Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1982  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Kathy Bates, Marta Heflin, Mark Patton, Caroline Aaron
Based on the Broadway play, this story takes place at a Woolworth's in Texas where a group of James Dean fans meet.
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Faithful 1996 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Cher, Chazz Palminteri, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Mazursky, Amber Smith, Elisa Leonetti, Mark Nassar
Based on the theme of infidelity, this thriller/romantic comedy begins on Margaret's (Cher) 20th wedding anniversary when she is being held captive in her mansion by a hit man, Tony (Chazz Palminteri), who is working for Margaret's husband, Jack (Ryan O'Neal). Hired to kill Margaret, Tony and his intended victim strike up a conversation, and the battle of the sexes ensues.
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Good Times 1967 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders, Norman Alden, Larry Duran, Kelly Thordsen, Lennie Weinrib, Edy Williams, James Flavin, Charles Smith
In this movie about making a movie, Sonny and Cher play themselves as they plan to make a musical. Songs include "I've Got You Babe."
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If These Walls Could Talk 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nancy Savoca, Cher
Cast: Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Anne Heche, Shirley Knight, Xander Berkeley, Cher, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eileen Brennan, Harris Yulin, CCH Pounder
This made-for-HBO film tells the stories of how three women who, at different times (1952, 1974, and 1992), deal with unplanned pregnancies.
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 Mask 1985  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Cher, Sam Elliott, Estelle Getty, Richard Dysart, Laura Dern, Micole Mercurio, Harry Carey Jr., Dennis Burkley, Ben Piazza, Wayne Grace, Lawrence Monoson, L. Craig King, Alexandra Powers, Kelly Jo Minter
Based on a true story, this heartwarming tale relates the ordeals of teenager Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz) who has the disfiguring disease, craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, that has doubled his head size. Rocky keeps a good attitude, and his mother Rusty (Cher) fights for Rocky's rights, but she turns to drugs to ease the pressures she endures when dealing with Rocky's problems. Undaunted, Rocky gets his own life in order and then works to keep Rusty away from her drugs.
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Mermaids 1990 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci, Caroline McWilliams, Jan Miner, Betsy Townsend, Richard McElvain, Paula Plum, Dossy Peabody, Rex Trailer, Patricia Madden, Pete Kovner, William Paul Steele
Mrs. Flax (Cher) is a vagabond mother of two daughters, 15-year-old Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and nine-year-old Kate (Christina Ricci), who are obsessed with religion and swimming, respectively. When they land in the small town of East Port, Massachusetts, they find a home, and the girls hope that, at last, they will settle down after moving 18 times in Charlotte's lifetime. Kate shines as a swimmer on her school's swim team, while Charlotte plans to become a nun–despite the fact that they are Jewish. Meanwhile, Mrs. Flax begins a romance with Lou (Bob Hoskins). At the same time, Charlotte falls in love, from afar, with Joe (Michael Schoeffling) but finds confusion setting in and prays daily to keep her religious fervor.
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 Moonstruck 1987  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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Silkwood 1983  R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ward, Ron Silver, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, M. Emmet Walsh, Charles Hallahan, Sudie Bond, Bruce McGill, J.C. Quinn, Henderson Forsythe
Based on true events, this film is the story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), a 28-year-old worker in a plutonium plant, who is accidentally exposed to radiation. Karen has lived a ribald life as a hard-drinking woman living with her lover Drew (Kurt Russell) and lesbian friend Polly (Cher). As Karen investigates the illness caused by her exposure to the radiation, she gathers information about plant violations and sets out to divulge supposed nuclear violations. But, on her way to the meeting with a reporter, she dies in a mysterious car crash, which prevents her from revealing plant violations. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actress (Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), and Director.
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 Stuck on You 2003 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Wen Yann Shih, Cher, Pat Crawford Brown, Ray "Rocket" Valliere, Seymour Cassel, Tommy Songin, Terence Bernie Hines, Jackie Flynn, Griffin Dunne, Danny Murphy, Bridget Tobin, Malcolm G. Chace Jr.
Conjoined twins–Bob (Matt Damon) and Walt (Greg Kinnear)–travel to L.A. so Walt can have a chance to act in movies. Walt gains success in films, but will his success tear them apart?
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Suspect 1987 R, 118 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco, E. Katherine Kerr, Fred Melamed, Bill Cobbs, Michael Beach, Richard Gant
A deaf and mute street person (Liam Neeson) is accused of murder. A Washington, DC public defender (Cher) is given his case. One of the jurors is played by Dennis Quaid and that is where the real action in this film begins–with Cher and Quaid interacting, as the juror investigates and provides input to the defender.
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 Tea with Mussolini 1999 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace, Charlie Lucas, Massimo Ghini, Paolo Seganti, Claudio Spadaro
Based on Franco Ziffirelli's autobiography, this is the story of his childhood adoption by a band of ex-patriot women (Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, and Lily Tomlin) who were living in Italy on the eve of World War II.
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The Witches of Eastwick 1987 R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Carel Struycken, Helen Lloyd Breed, Caroline Struzik
Satan (Jack Nicholson) is a dyed-in-the-wool womanizer who the witches (Cher, Susan Sarandon, Veronica Cartwright, and Michelle Pfeiffer) decide to use as their object of some voodoo fun.
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1. Chastity (1969)
2. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
3. Faithful (1996)
4. Good Times (1967)
5. If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
6. Mask (1985)
7. Mermaids (1990)
8. Moonstruck (1987)
9. Silkwood (1983)
10. Stuck on You (2003)
11. Suspect (1987)
12. Tea with Mussolini (1999)
13. Wild on the Beach (1965)
14. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
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