Clayton Barclay Jones, Margaret Peery, David Bridgewater, Earnest Poole Jr.
During their move from Baltimore to a farm in Virginia, the Turners–parents Laura and Steve (Helen Slater and Jon Tenney), daughter Jennifer (Brittany Boyd), and son Matthew (Tom Guiry)–pick up a stray dog, Lassie. Lassie becomes an important member of the family, especially to troubled Matthew, as they adjust to their new surroundings.
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 Music of the Heart 1999 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan, Jane Leeves, Michael Angarano, Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders, Kieran Culkin
A divorced music teacher, Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep) fights a 10-year, uphill battle against her principal and the school board to attain her dream of teaching violin lessons to inner-city kids in Harlem. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.
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| 1. Black Hawk Down (2001)
2. Father's Day (1997)
3. Lassie (1994)
4. Music of the Heart (1999)
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