 Adaptation 2002  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Jay Tavare, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Farmer, Doug Jones, Jim Beaver
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicholas Cage) takes on the project of adapting Susan Orlean's (Meryl Streep) non-fiction book, "The Orchid Thief," into a movie. Orlean's story involves John Laroche's (Chris Cooper) poaching of "ghost orchids" from a Florida Everglades natural preserve. Charlie faces a mid-life crisis when his brother Donald (also played by Cage), who is following in his brother's footsteps as a screenwriter, moves in with him. Donald breezes through the writing of his assigned screenplay. Meanwhile, paranoid Charlie encounters more than a few problems writing his and, in the process, ends up as the subject in his script that tells of his inability to adapt Orlean's book into a film. Cooper won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; three other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Cage) and Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep).
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Alone 1997  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
Director: Horton Foote
Cast: Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Cooper, Shelley Duvall, Hallie Foote, Frederic Forrest, Roxanne Hart, Piper Laurie, Rex Linn
Farm owner John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is an elderly widower who gives his poor relatives hope for their financial future when they join in the effort to strike oil on the family homestead.
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 American Beauty 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards
Lester (Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) have grown apart over their years of marriage when Lester falls head-over-heels for their daughter Jane's (Thora Birch) best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). Carolyn, meanwhile, begins an affair with a successful realtor (Peter Gallagher), and Jane becomes chummy with her neighbor, Ricky Fitts (Wes Bentley). Their tangled lives all come together one stormy night amidst bizarre misunderstandings. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, five of which captured Oscars, including Best Picture, Actor (Spacey), and Director. Other nominations included Annette Bening for Best Actress.
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The Bourne Identity 2002 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Julia Stiles, Gabriel Mann, Walton Goggins, Nicky Naude, Josh Hamilton, Orso Maria Guerrini, Tim Dutton, Denis Braccini, Anthony Green
Suffering from amnesia and riddled with bullets, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea. There is only one clue to his identity: a laser device, implanted under his skin, that identifies a Swiss bank account number. After locating the contents of the account, Bourne finds himself the target of the CIA and pays Marie (Franka Potente) to drive him to Paris on what turns out to be a breathtaking trip. Based on Robert Ludlum's novel.
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Boys 1996  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stacy Cochran
Cast: Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, Skeet Ulrich, John C. Reilly, Bill Sage, Chris Cooper, James LeGros, Jessica Harper
John Baker Jr. (Lukas Haas), a student at a boarding school in Maryland, finds Patty Vare (Winona Ryder) unconscious as a result of a horseback-riding accident. He revives her and takes her to his dorm room. Slowly, others at the school learn of Patty's presence, and the mystery surrounding Patty's previous problems with the police is divulged.
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 Breach 2007 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Billy Ray
Cast: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Dennis Haysbert, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Watton, Tom Barnett, Jonathan Potts, David Huband, Scott Gibson
Based on the true story of treasonous FBI agent Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper), this drama involves his success in feeding secrets to the Soviet Union for over 20 years. The film's focus is on the turning point of Hanssen's work as a traitor when bureau rookie Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is assigned to spy on him. Despite putting a strain on his marriage and forcing him to reconsider working for the FBI, O'Neill does gain Hanssen's trust and brings about his downfall.
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Breast Men 1997 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence O'Neil
Cast: David Schwimmer, Chris Cooper, Emily Procter, Matt Frewer, Terry O'Quinn, Kathleen Wilhoite, John Stockwell, Lisa Marie, Louise Fletcher, Michael Cavanaugh
This made-for-TV docudrama traces events in the lives of two Texas doctors–Dr. Christopher Saunders (David Schwimmer) and Dr. William Larson (Chris Cooper)–who developed the silicone breast implant, became successful, and suffered personal traumas from ensuing lawsuits when it was discovered that some women were experiencing leakage from their transplants. Believe it or not, this drama is better than it sounds.
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Capote 2005 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bennett Miller
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Amy Ryan, Mark Pellegrino, Allie Mickelson, Marshall Bell, R.D. Reid, Marina Stephenseon Kerr, Kelci Stephenson, Craig Archibald, Bronwen Coleman
In 1959, Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and his good friend, author Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), traveled to Holcomb, Kansas, to get background information for Capote's book, "In Cold Blood." This is the story of that journey and of the relationship Capote formed with one of the killers, Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.). Hoffman won an Academy Award for Best Actor. The film received four other nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener).
