10,000 B.C. 2008  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel Virgel, Affif Ben Badra, Mo Zinal, Nathanael Baring, Mona Hammond, Marco Khan, Reece Ritchie, Joel Fry, Omar Sharif, Kristian Beazley, Junior Oliphant
D'Leh (Steven Strait) and Tic'Tic (Cliff Curtis) travel with fellow tribesmen across deserts, mountains, and jungles that harbor wooly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers in an attempt to rescue Evolet (Camilla Belle) who, years ago, was kidnapped by marauders. Along the way, they are joined by members of other tribes whose members have also been taken prisoner by the marauders. By journey's end, they uncover the truth: their captured tribe members are serving as slaves for a lost civilization whose rulers are using them to build lofty pyramids. Now, D'Leh faces the fact that he is not only rescuing Evolet but all of civilization as well when he fights for the future of mankind.
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 Blow 2001  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens, Jordi Molla, Ethan Suplee, Max Perlich, Cliff Curtis, Miguel Sandoval, Kevin Gage, Jesse James, Miguel Perez, Dan Ferro
Based on the true story of cocaine smuggler George Jung (Johnny Depp)–currently serving a 60-year jail sentence–whose 30-year illegal trade ran from Columbia to the California coast, this story explores Jung's personal ups and downs. Ultimately, the effects of drugs take their toll on his wife (Penelope Cruz) and parents (Ray Liotta and Rachel Griffiths).
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 Bringing Out the Dead 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Marc Anthony, Mary Beth Hurt, Cliff Curtis, Nestor Serrano, Aida Turturro, Sonja Sohn, Arthur J. Nascarella, Cynthia Roman, Afemo Omilami, Cullen O. Johnson
Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage) is a burned-out paramedic working in Gotham's Hell's Kitchen. After five years on the job, Frank finds himself hallucinating about two women: 18-year-old Rose (Cynthia Roman), who he was unable to save and for whom he wants redemption, and Mary Burke (Patricia Arquette) whose father, a heart attack victim, Frank was unable to resuscitate. Through it all, the unrelenting chaos of answering emergency calls continues to take its toll.
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Collateral Damage 2002 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Lindsay Frost, Jsu Garcia, Shelley Malil, Tyler Posey, Michael Milhoan, Rick Worthy, Raymond Cruz, Ethan Dampf, Miguel Sandoval
After his wife and son are killed by a terrorist's bomb. When the government refuses to investigate the tragedy, firefighter Gordon Brewer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) heads for Colombia in pursuit of the alleged perpetrator, Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini (Cliff Curtis).
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Crossing Over 2009  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Kramer
Cast: Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Jim Sturgess, Cliff Curtis, Alice Braga, Jacqueline Obradors, Justin Chon, Alice Eve, Summer Bishil, Melody Khazae, Merik Tadros, Marshall Manesh, Nina Nayebi, Naila Azad
Immigrants from different countries enter Los Angeles hoping to gain citizenship and to fulfill their dreams of a better life. Immigration enforcement officer Max Brogan (Harrison Ford) conducts raids on workplaces that employ illegal immigrants. This film offers vignettes of the immigrants' experiences and the many problems encountered by them as they try to find new lives in Los Angeles.
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 Deep Rising 1998 R, 106 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Djimon Hounsou, Cliff Curtis, Clifton Powell
A gang of jewel thieves is in for a surprise when boarding a cruise ship in the South China Sea to discover that passengers and crew have been victims of a giant squid that devours its victims by sucking the fluid from their bodies. Yuck!
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The Fountain 2006 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Reisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee, Richard McMillan, Lorne Brass
In this odyssey, Tommy (Hugh Jackman) struggles to save his wife, Izzi (Rachel Weisz), who is dying from cancer. The film then cuts from the present 21st century to the 16th century in which Spanish conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) is sent by Queen Isabel (Rachel Weisz) to find the fountain of youth. Then it cuts to the 26th century where Tom Creo (Hugh Jackman) is on a space ship accompanied by a dying tree of life. All three stories represent examples of the quest for immortality.
