 Addams Family Values 1993  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, Christina Ricci, Carol Kane, Christine Baranski, Peter Graves, Dana Ivey, Peter MacNicol
When Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Angelica Huston) hire a nanny for their "blessed event" the Addams household is in its usual state of confusion.
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Adventures of Huck Finn 1993 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Robards, Ron Perlman, Dana Ivey, Anne Heche, Curtis Armstrong, Frances Conroy, James Gammon, Paxton Whitehead, Tom Eldredge, Laura Bell Bundy, Mary Louise Wilson, Danny Tamberelli
This production stays close to the first half of Mark Twain's novel. The con-men, "the King" (Jason Robards) and "the Duke" (Robbie Coltrane), are played well with hints of humor as they impersonate royalty and try to swindle two sisters (Anne Heche and Laura Bell Bundy) out of their fortune. Meanwhile, the innocent boy, Huck (Elijah Wood), has escaped from his brutal father, Pap (Ron Perlman), and has joined escaped slave Jim (Courtney B. Vance) on a rafting trip down the Mississippi River. Huck and Jim develop an understanding of each other and then run into "the King" and "the Duke" along the way. It doesn't take long for Huck and Jim to be drawn reluctantly into the schemes of "the King" and "the Duke."
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Broken English 2007  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Cast: Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo, Tim Guinee, Gena Rowlands, Peter Bogdanovich, Roy Thinnes, Michael Panes, Justin Theroux, Philip Pavel, Melvil Poupaud, Dana Ivey, Bill Wise, Josh Hamilton, Griffin Dunne, Lucy Gordon
Having forsaken the art world for her job as guest-coordinator at a Manhattan hotel and lacking a love life, overly cautious Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) is not living the "good life." It doesn't help that her mother (Gena Rowlands) never misses the chance to point out that Nora is now in her thirties and not in a solid relationship. Adding to her discontent is that her best friend Audrey (Drea de Matteo) just celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary with her adoring husband Mark (Tim Guinee)–but Audrey does question whether she is really in a "perfect marriage." Then Nora meets and falls for well-known French actor Julien (Melvil Poupaud) who asks her to go to France with him. Nora declines, but later, at Audrey's urging, Nora throws caution to the wind, and the two women fly to Paris in search of Julien. It turns out that Nora has lost Julien's phone number and he has a common name, which result in a search involving a more than a few humorous moments.
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 The Color Purple 1985  PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey, Laurence Fishburne, Desreta Jackson, Leonard Jackson, Bennet Guillory
This story is based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and revolves around a Black family in Georgia where success is learned from lessons in adversity. In 1909, teenager Celie (Desreta Jackson) gives birth to two children and is virtually sold off to sharecropper Alfred (Danny Glover) who marries her and then sells the children. Celie is treated like a slave. Later, Albert moves his mistress Shug (Margaret Avery) into the house. Celie (now played by Whoopi Goldberg) develops a good relationship with Shug and Alfred's take-no-guff daughter-in-law Sofia (Oprah Winfrey). Through their friendships, Celie gains the strength to leave Albert and begin a new life. The film received 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), and two for Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey). A "must see."
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Frances Conroy, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Louis Zorich, Meagen Fay, Nicole Calfan, Aina Walle, Cheryl Pay, Nathalie Auffret, Lolly Susi
This is the remake of "Bedtime Story" about a slick Riviera con man Lawrence Jamieson (Michael Caine) and a scruffy American scam artist Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) who meet on a train. Caine realizes that Martin is planning on infiltrating his territory, theorizing that bad crooks give the sophisticated ones a bad name. The entire tale is a series of sequences in which one con man tries to outwit the other. Fun.
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Explorers 1985 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Bobby Fite, Meshach Taylor, Danny Nucci, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Taliesin Jaffe, Brooke Bundy
In this sci-fi family-oriented tale about aliens in outer space, Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke), Wolfgang Muller (River Phoenix), and Darren Woods (Jason Presson) are given the chance of a lifetime: young boys blasting off on their own starship to encounter unknown beings.
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Ghost Town 2008 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: David Koepp
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni, Aasif Mandvi, Billy Campbell, Dana Ivey, Kristen Wiig, Bridget Moloney, Jordan Carlos, Dequina Moore, Joseph Badalucco, Brian Hutchison, Tyre Simpson, Julia K. Murney, Claire Lautier
Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a Manhattan dentist who undergoes a colonoscopy, something goes wrong, and he dies–but only for seven minutes. When he awakens, he can see and hear dead people, all of whom have unfinished business and want Bertram to do something for them. One of the dead, Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), wants Bertram to intercede in his widow Gwen's (Tea Leoni) wedding to Richard (Billy Campbell) because Frank believes that Richard is only after her money. Bertram agrees, but once he sees Gwen, he falls for her himself and now wants nothing more than to win Gwen away from Richard. But, because of Bertram's lack of social skills, the task will not be easy.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Devin Ratray, Tim Curry, Gerry Bamman, Brenda Fricker, Dana Ivey, Hillary Wolf, Maureen Elisabeth Shay, Michael C. Maronna, Terrie Snell, Jedidah Cohen
This sequel of "Home Alone" again features Macaulay Culkin as Kevin who does not do well in arriving at the right place on family vacations. This time, Kevin boards the wrong plane and arrives in New York City while the rest of his family flies to Florida for Christmas vacation. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are back in their roles as bungling burglars.