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 Great Expectations 1998  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro, Josh Mostel, Kim Dickens, Nell Campbell, Gabriel Mann, Jeremy James Kissner, Raquel Beaudene, Stephen Spinella, Marla Sucharetza, Isabelle Anderson
Charles Dickens' classic is modernized in this story of Finnegan Bell's (Ethan Hawke and Jeremy James Kissner as young Finnegan) love for Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow and Raquel Beaudene as young Estella). He has loved Estella since childhood despite the differences in their upbringings and expectations. Now, Pip learns that a mysterious benefactor Lustig (Robert De Niro) has provided him with wealth, and Pip takes on the role of "gentleman" in the Victorian world of the social elite.
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Guilty by Suspicion 1991 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, George Wendt, Patricia Wettig, Sam Wanamaker, Martin Scorsese, Brad Sullivan, Gailard Sartain, Stuart Margolin, Chris Cooper, Luke Edwards, Ben Piazza, Tom Sizemore, Roxann Dawson, Robin Gammell
America's 1950s witch-hunt for Communists is the focus of this movie about the House Un-American Activities Committee's investigation of creative forces in Hollywood's film industry.
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 The Horse Whisperer 1998 PG-13, 164 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Ty Hillman, Kate Bosworth, Jeanette Nolan
Following Grace's horseback riding accident, in which both she and her horse Pilgrim are badly injured, her mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) takes Grace and Pilgrim to recuperate in Montana at the ranch of Tom Booker (Robert Redford) who has a sixth sense when dealing with horses.
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Interstate 60 2002 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Gale
Cast: James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Kurt Russell, Michael J. Fox, Chris Cooper, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Brogren, Wayne Robson, Melyssa Ade, John Bourgeois, Michael Rhoades, Matthew Edison, Ann-Margret, Amy Stewart
Neal (James Marsden) isn't sure he wants to follow in his lawyer father's footsteps. Rather, he is considering art. Not only that, he routinely dreams of a girl (Amy Smart) who encourages him to pursue art. His decision is aided when immortal One Wish Grant (Gary Oldman) grants him a wish–but Neal must travel on non-existent Interstate 60 to a nonexistent town. On the way, he sees his dream girl on billboards encouraging him on, and he has other adventures as well. What will be the outcome? If this sounds a little like "Back to the Future," it is because Director Bob Gale was the creator and screenwriter for that series, and this is his first directorial effort.
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Jarhead 2005 R, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Brian Garaghty, Evan Jones, Brianne Davis, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald, Damion Poitier, Ming Lo
Based on Anthony Swoffard's book about his first-hand and sometimes humorous memories of heat and boredom in Kuwait during "Operation Desert Storm," this story involves a Marine, "Swoff" (Jake Gyllenhaal), and his fellow Marines as they are trained at Camp Pendleton, California, and then head for the Gulf as part of a scout/sniper platoon.
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The Kingdom 2007 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Sullivan, Jeremy Piven, Kyle Chandler, Richard Jenkins, Frances Fisher, Danny Huston, Kelly AuCoin, Anna Deavere Smith, Tom Bresnahan
While watching a softball game on their Saudi Arabian compound, American men, women, and children are gunned down leaving more than 100 dead. The Saudis are investigating when FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) gets permission for his team (Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman) to assist and advise in the efforts. But, they are given only five days to perform their investigation and help find the criminal responsible for the attack. When Fleury and his group find that they are not welcome and that they lack the trust of their Saudi counterparts, they get aid from Saudi Arabian police officer Colonel Fares Al Ghazi (Ashraf Barhom), and, together, they narrow the evidence down to the work of an anti-Western Wahhabi extremist who is part of a jihad determined to destroy Western business interests.
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Lone Star 1996 R, 136 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Morton, Elizabeth Pena, Clifton James, Tony Plana, Frances McDormand, Gordon Tootoosis, Stephen Lang
Forty years ago Sheriff Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson) controlled the Mexican/American border, and now his skeletal remains are found out in the arid Texas desert. The current sheriff, Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), wants to solve the apparent murder. In the process, he examines the past and falls in love with the girl (Elizabeth Pena) he adored years before. This film is filled with clever plot twists that will keep the viewer's interest.