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 Fracture 2007 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis, Fiona Shaw, Bob Gunton, Josh Stamberg, Xander Berkeley, Zoe Kazan, Judith Scott, Gary Cervantes
Aeronautical engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) and young attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) match wits when Crawford acts as his own attorney after he is accused of shooting his wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz). Jennifer has survived the shooting but remains comatose, and what at first looked like an open-and-shut case turns out to be not so easy when Ted begins finding holes in Willy's case. Willy's future employer, Nikki Gardner (Rosamund Pike), tries to get him to walk away, but Willy will not give up until the court puts Ted away for life.
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Live Free or Die Hard 2007  PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Cliff Curtis, Jonathan Sadowski, Andrew Friedman, Kevin Smith, Yorgo Constantine, Cyril Raffaelli, Christopher Palermo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sung Kang, Zeljko Ivanek, Jake McDorman
In this fourth installment of the "Die Hard" films, NYPD detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes part in an FBI operation when he picks up hacker Matt Ferrell (Justin Long) and drives him to Washington, D.C.. It is the Fourth of July, and the U.S. transportation system is under attack. Other government departments are next in line in the plot devised by former government security agent/now computer terrorist Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) after no one heeded his warnings that America could be destroyed by hackers. Farrell had unknowingly written a computer program that will help Gabriel, and the FBI needs his help to save America's infrastructure. As Gabriel seeks his revenge fights, chases, more fights, and more chases ensue in this action-packed thriller.
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Once Were Warriors 1994 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris, Joseph Kairau, Cliff Curtis, Pete Smith, George Henare, Mere Boynton, Shannon Williams, Calvin Tuteao, Ray Bishop, Ian Mune
Violence is everywhere–in the bars, among street gangs, and in the homes. This intense story revolves around the Hekes' squalid household, a dysfunctional Maori family living in New Zealand. With an alcoholic father Jake (Temuera Morrison), the five Hekes children must endure watching their mother Beth (Rena Owen) taking abuse. This film forces us to see the damage of domestic violence.
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 The Piano 1993  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker, Ian Mune, Peter Dennett, Te Whatanui Skipwith, Pete Smith, Bruce Allpress, Mahina Tunui, Carla Rupuha, Cliff Curtis
Nine-year-old Flora (Anna Paquin) accompanies her mother Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) to New Zealand. Once there, they meet Ada's arranged-marriage partner Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neill), and a crisis occurs when he refuses to move Ada's piano. Ada, a mute, has found that she can express herself through her piano. Another man, George Baines (Harvey Keitel) comes to the rescue, and his actions also lead to complications. Holly Hunter won an Academy Award For Best Actress, and Anna Paquin won for Best Supporting Actress. Five other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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Point of Origin 2002 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Newton Thomas Sigel
Cast: Ray Liotta, John Leguizamo, Colm Feore, Cliff Curtis, Bai Ling, Illeana Douglas, Ronny Cox, Trent Gill, Shashawnee Hall, Nora Zehetner, Marshall Manesh
This made-for-HBO film is based on the true story of a serial arsonist in Glendale, CA, and the efforts of a top arson investigator (Ray Liotta) and his group to bring the fire-starter to justice.
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Push 2009 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Djimon Hounsou, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Neil Jackson, Ming-Na, Nate Mooney, Lu Lu, Colin Ford, Joel Gretsch, Scott Michael Campbell, Hal Yamanouchi, Brandon Rhea, Corey Stoll
In this sci-fi, action thriller, 13-year-old Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning) arrives in Hong Kong trying to find Kira (Camilla Belle) who has escaped from the Division, which is an American operation determined to transform telekinetic humans into weapons. Cassie meets Nick (Chris Evans) who has been in hiding since the Division killed his father years ago. The two join forces in the search for Kira. But, they aren't the only ones trying to find Kira, and the telepathic Division Agent Henry Caver (Djimon Hounsou) is determined to use all possible means to stop Cassie and Nick from reaching Kira–no matter what the cost.