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 The Kid 2000 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: Disney's The Kid
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Jean Smart, Chi McBride, Daniel von Bargen, Dana Ivey, Susan Dalian, Stanley Anderson, Deborah May, Jan Hoag, Juanita Moore, Esther Scott, Vernee Watson-Johnson
This Disney film about time travel is not really a movie for young kids, but adults will enjoy the story of eight-year-old Rusty (Spencer Breslin) who is sent from the 1970s into the year 2000 where he meets his older self (Bruce Willis). Rusty is not happy with what "he" has become and decides he needs a makeover.
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 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jessica Cauffiel, Alanna Ubach, J Barton, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson, Stanley Anderson, Bruce Thomas, Ruth Williamson
In this sequel to 2001's "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is now a lawyer and is engaged to marry a Harvard law professor, Emmett Richmond (Luke Wilson). But wedding plans are put on hold when Elle runs afoul of a client involved in using animals for testing cosmetics. She heads for Washington, D.C., and a new job working for Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field). Once on Capitol Hill, Elle begins her fight to end product testing on animals. Not an easy task, but Elle uses her share of tricks to achieve success.
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Rush Hour 3 2007 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Noemie Lenoir, Yvan Attal, Dana Ivey, Youki Kudoh, Tzi Ma, Roman Polanski, Zhang Jingchu, Julie Depardieu, Simon Rhee, Roselyn Sanchez, Henry O
Hong Kong's Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) are back and thrown into action after a sniper, Lee's adopted brother Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada), wounds Chinese Ambassador Han (Tzi Ma), and Lee chases him across Los Angeles during rush hour. When Lee and Carter learn that the Chinese Triads are behind the shooting and have gained a huge influence in Paris, they fly to Paris where their East vs. West culture clash enters a new phase of French vs. American as they vow to protect Han and his daughter Soo Yung (Zhang Jingchu). Genevieve (Noemie Lenoir), on whose head are tattooed details of the Triad, holds the key to solving the case. And the action continues!
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Sabrina 1995 PG, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, Nancy Marchand, Lauren Holly, John Wood, Angie Dickinson, Richard Crenna, Miriam Colon, Dana Ivey
In this remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 fable, Julia Ormond takes on the role of Sabrina, the chauffeur's daughter who is infatuated with rich playboy David (Greg Kinnear). Her father sends her to work in Paris, and years later when Sabrina returns, Linus (Harrison Ford) tries to keep his brother, David, away from her. The question is "why?" Is it because Linus sees her as a threat, or is he really in love with Sabrina?
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The Scarlet Letter 1995 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Joan Plowright, Robert Prosky, Roy Dotrice, Diane Salinger, Amy Wright, Dana Ivey, Edward Hardwicke
This is another film adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel about the public disgrace suffered by Hester Prynne following her adulterous affair resulting in an illegitimate birth.
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 Simon Birch 1998 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Cast: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan Hooks, Cecilley Carroll, Jim Carrey
Simon is a young dwarf who deals with his small stature through a firm belief that he is a part of God's plan. Simon forms a friendship with Joe Wenteworth (Joseph Mazzello) and is understood by Joe's loving mother, Rebecca (Ashley Judd).
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 Sleepless in Seattle 1993  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Gaby Hoffmann, Carey Lowell, Frances Conroy, Victor Garber, Barbara Garrick, David Hyde Pierce, Dana Ivey, Tom Riis Farrell
Talk-show listener Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) becomes emotionally involved in the plight of recent widower Sam (Tom Hanks) when she hears his story over the radio. Sam's eight-year-old son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), had called the show hoping to find a new mother. Annie is engaged to marry Walter (Bill Pullman), but she believes it is Sam who she wants to marry. She travels to Seattle to meet Sam but then changes her mind. Meanwhile, Jonah has booked a flight to New York to meet Annie. Sam follows his son, and finally meets Annie in the observation area of the Empire State Building where love blooms. A nice, sweet, romantic comedy.
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 Two Weeks Notice 2002 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Marc(2) Lawrence
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein, Dorian Missick, Heather Burns, David Haig, Veanne Cox, Jason Antoon, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Jonathan Dokuchitz, Katheryn Winnick, Janine LaManna, Charlotte Maier
Successful, Harvard-educated lawyer Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) and her self-absorbed, millionaire, real estate developer boss George Wade (Hugh Grant) have many differences and don't like each other. Could their opposite personalities possibly lead to attraction? What do you think?
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| 1. The Addams Family (1991)
2. Addams Family Values (1993)
3. Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
4. Broken English (2007)
5. The Color Purple (1985)
6. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
7. Explorers (1985)
8. Ghost Town (2008)
9. Guilty as Sin (1993)
10. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
11. The Kid (2000)
aka: Disney's The Kid
12. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
13. Rush Hour 3 (2007)
14. Sabrina (1995)
15. The Scarlet Letter (1995)
16. Simon Birch (1998)
17. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
18. Two Weeks Notice (2002)
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