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Lonesome Dove 1989  TV, 360 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, D.B. Sweeney, Rick Schroder, Anjelica Huston, Chris Cooper, Timothy Scott, Glenne Headly, Barry Corbin, William Sanderson, Barry Tubb
Now here we have a true epic of the Old West. Originally a TV miniseries, this film tells the story of retired Texas Rangers Gus and Woodrow (Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones) who seek one more adventure as they decide to drive a (re-stolen from Mexico) herd of cattle to Montana. And adventure they get as they proceed with their diverse crew. 1 User Review
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| | pretty_gypsyrose 02/04/2007 | | In my opinion, this movie will go down in history as one of the best movies of the century. Robert Duvall done an exellent portrayal of Gus. |
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Matewan 1987 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones, Will Oldham, Jace Alexander, Ken Jenkins, Joe Grifasi, David Strathairn, Bob Gunton, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, John Sayles, Josh Mostel, Nancy Mette
This is the story of the massacre of striking West Virginia coal miners in 1920 and the animosities between White American miners and Italian and Black migrant workers who were hired as scabs. Union activist Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper) is sent in by the United Mine Workers to organize the union, and, over time, the fighting groups begin to work together. "Matewan" is a good depiction of how immigrants and minorities were treated in the early 20th century.
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Me, Myself & Irene 2000 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, Jerod Mixon, Chris Cooper, Michael Bowman, Richard Jenkins, Robert Forster, Traylor Howard, Kate Forster, Mike Cerrone, Daniel Greene
Jim Carrey's slapstick humor reigns over this story in which he plays a very meek Rhode Island state trooper, Charlie Baileygates. Charlie avoids all confrontations, but his alter ego, Hank, is ALL confrontation. After Hank's sudden appearance, Charlie's career is in jeopardy. Enter Irene (Renee Zellweger), a prisoner assigned to Charlie to deliver to a New York police station. Things go from bad to worse, and diehard Carrey fans will enjoy it.
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 Money Train 1995  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Blake, Chris Cooper, Joe Grifasi, Skipp Sudduth, Scott Sowers, Vincent Laresca, Aida Turturro
This weak action film is about two New York City transit cops (Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson) who come up with an inane plot to hijack a subway money train that is carrying $20 million. This is NOT "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." Rent IT instead.
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My House in Umbria 2003 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker, Chris Cooper, Benno Furmann, Giancarlo Giannini, Timothy Spall, Libero De Rienzo, Emmy Clarke, Cecilia Dazzi, Anna Longhi
Based on a short novel by William Trevor, this made-for-HBO film tells the story of survivors of a bomb blast in a train compartment. After the explosion, the survivors are requested to remain in the country until the investigation is complete. One of the survivors, Mrs. Emily Delahunty (Maggie Smith), a British romantic novelist now living in Italy, invites the others–a British General (Ronnie Barker), a young German man (Benno Furmann), and a girl, Aimee (Emmy Clarke)–to her home. Aimee is traumitized and will not speak, but she comes around as Emily works with her. As the others get to know each other, Aimee's uncle, Tom (Chris Cooper), her only living relative, arrives and shows a willingness to take the girl, though he is not excited about it. Maggie Smith won an Emmy for her performance.
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October Sky 1999 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Scott Miles, Randy Stripling, Chris Ellis
"October Sky" is the true story of Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal). Born in a West Virginia coal-mining town, Homer was ready to follow his father into the mines UNTIL the Russians launched Sputnik on 5 October 1957. That single event redirected Homer's future as, undaunted by his mine-superintendent father's (Chris Cooper) reticence, he entered the space age to become a NASA engineer.
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 The Patriot 2000 R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tcheky Karyo, Rene Auberjonois, Lisa Brenner, Tom Wilkinson, Donal Logue, Leon Rippy, Adam Baldwin, Jay Arlen Jones, Gregory Smith, Mika Boorem
In 1780 the British thought they had a stronghold on South Carolina, but guerilla activities helped to confuse Cornwallis as he squandered his strength chasing American forces across the area. The famous "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion understood the role of a guerilla force and proceeded to snap up, one by one, the British posts that Cornwallis had carefully set up in South Carolina. In this rewrite of history, "Swamp Fox" is transformed into the "Ghost," Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), widower and father of seven children. Another history rewrite takes place in the perception of slavery: slaves seem happy to serve their masters. In reality, in the South more than 10,000 African Americans supported the British forces and were relocated to Nova Scotia, Florida, Jamaica, and Africa at the end of the war. But if you are looking for rousing action and great special effects–and are willing to go along with the premise that the American Revolution was won because Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) led the guerrillas against the evil British (especially Col. William Tavington (Jason Isaacs))–then this movie will prove entertaining.