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 Runaway Jury 2003  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson, Cliff Curtis, Nestor Serrano, Jennifer Beals, Leland Orser, Gerry Bamman, Joanna Going
Based on John Grisham's novel about jury tampering, this film centers on a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the murder gun. Lawyer Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) tries to prove that the company did not follow federal regulations in allowing the sale of the weapon. Meanwhile, as part of the defense team, Fitch (Gene Hackman) assesses the potential jurors to ensure that the verdict will favor the gun company. But, juror Nick Easter (John Cusack) appears to have his own plans for swaying the jury. And a mysterious woman, Marlee (Rachel Weisz), contacts both Fitch and Rohr with her own deal to sway the jury in favor of the highest bidder. 1 User Review
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| | Riveting | rnjen63 09/14/2009 | | Have said this many times by mouth........Great movie,must see!!! Intriguing and exciting. Very well cast! Have seen many times, and am never disappointed! Watch this, you won't be bored or indifferent. Strikes a chord of sympathy you didn't know you had. Stellar performances by all!!! |
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Six Days, Seven Nights 1998 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, Temuera Morrison, Allison Janney, Douglas Westoh, Cliff Curtis, Danny Trejo, Ben Bode
Quinn Harris (Harrison Ford) and Robin Monroe (Anne Heche) are stranded on a tropical island. During their forced "vacation" the couple must tolerate each other as they confront the elements, wildlife, and pirates.
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Sunshine 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne, Benedict Wong, Troy Garity, Mark Strong, Chipo Chung, Paloma Baeza, Archie Macdonald, Sylvia Macdonald
In the year 2057 Earth is freezing, and eight astronauts board the Icarus II spaceship and set off on a dangerous mission. They are carrying a bomb that they plan to shoot off into the dying Sun in order to reignite it and save the Earth. Sixteen months after they left Earth, they receive a distress beacon from the first spaceship, Icarus I, and must decide whether or not to change course and check on Icarus I or to continue with their appointed course. Will a change of course benefit Earth, or will there be dire consequences?
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 Three Kings 1999 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Judy Greer, Liz Stauber, Marsha Horan, Christopher Lohr, Jon Sklaroff, Holt McCallany
Following the Persian Gulf War, U.S. soldiers–Archie Gates (George Clooney), Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), and Chief Elgin (Ice Cube)–set out as "Three Kings" determined to retrieve $23 million in gold that Saddam Hussein reputedly stole from Kuwait. They follow the trail and steal the gold. But, in the process, they discover the consequences of America's policies in the Middle East when the U.S. encouraged civilians to rise up against Hussein. Those civilians now face execution, and the U.S. refuses to help. "The Three Kings" must decide whether or not to help the civilians get out of Kuwait–an effort that may entail losing their cache of gold.
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Virus 1999 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Bruno
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Joanna Pacula, Marshall Bell, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Sherman Augustus, Cliff Curtis, Levan Uchaneishvili, Yuri Chervotkin, Keith Flippen, Olga Rzhepetskaya-Retchin, David Eggby, Matthew Sullivan
Kelly "Kit" Foster (Jamie Lee Curtis), Steve Baker (William Baldwin), and Captain Everton (Donald Sutherland) seek refuge following a typhoon, but, unfortunately for them, their "oasis" is an abandoned Russian science ship. Unbeknownst to the refugee trio, the ship's crew was killed by a deadly virus that is still on the attack in an alien attempt to take over Earth.
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 Whale Rider 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Niki Caro
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Rawinia Clarke, Tammy Davis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu, Rachel House, Taungaroa Emile, Mabel Wharekawa, Tahei Simpson, Roi Taimana, Elizabeth Skeen, Tyronne White
Paikea, according to Maori legend, rode on a whale while leading his people to New Zealand. Thus began the tradition of each generation naming its first-born son after him and giving that male the title of chief of the tribe. But now, after a first-born daughter has been named Paikea–Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes)–conflict ensues between her stern grandfather Koro (Rawiri Paratene) and Pai who is determined to fulfill what she considers her destiny. Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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| 1. 10,000 B.C. (2008)
2. Blow (2001)
3. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
4. Collateral Damage (2002)
5. Crossing Over (2009)
6. Deep Rising (1998)
7. The Fountain (2006)
8. Fracture (2007)
9. Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
10. Once Were Warriors (1994)
11. The Piano (1993)
12. Point of Origin (2002)
13. Push (2009)
14. Runaway Jury (2003)
15. Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
16. Sunshine (2007)
17. Three Kings (1999)
18. Virus (1999)
19. Whale Rider (2003)
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