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Pharaoh's Army 1995 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robby Henson
Cast: Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Joy, Richard Tyson, Frank Clem, Huckleberry Fox, Will Lucas, Mac Miles, Robert E. Simpson
A Union Army officer, Captain John Hull Abston (Chris Cooper), leads four of his men in an attempt to steal livestock from a Kentucky farm. Sarah Anders (Patricia Clarkson) is in charge of the farm, which she tends while her husband is off fighting for the CSA. When one of the soldiers injures himself on the farm, the other Union soldiers decide to wait for him to heal. Not a good idea, as conflicts ensue.
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Return to Lonesome Dove 1993 TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Robe
Cast: Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Rick Schroder, Louis Gossett Jr., William Petersen, Oliver Reed, Reese Witherspoon, Dennis Haysbert, Timothy Scott, CCH Pounder, Chris Cooper, Nia Peeples
This made-for-TV sequel to the highly successful original miniseries has a new cast, and the story is not based on the novel of Larry McMurtry. Ex-Texas Ranger Woodrow Call (Jon Voight, replacing Tommy Lee Jones) buries his friend Gus at Lonesome Dove and gathers a group of cowboys to help drive a herd of Mustangs from Texas to his Montana ranch. And the saga begins.
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Seabiscuit 2003 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens, Eddie Jones, Kingston DuCoeur, Valerie Mahaffey, Ed Lauter, Michael Ensign, David McCullough, Danny Strong
This story, based on Laura Hillenbrand's book, involves four underdogs–horse owner Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges), trainer Tom Smith (Chris Cooper), jockey (Tobey Maguire), and horse Seabiscuit–all of which become winners when Seabiscuit is named 1938's "Horse of the Year." Great racing scenes. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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Silver City 2004  R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Chris Cooper, Michael Murphy, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Huston, Miguel Ferrer, Ralph Waite, Daryl Hannah, Tim Roth, Billy Zane, Kris Kristofferson, Maria Bello, Thora Birch
In a not very subtle imitation of George W. Bush, Colorado gubernatorial candidate Dickie Pilager (Chris Cooper) reels in a corpse from the lake during the taping of a political ad to roll back pollution controls. His manager, Chuck Raven (Richard Dreyfuss), promptly hires investigator Danny O'Brien (Kris Kristofferson) to look for links between the corpse and political enemies, which results in the discovery of corruption emanating from the Pilager family. 1 User Review
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| | fair | suzette 02/21/2007 | | fair show better if billy zane got girl |
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 Syriana 2005 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Alexander Siddig, Christopher Plummer, Amanda Peet, Max Minghella, Jamey Sheridan, Thomas McCarthy, Tim Blake Nelson
In this political thriller set in the multi-nation world of the oil industry, CIA operative Bob Barnes (George Clooney) uncovers disturbing facts while keeping track of a Persian Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig) and his new financial advisor (Matt Damon). George Clooney won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and the film received a nomination for Best Writing.
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This Boy's Life 1993 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Gerrit Graham, Carla Gugino, Tobey Maguire, Zachary Ansley
This is the story of a dysfunctional family: son Toby (Leonardo DiCaprio), father (Robert De Niro), and mother (Ellen Barkin). Finding herself unable to contend with her husband, Toby's mother puts him in the hands of his abusive stepfather.
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1. Adaptation (2002)
2. Alone (1997)
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
3. American Beauty (1999)
4. The Bourne Identity (2002)
5. Boys (1996)
6. Breach (2007)
7. Breast Men (1997)
8. Capote (2005)
9. Great Expectations (1998)
10. Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
11. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
12. Interstate 60 (2002)
13. Jarhead (2005)
14. The Kingdom (2007)
15. Lone Star (1996)
16. Lonesome Dove (1989)
17. Matewan (1987)
18. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
19. Money Train (1995)
20. My House in Umbria (2003)
21. October Sky (1999)
22. The Patriot (2000)
23. Pharaoh's Army (1995)
24. Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
25. Seabiscuit (2003)
26. Silver City (2004)
27. Syriana (2005)
28. This Boy's Life (1993)
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